Count Me In!
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
*Each project must be offered to a minimum number of 10-15 youth participants
*Projects may be implemented by an individual or an organization
*Preference will be given to completely new and innovative endeavor
*Applicants must submit a budget and timeline for the project
*A maximum of $1,000.00 will be granted per approved project
*Applicants must identify at least one asset that he/she will focus on throughout the
project, why that particular asset(s) was identified, how he/she plans to address the
asset(s), and what the perceived outcome is of focusing on that asset(s).
*Applicants must identify and meet at least one of the “Characteristics of an Asset
Building Community (attached to application)
*Count Me In! gives preference to grants for programs that benefit the community at
large and not just a particular organization
*The Count Me In! Team is available to help with marketing or the organization of
activities
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Characteristics of an Asset-Building Community
What are some of the core features of a town or city that seeks to build developmental
assets for all of its children and adolescents? Proposed here are 15 benchmarks:
*All residents take personal responsibility for building assets in children and
adolescents.
*The community thinks and acts in an intergenerational fashion.
*The community builds a consensus on values and boundaries, which it seeks to
articulate and model.
*All children and teenagers frequently engage in service to others.
*Families are supported, educated, and equipped to elevate asset-building to top
priority.
*All children and teenagers receive frequent expressions of support in both informal
settings and in places where youth gather.
*Neighborhoods are places of caring, support, and safety.
*Schools mobilize to promote caring, clear boundaries, and sustained relationships
with adults.
*Businesses establish family-friendly policies and embrace asset-building principles
for young employees.
*The media repeatedly communicate the community’s vision, support local
mobilization efforts, and provide forums for sharing innovative actions taken by
individuals and organizations.
*All professionals and volunteers who work with youth receive training in assetbuilding.
*Youth have opportunities to serve, lead, and make decisions.
*Religious institutions mobilize their resources to build assets both within their own
programs and in the community.
*The community-wide commitment to asset-building is long-term and sustained.