Welcome to the Santa Clara County Asset-a-Month Calendar! Our goal is to help align the efforts of adults throughout our diverse community to promote positive youth development by fostering developmental assets.

Each month, a resource kit will be released containing newsletter content, discussion topics, and activities to support asset building by parents, teachers, and other adults as well as youth-serving programs.

Asset-a-Month Calendar
Do you have suggestions for content or activities for upcoming months? Please let Elissa Miller know at (408) 351-6425 or by email at Elissa@projectcornerstone.org.

January Asset of the Month: Adult Role Models
Asset #14: Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.

Click here to view the Adult Role Models resource kit (113K PDF).

February Asset of the Month: Youth as Resources
Asset #8: Young people are given useful roles in the community.

Click here to view the Youth as Resources resource kit (109K PDF).

March Asset of the Month: Creative Activities
Asset #17: Youth spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.

Click here to view the Creative Activities resource kit (140K PDF).

April Asset of the Month: Service to Others
Asset #9: Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week.

Click here to view the Service to Others resource kit (196K PDF).

May Asset of the Month: Youth Programs
Asset #18: Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clus, or organization at school and/or in community organizations.

Click here to view the Youth Programs resource kit (105K PDF).

June Asset of the Month: Safety
Asset #10: Young person feels safe at home, at school, and in the neighborhood.

Click here to view the Safety resource kit (102K PDF).

July Asset of the Month: Community Values Youth
Asset #7: Young person perceives that adults in the community value children and youth.

Click here to view the Community Values Youth resource kit (102K PDF).

August Asset of the Month: Caring Neighborhood
Asset #4: Young person experiences caring neighbors.

Click here to view the Caring Neighborhood resource kit (104K PDF).

September: Parent Involvement in Schooling
Asset #6: Parent(s) are actively engaged in helping young person succeed in school.

Click here to view the Parent Involvement in Schooling resource kit (108K PDF).

October: Positive Family Communication
Asset #2: Young person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parent(s).

Click here to view the Positive Family Communication resource kit (111K PDF).

November: Positive Cultural Identity
Asset #41: Young person feels comfortable with and proud of her/his identity, including but not limited to disabilities, ethnicity, faith/religion, family status, gender, language, and sexual orientation.

Click here to view the Positive Cultural Identity resource kit (104K PDF).

December: Family Support
Asset #1: Family life provides high levels of love and supoprt.

Click here to view the Family Support resource kit (104K PDF).

About the Asset-a-Month Program
The Asset-a-Month program is an initiative of the Project Cornerstone public policy team, which contains representatives from local governments, agencies, and youth-serving organizations. For more information about the Santa Clara County Asset-a-Month program or Project Cornerstone's public policy team, contact Anne Ehresman, executive director, at (408) 351-6424 or Anne@projectcornerstone.org.