Browse through the following resources to gather ideas about how you might help strengthen and support school-age children’s development through your program activities.

• Creating a Positive After School Program ClimateThis resource provides additional information on how to create a positive physical and emotional program environment that supports school-age children’s development and well-being. 
  https://www.childcareexchange.com/library/5016840.pdf
• Tips for Building the Developmental Assets Most Linked to Common Positive Youth Developmental Program Outcomes
  Created by the Search Institute, this print-friendly resource provides suggestions for how to build the assets that are most connected to common positive youth development outcomes.
  http://www.search-institute.org/sites/default/files/a/PrevPrograms.pdf
• Engaging Teens with their Community: A Service Learning Resource
  This resource created by YMCA provides a 28-page print-friendly resource that provides suggestions for how to engage teens in service learning and volunteerism to grow their civic awareness, ethic of service, and engagement.
  http://s3.amazonaws.com/ymca-ynet-dev/files/service-learning-resource.pdf