Strengths Exploration

Supports youth in exploring and developing their strengths, passions, and ideas.

Strengths Exploration

Planting


  • Strengths language can be heard during the process of assigning/volunteering for roles.

  • Staff challenges youth to discover new talents and interests and to go beyond their self-doubts and fears by exposing them to different activities and roles.

Growing


  • Programming reflects youth culture and current interests of participants and target population.

  • Organization encourages youth to try out a diverse range of new tasks, roles, and responsibilities and connects their interests/strengths to life goals, including career pathways.

  • Organization values reflection and ensures time and space for individual processing and group feedback that supports youth’s growth.

Blossoming


  • Programming is designed intentionally to enhance youths’ strengths.

  • Adults support youth in their own journey by co-creating realistic expectations for their growth and accomplishment.

  • Organization seeks out additional partners for opportunities the organization is unable to provide.