Community Partnership

America's Promise The Alliance For Youth

Mission

To mobilize people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of our nation's youth by fulfilling Five Promises.

The 5 Promises:

1. Caring Adults
   Ongoing relationships with caring adults-parents, mentors, tutors or coaches
2. Safe Places
   Safe places with structured activities during nonschool hours
3. Healthy Start
   Healthy start and future
4. Marketable Skills
   Marketable skills through effective education
5. Opportunities to Serve
   Opportunities to give back through community service

www.americaspromise.org

Community & Capacity Building

At the heart of the Partnership is the belief that facilitating positive change, while building the capacity of organizations, agencies and individuals, will lead to long-term measurable outcomes. Community and capacity building is about using ideas and resources in new ways to strengthen communities and the residents that live there. As good stewards of our ever shrinking federal, state and local resources, we recognize that community and capacity building is not a luxury, but a necessity.

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Children & Child
Well-Being

More than two-thirds of America's young people ages 6-17 are not receiving enough of the Five Promises to be confident of success. Too many are not ready to enter school and fail once they enter, are physically unfit, engage in negative behaviors, or are a victim of abuse and neglect. We must do more!

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Alcohol, Drug & Violence Prevention

The Partnership's roots lie in violence prevention and efforts to reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse. These problems evolved over decades, and changes in attitudes and behaviors do not happen quickly. Yet, our local and regional programming has made a difference.

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