Educators

• Make personal contact and check in with student one-on-one every day.
• Be available to students so they feel comfortable dropping in if they need to talk.
• Communicate caring and positive expectations equally with all students.
• Create learning circles where students share ideas about important issues
• Give youth the tools to make healthy decisions and support them in making positive choices
• Promote rigorous curriculum and high academic achievement for all students
• Support caregivers with resources to be successful advocates for their children

Community Members

• Take ownership of the well-being and safety of all children and youth in the community
• Support and encourage high quality out of school time activities
• Demonstrate good citizenship, tolerance and positive communication in your own actions and behaviors
• Adopt the Regional Compact for Children and Youth Business Leaders
• Include young employees and interns in team meetings and decision making
• Commit to hiring youth or providing paid and unpaid interns
• Provide incentives for employees to volunteer, mentor or be involved with youth
• Partner with educational institutions around theme-based learning Parents and Caregivers
• Make sure your children are clear about your family values and standards of behavior
• Set clear expectations and boundaries for your family
• Know your children’s friends, where your children are and who they are with
• Eat family meals together – it’s a good time to talk and listen to your children
• Praise your children for good behaviors and choices