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Five Promises
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Caring adults who are actively involved in their lives
Every young person needs and deserves support and guidance from caring adults in their families, schools, and communities — including ongoing, secure relationships with parents and other family adults, as well as multiple and consistent formal and informal positive relationships with teachers, mentors, coaches, youth volunteers, and neighbors.
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Safe places in which to learn and grow
All young people need to be physically and emotionally safe everywhere they are — from the actual places of families, schools, neighborhoods and communities to the virtual places of media — and to have an appropriate balance of structured, supervised activities and unstructured, unscheduled time.
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A healthy start toward adulthood
Every young person needs the healthy bodies, healthy minds, and healthful habits and choices that result from regular well-child/youth health care and needed treatment, from good nutrition and exercise, from comprehensive health knowledge and skills, and from role models of physical and psychological health.
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Effective education that builds marketable skills
Every young person needs the intellectual development, motivation, and personal, social-emotional, and cultural skills for successful work and lifelong learning in a diverse nation. These result from having quality learning environments, challenging expectations, and consistent formal and informal guidance and mentoring.
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Opportunities to help others
Every young person needs the chance to make a difference through having models of caring behavior, awareness of the needs of others, a sense of personal responsibility to contribute to larger society, and opportunities for volunteering, leadership and service.
Every Child, Every Promise shows when a child receives 4 out of 5 Promises chances for success are greatly increased - and risks of failure mitigated.
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