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Why Relationships Matter and How to Get Started

Understand the foundations of developmental relationships and the power you have to strengthen those relationships for all young people to learn and grow.

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Tools to support everyone who works with young people — educators, youth program workers, schools and youth program leaders, and community members

Young people thrive when they experience a broader web of relationships, build strong relationships in a class or program, at home, and across your organization.

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Relationships are key across several disciplines including family systems, social and emotional development, social capital, and community development.

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- Current Projects
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- Professional Learning
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- Why Relationships Matter and How to Get Started
  
  Understand the foundations of developmental relationships and the power you have to strengthen those relationships for all young people to learn and grow.
- Resources Tailored to Your Role
  
  Tools to support everyone who works with young people — educators, youth program workers, schools and youth program leaders, and community members
- Resources Related to the Setting Where Relationships Take Place
  
  Young people thrive when they experience a broader web of relationships, build strong relationships in a class or program, at home, and across your organization.
- Resources on Key Topics
  
  Relationships are key across several disciplines including family systems, social and emotional development, social capital, and community development.
- Resources in Your Favorite Format
  
  Explore tools, frameworks, activities, guides, measures, and other research-based resources to build strong relationships with all young people.

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Self-Compassion (E2E)

Cultivate self-compassion to help manage stressful and challenging situations.

Offering compassion inward to yourself can yield beneficial results for educators in particular, who regularly face underappreciation, overwork, and burnout. This activity will allow you to practice using self-compassion as a tool for effectively managing work-related stress.

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