It provides a framework and a course of action to support the healthy development of children - community by community. The framework builds on more than 30 years of research and practical application in Kansas about what places children and youth at risk and what builds protection and developmental assets. Families and individuals live in safe and supportive communities. Pregnant women and newborns thrive. Infants and children thrive.
Children live in stable and supported families.
Children are ready for school. Children succeed in school. Youth are choosing healthy behaviors. Youth successfully transition to adulthood. These nine developmental outcomes serve as the framework to drive assessment, outcome-based planning, program development and resource allocation.