Life Skills taught by Anchored4Life:

• A strong sense of belonging and sense of security
• Strong values
• Ability to create and maintain strong relationships with friends, family, and the community.

Connection is integrated into life skills development by:

• Encouraging classroom support to build lasting connections. 
• Implementing Anchored4Life Features to support connecting youth to their participating location, community, and friends/family.
• Modeling and practicing introductions with adults and peers.
• Ensuring new youth are welcomed and connected with others at the participating location.
• Connecting participating locations through social media and Shout Outs.
• Creating a safe and supportive environment with safe individuals’ youth know they can reach out to for help.

Life Skills taught by Anchored4Life:

• Healthy coping mechanisms for real life situations.  
• Increasing confidence in leading their peers. 
• Knowing what to do to overcome a stressful situation. 
• Knowing when to ask for help.  
• Cultural Competence 

Competence is integrated into life skills development by: 

• Providing Peer-led groups for opportunities to practice. 
• Monthly peer-led Meetings to build leadership skills. 
• Team Leaders modeling and implementing the A4L Features. 
• Selecting Advisers who are trained to facilitate a safe and secure environment for peer-to-peer support to flourish. 
• Giving Advisers additional knowledge to better support their participating location (i.e. Adviser Monthly Support). 
• Being open minded to differences and embracing those differences in peers and community cultures. 

Life Skills taught by Anchored4Life:

• Youth who trust in their abilities
• Acquire mastery of skills
• Make good choices and develop integrity

Confidence is integrated into life skills development by:

• Identifying and using strengths to encourage and motivate in overcoming obstacles.
• Hosting peer-led groups
• Using quotes to maintain a positive mindset.
• Teaching connections to build strong relationships.
• Building trust with safe adults.
• Encouraging youth to get out of their comfort zone to lay a foundation to be open to new experiences.

Life Skills taught by Anchored4Life:

• Kindness towards others.
• A strong sense of self-worth and confidence.
• Knowing the difference between right and wrong.
• Making choices that align with youths’ values.

Character is integrated into life skills development by:

• Identifying the needs of the community and addressing them through Service Projects.
• Using peer-led groups for a safe environment to identify values and practice making wise choices.
• Promoting kindness through our topics.
• Approaching all youth with a smile and an open attitude to learn more about them.
• Understanding that “different” is okay and taking the time to listen to others.

Life Skills taught by Anchored4Life:

• All youth MATTER!
• Helping others feels good and is driven by commitment and responsibility.
• Motivating youth to take action.

Contribution is integrated into life skills development by:

• Encouraging our Team Leaders and their participating location to personally contribute to a service project from start to finish.
• Acknowledging the Team Leaders for their contribution to Anchored4Life and their positive impact on their peers.
• Advisers and Team Leaders modeling generosity with their time and resources.
• Inspiring Team Leaders to help others.
• Showing Team Leaders how their efforts have made a difference in the lives of others.

Life Skills taught by Anchored4Life:

• Youth can control outcomes of their decisions and actions. 
• Realizing there is a consequence for their choices (positive or negative).
• Responsibility 

Control is integrated into life skills development by:

• Encouraging youth to recognize even their small successes so they know they can succeed.
• Advisers and supportive adults provide praise when making positive choices.
• Peer-led meetings provide Team Leaders the opportunity to make decisions and take action on A4L Features. Advisers are advised to take a step back in the implementation.
• Peer-to-Peer programming affords Team Leaders to be positive influencers.