The Meeting Waters YMCA is a founding organization and leader of the Fall Mountain Area Healthy Youth Initiative (FMAHYI). The Fall Mountain Area Healthy Youth Initiative is a coalition of parents, youth, educators, coaches, community members, clergy, business people, and others from the six communities of the Fall Mountain region.

Using the research and framework developed by Search Institute, FMAHYI is committed to helping our entire community apply the Developmental Assets approach to positive youth development, prevention, and community-building.

FMAHYI believes that the Fall Mountain region is rich in youth, family and community activities and supports. So, rather than focusing on creating and providing programs, the Fall Mountain Area Healthy Youth Initiative has as its mission to support and encourage others that want to have a positive impact on youth. They do this through presentations, training workshops, consulting services, and community education that help others use the Developmental Assets approach in their relationships with youth.

For more information about the Fall Mountain Area Healthy Youth Initiative, research about the Developmental Assets approach to youth development, and practical ideas of how you can build more assets in the lives of young people, visit their website.