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KidsWin, Inc. was
founded on the belief that children have the ability to achieve great and wonderful things, given the right tools and positive,
person-centered support by the people around them. According to a two-year study conducted by The National Research Council’s
Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth, it is critical to provide opportunities for children to build self-efficacy
- the experience of themselves as capable and able to meet life’s challenges - and establish strong supportive relationships
with caring adults.
Among youth at risk from health or behavioral problems, family dysfunction, poverty,
or other stresses, the most important school factor fostering resilience - defined as “successful adaptation despite
risk and adversity” (Masters, 1994) - may be the availability of at least one caring responsible adult who can function
as a mentor or role model (Bernard, 1993, cited in Miller, 1998, p. 12).”
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