“I feel like I matter when…”

At our Youth Summit 2024, we asked local high school youth to complete that sentence. It turns out helping youth feel like they matter is not that difficult. But it is very important.

At the 2026 Coalition Annual Meeting, Delvina Miramadi-Baldino of Maine Youth Thriving shared a presentation on increasing mattering in the community. Click to view the slides.

We unveiled the ‘Mattering Cabin’ that will be going to Marshwood Middle School. Both Marshwood and York Middle Schools showed higher rates of mattering after making it an intentional priority for the past few years.

Learn how to help youth feel
like they matter at
Maine Youth Thriving.

And, take this Relationship Check Up at the Search Institute.

6 Keys To Building a Resilient Family,
with Sue Badeau, Fall 2021

Handout: Resiliency Activities‍ ‍
Presentation: 6 Keys to Building a Resilient Family

Learn about Adverse Childhood Experiences, ACEs:

The Power of Mattering
with Dr. Gordon Flett, May 2022