For its entire 50-year history, Search Institute has been a trailblazer and innovator in promoting positive change on behalf of young people.
1958–1967
1968–1984
1985–1998
1999–2007
Our Mission…
Search Institute is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities.
As we celebrate 50 years of research on youth, we are proud of our accomplishments yet realize the many opportunities still before us—opportunities to spread the asset-building paradigm, and opportunities to deepen our capacity to evaluate the impact of assets on children and adolescents. We are on the crest of breaking new ground, working with culture-changing organizations and communities to learn together about the intersection of assets, community and social change, and the full spectrum of human development.
I am proud to be associated with an organization that has such a positive impact on our nation’s youth, and I am grateful to be associated with Search Institute’s dedicated board members, its outstanding staff, and the growing number of friends, colleagues, and change agents who share with us the urgency and possibility of improving how this nation nurtures its children and adolescents.
Peter L. Benson, Ph.D.
President, Search Institute
