Responsibility In the Community
vs. unreliability
Knowing and doing what is expected of me
To practice Responsibility, I will: 
- do my work to be best of my ability
- keep my commitments
- clarify expectations
- not make excuses
- correct my mistakes
Rights and Responsibilities
Living in a community means accepting Responsibility for how you affect others as neighbors. Being a Responsible community member means you are free to act within your legitimate rights, but this is not in a vacuum. You also need to respect the equally legitimate rights of other community members. Respecting their rights may impinge on your rights, and we have the Responsibility to know where this boundary is. Community Responsibility is more than just what I can do but also what I should do. We have the Responsibility to help those around us. It can be as simple as returning a neighbor’s garbage can for them or donating to a food pantry.
How can you be a Responsible neighbor?
The Links below will take you to Resources you can use with the family or within community organizations
to teach the Character Quality of Responsibility.
The following activities are related to dates this month and can relate to any character quality or good character in general.
September Character All Month
See NationalToday, AndTodayIs, NationalDayCalendar or DaysOfTheYear for more information on these and other holidays to celebrate this month. Day in September Holiday How to Commemorate with Character 2 Labor Day On #LaborDayWeekend, we are #Grateful for the benefits...
First Day Of Autumn
Make a Character Tree to identify character-based behavior on which you can focus. You can either draw or print a picture of a tree. Write suggestions of good behaviors on cutouts of leaves. If you write in a bold black marker, the children can color them with fall...
Day of Encouragement
Day of Encouragement (Sept 12) was started in 2007 by a group of Searcy, Arkansas teenagers who felt that encouragement could help many teens face their problems. The Mayor of Searcy proclaimed September 12, Day of Encouragement. A similar proclamation was made by the...
Our other Pillars have resources that can be used in a community or family setting.
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Activities
No Matter How You Say It
Curriculum Connections
Croskey’s Corner
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Teambuilding
Power Up with Character
Interview Questions
Adult Business Books
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Christian Family Activity
Bible Verses
Christian Poster
Prayer and Reflections
Archived Resources