International Association of Character Cities

How Do Character Families Fit Into the Bigger Picture?

Build Your City of Character-Family by Family
Have you ever felt frustrated because your efforts to instill positive values are being torn down as soon as your children walk out the front door?

It does not have to be that way. City and state leaders around the world are catching the vision for communities where good character is encouraged and rewarded. They have pioneered a plan to integrate character training programs into every sector of the community. As the community focuses on one character quality per month, people get excited about how they can improve their lives, and the effort multiplies.

  • Imagine your children coming home from school—singing a song about how truthfulness is "gaining future trust by accurately reporting past facts."
  • Imagine your son cleaning his room—so that he can be like an orderly chipmunk.
  • Imagine your daughter settling a dispute on the playground—because she had studied forgiveness that month.
  • Imagine going to work and being praised by your supervisor—not so much for making a big sale but for demonstrating initiative and creativity in the process.
  • Imagine your young adult children coming home from work excited—because their employers took a personal interest in them.

    • This is just a glimpse of what can happen when leaders resolve to make character a priority.

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