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Moving NYS 4-H Forward

Moving NYS 4-H Forward. Cornell Cooperative Extension Executive Leadership Conference March 28 th -29 th , 2012 Ithaca, NY Holiday Inn Valerie N. Adams, NYS 4-H Program Leader. What is 4-H?. 4 -H is NIFA's flagship youth development program. What is 4-H?.

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Moving NYS 4-H Forward

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  1. Moving NYS 4-H Forward Cornell Cooperative Extension Executive Leadership Conference March 28th-29th, 2012 Ithaca, NY Holiday Inn Valerie N. Adams, NYS 4-H Program Leader

  2. What is 4-H? 4-H is NIFA's flagship youth development program

  3. What is 4-H? 4-H helps youth acquire knowledge, develop life skills, and form attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive, contributing citizens.

  4. What is 4-H? 5-19 y/o participants Reside in every demographic area—rural, urban, and suburban.

  5. “To Make the Best Better”

  6. New York State • 4-H is the youth development program for Cornell Cooperative Extension • 4-H officially operates through the College of Human Ecology (2011).

  7. What are the 4-H Mandates? Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) Health Living Civic Engagement

  8. NYS 4-H2010-2011 Snapshot • 167234 Youth served • In-School Clubs • After-School Clubs • Military Clubs • Special Interest/Short Term programs • School Enrichment • Independent Study • Mentoring • SACC Education • Day and Overnight Camping

  9. NYS 4-H2010-2011 Snapshot • 15,729 4-H Volunteers + • 122081(73%) 4-Hers between K-6th grade = Opportunity for Impact

  10. NYS 4-H Goals • Re-engage, establish and strengthen campus-county connections to researched based programming. • Collaborative Efforts • New areas of research • Content Specific Professional Development for Educators • Align state programming with mission Mandates • Organize initiatives to align with mission mandates • Review and assess state supported events and curriculum, streamline our efforts to focus on projects, partnerships and opportunities with clear research connections.

  11. NYS 4-H Goals • Assessment and Evaluation • Identify common measures for 4-H programming • Integrate Civic Engagement across mandates i.e. Revolution of Responsibility • Increase state office capacity to support educators and volunteers • Increase NYS 4-H Educators confidence and ability to serve and work with diverse audiences

  12. Moving 4-H Forward • NYS 4-H Office • Provide support for securing funding by pursuing: • Federal Funding through NIH, NSF, etc. • i.e. Discovery K-12

  13. Moving 4-H Forward • NYS 4-H State Office: • Work with the National 4-H Council and the State 4-H Foundation to identify private funding sources • Foundations, corporations and private donors

  14. Core State Office Team Steve Hamilton, Human Development Professor, Associate Director for Youth Development, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Valerie Adams, State Program Leader Adam Davis, Administrative Assistant (Office Manager) Nancy Schaff, STEM Specialist

  15. Core State Office Team Jamila Simon, Communication/Civic Engagement Program Assistant Ruth Campbell, Financial Assistant Jo Anne Swanson, State Program Administrator (Interim Healthy Lifestyles Liaison)

  16. State Office Updates • Continue to update our: communication channels-websites, blogs, listservs, and social media. • New Location Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Beebe Hall • Staff-Hiring Healthy Lifestyle Extension Specialist PT Program Assistant

  17. State Office Updates Cont’d • NYSAN Steering Committee Membership • SET PWT has been renamed to align with our State Identified Mandate and research language

  18. State Office Updates Cont’d • New Risk & Thriving in Adolescence PWT Co-chairs: Melissa C. Schroeder, off-campus Jutta Dotterweich, on-campus • Reactivating and Renaming the YCA PWT to: • Civic Engagement • to align with our State Identified Mandate and research language.

  19. References Youth Development & 4-H http://www.nifa.usda.gov/nea/family/sri/youthdev_sri_4h.html 2010—2011 New York State 4-H Over 6 Hour Enrollment Summary http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/staff/program/Documents/10-11%20Over%206%20Only%20Stat%20Summary%20(Read-Only).pdf New York State External Review Report and Recommendations 1999

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