Wolfe County CES

Title:

Developing Leadership, Citizenship, Heath & Life Skills Among Youth

MAP:

Youth Development Programming

Agents Involved:

Jessica Morris (4-HYD)

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

4-H Leadership Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

4-H Volunteer Programming

Situation:

Over the last 5 years, Wolfe County 4-H, as well at Wolfe County Extension have experienced growth in programming and community involvement. While this is a positive improvement, the Wolfe County District Board, County Extension Council and 4-H Council have indicated through discussion and surveys that they want to keep the momentum moving in this direction and expand programming for the youth here in Wolfe County.

Partnering organizations (Wolfe County School System, Wolfe County Youth Service Center & Family Resource, other community organizations) have indicated that there is a continued need for our partnership to continue to provide quality educational programming to the youth (K-12) here in Wolfe County. Therefore, Wolfe County 4-H will continue to focus on the Core Curriculum Areas and provide positive youth development opportunities for every child in Wolfe County.

(Reviewed 05/2018, HG, JM)

Long-Term Outcomes:

Through positive 4-H Youth Development programming in Wolfe County, the youth will improve skills such as leadership, citizenship, and life skills. Being actively engaged with positive role models in our community, our youth will be able to take on leadership roles, be productive active members of our society all while making healthy lifestyle choices.

(Reviewed 05/2018, HG, JM)

Intermediate Outcomes:

Through positive 4-H Youth Development programming in Wolfe County, the youth will gain self confidence in their skills and abilities which will contribute to their success in our society. By participating in positive programming, projects and service learning opportunities youth will enhance skills that are essential for goal setting, decision making and completion of a task.

(Reviewed 05/2018, HG, JM)

Initial Outcomes:

Through developing leadership, citizenship, health and life skills among youth the 4-H Core Curriculum areas of SET (Science, Engineering & Technology), Health, Animal Science, Natural Resources, Communications, Family & Consumer Sciences, and leadership. Youth will gain interest and expand their knowledge in these areas and as a result their enthusiasm for the entire 4-H Youth Development Program will increase allowing us to expand their knowledge in other areas as well.

(Reviewed 05/2018, HG, JM)

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth will complete projects, attend events and will increase their involvement in programs

Indicator: Youth join a club, camp, or conference demonstrating an interest in 4-H

Method: Increased participation and involvement, encouraging peers to attend programming, observation, surveys

Timeline: 1-12 months

Intermediate Outcome: Youth have increased interest and knowledge.

Indicator: Youth stay involved in prior programming and expand interest to other programming.

Method: increased participation, surveys, observations

Timeline: 1-4 years

Long-term Outcome: Youth will improve their leadership, citizenship, health and life skills to become productive citizens

Indicator: Youth can be seen demonstrating these skills in our community.

Method: Increased community & 4-H Involvement, surveys, observations

Timeline: 4 Years or until youth ages out of program

(Reviewed 05/2018, HG, JM)

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 4-H Teens (Grades 7-12)

Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Leadership Academy

Content or Curriculum: Leadership

Inputs: Efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: Grades 9-12

Project or Activity: Issue's Conference, Teen Conference, Truth & Consequences

Content or Curriculum: Leadership Development, Community Service, Drug Prevention

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: Grades K-12

Project or Activity: Reality Store, Dollars & Sense, Budgeting

Content or Curriculum: Leadership Development, Financial Awareness & Education, Family Consumer Science

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date: 2017-2020

Audience: Grades 6-8

Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Summit

Content or Curriculum: Leadership, Teambuilding, Community Service, Communications

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: All Youth (9-19)

Project or Activity: 4-H Camp

Content or Curriculum: Leadership, Teambuilding, Community Service, Communications, Life Skills

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: All Youth (9-19)

Project or Activity: Communications (Speeches and Demonstrations)

Content or Curriculum: Leadership, Team building, Communications, Life Skills, Self Confidence

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: All Youth (9-19)

Project or Activity: School Enrichment

Content or Curriculum: Leadership, Teambuilding, Community Service, Communications, Life Skills, SET, Health, Family Consumer Science

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: Grades 3-4

Project or Activity: Agriculture Awareness Series

Content or Curriculum: Leadership,Communications, Life Skills, Health, Animal Science

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: All Youth (9-19)

Project or Activity: Livestock Club/ Skillathon Team

Content or Curriculum: Leadership, Teambuilding, Community Service, Communications, Life Skills, Animal Science and Agriculture

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

Audience: All Youth (9-19)

Project or Activity: Ham Club

Content or Curriculum: Leadership, Communications, Life Skills, Animal Science, Food Preservation, Family Consumer Science

Inputs: efforts of Agents, Extension Staff, State Staff, School System; Promotion Through website, newspapers, newsletters, school promotion, social media

Date:2017-2020

(Reviewed 04/2018, HG, JM)

Success Stories

Career Goals

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

As a 7th grade student Grant Rogers was selected as a delegate from Wolfe County to participate in the Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Academy. The NRSci Academy is a three year commitment where the student spends a year studying all three core component areas of the program which are water, forestry and wildlife. At the end students who have shown leadership and interest in representing the Academy can apply to be a NRSci Academy Ambassador. Grant enjoyed his time so much in the pr

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Pollinator Day – Students learn about pollinators through nutrition, agriculture, and physical activity

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

Somewhere between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants on the earth need pollinators. Pollinators provide pollination services to over 180,000 different plant species and more than 1,200 crops. That means one out of every three bites of your food is there because of pollinators. Pollinators include: bees, butterflies, bats, beetles, flies, and some birds.Staff at the Wolfe County Extension Office along with the Family Resource & Youth Service Center Coordinators at Red River Valley Elementary

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Helping fight Food Insecurity

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

During the pandemic our world has been facing, Extension has been a facet in the community that people turn to for knowledge, support and resources. Residents of Wolfe County both young and old are struggling to meet their most basic needs, including obtaining food. According to census.gov, Wolfe County’s population in 2016 was 7,159. 18.6% of that population is over 65 and 32.2% of the total population is in poverty. By these numbers, approximately 429 seniors over the age of 65 are livin

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Successful implementation of new delivery method during pandemic

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

During the challenging times, each week the Wolfe County Extension Office, Wolfe County Family Resource, Red River Valley Family Resource and Wolfe County Youth Service Center worked diligently together to provide Take Home Activity bags. We targeted school aged youth in our community and placed 5-7 activities in each bag. We had a theme for each bag and we each came up with an activity, craft, recipe, etc that fit that theme. We dispersed 250-285 bags each week having the children sign them out

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Investing in agriculture projects through YAIP

Author: Jessica Morris

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

Two years ago, our County Ag Development Council set aside $15,000 to invest into a youth cost share program through KADF that is called Youth Ag Incentives Program (YAIP). During our first year of administration we had 14 kids complete the project. Those kids were awarded a total of $7847.51 of cost share funds. Each youth was eligable for $750.00 of reimbursement for their project with an average of $560.54 being dispersed. Those 14 individuals invested a total of $16,557.89 into their project

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