Program Name: Cyber-Town Afterschool
Location: Somerset County, MD
Success Story:
The Somerset county CYFAR project is located at the Computer Center at the Woodrow Wilson Community Center in Crisfield, MD. It is a computer lab accessible to the community providing Internet connectivity and educational opportunities. The purpose of the lab is to bridge the digital divide by providing computer and internet access to a traditionally underserved community in a safe and productive learning center. "Cyber-Town at the Wilson Center" is an educational core with the focus of this project on increasing reading skills in school age youth through technology. The target audience is youth and adults living in and around the Crisfield Housing Authority. Findings indicate that this program has succeeded in positively impacting the youth in Crisfield. 1. Between 40 and 100 children attended the lab every month and about 10-15 children attended the lab after school on a very regular basis, more than twice a week. 2. The computer lab is a safe and educational environment for after-school activities. This type of environment helps youth stay out of trouble in a community that struggles with a high crime rate, as the area rests above the national average in non-violent crimes. 3. The computer lab provides activities for reading comprehension, vocabulary practice, and spoken communication. Reading Comprehension Assessments have been completed on all the youth who attend the lab on a regular basis this past year. Every child has been placed in a reading intervention program. This will include progress reports established on reading software, DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time and reading aloud 4. School records have indicated the positive effect that these programs have had in terms of literacy skill enhancement and homework completion. Lab users reading scores are validated with reading tests taken at school. A strong collaboration with the school principal maintains communication and coordination between school and computer lab activities. 5. Youth gained an increased awareness of opportunities in higher education and careers in math, science, and technology.
Program Name: Afterschool Extension Enhancement Project
Location: Garret County, MD
Success Story:
The After-school Extension Enhancement Project in Garrett County brings Extension staff into partnership with many other youth-serving organizations as part of a coordinated after-school effort. Active since September 2004, the program consists of after-school themed sessions taught in 1-2 hour lessons. School age youth (K-8) attend 8-15 sessions throughout the school year. Most sessions are taught at the after-school site, however overnight camping trips are facilitated at the Western Maryland 4-H Center. The project meets an identified need by bringing the resources of Extension into the new system of after-school programs across the county. The resources made available include use of an outdoor education center, computer lab, life skills curricula, and the expertise of the 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator and Faculty Extension Program Assistant. After-school youth benefit from a variety of experiential education sessions including outdoor programming, agriculture education, and interactive programming. The After-School Extension Enhancement Project in Accident, Friendsville, Grantsville, Kitzmiller, Loch Lynn, and Southern Middle School has provided enriching after-school activities as well as educational trips for many children in Garrett County. At each of the sites, staff members have observed that children are engaged in the after-school activities and are interacting well with each other. Additionally, children appear to greatly enjoy the field trips. In the Fall of 2006, efforts were begun to more formally measure primary and secondary outcomes at five of the after-school sites. Students and administrators from Accident and Kitzmiller both completed evaluative questionnaires after the Forestry unit was taught. A post-Entomology survey was administered to the students and staff of Friendsville's after-school program. At the Loch Lynn and Grantsville programs students and administrators were surveyed after the Wildlife unit was taught. A simple evaluation questionnaire was filled out by each student who participated in the individual units. These evaluations assessed what students learned from the themed after-school activities and their satisfaction with the program. The children indicated on their evaluations that they enjoyed participating in the activities and that they learned more about topics that were of particular interest to them. The children reported that the knowledge gained from these activities seemed to build upon and enhance what they had been learning about in school. As a result of their participation in the themed after-school activities, the students also reported increased interest in biology, science and technology, health, history, arts and theater, and social studies. Administrators for the theme-based activities, or modules, also completed questionnaires after each module to evaluate the perceived student receptivity of the module and ways in which the module may be improved. All administrators gave the activities an excellent rating and identified the children as being moderately to very engaged in each of the activities they participated in. Garrett IRB data for these completed questionnaires is on file at the University of Maryland. In response to the positive results from the early program, additional modules have been created and implemented. In addition, 6 after-school programs have added outdoor educational overnight camping trips to their curriculum. Although Southern and Accident are not classified as Title I schools, the Garrett County Extension After-School Project is committed to outreach that includes all 7 after-school programs in the county. Year 4 goals include completion of the Youth After-School Quilt Project through learning activities and quilt displays at the Garrett County Fair, commitment to Science Enhancement through Project Butterfly Wings and various engineering projects, and continuation of learning data.
Program Name: Sagner and Hillcrest Technology After-School Centers
Location: Frederick County, MD
Success Story:
Sagner and Hillcrest Technology After-School Centers provide access to computers and technology-based learning to children living in the Sagner and Hillcrest public housing units. The first site, the Police Action League Center Technology Club (PAL), is located at Sagner in a police-run recreation facility. This is an after-school computer lab staffed by an educator who is providing guidance in educational and homework computer-based efforts. Informal instruction on software applications and educational computer games along with activities outside of the lab such as gardening, sewing, and reading clubs are also provided. The second site, the HUD Technology Lab, was originally located in Hillcrest and has since been moved to the Hope VI development. Starting in mid March of 2007 and continuing through the end of the school year, instructor led web design weekly classes were launched in the new computer lab at Hope VI as part of the Leadership Academy program. As part of the Leadership Academy, classes are offered everyday on different topics of interest such as music, public speaking, and computer graphics. The Sagner PAL Center Computer Lab and the HUD technology lab at Hillcrest have become fully operational and available for use by children in the communities. The summer of 2006 program at Sagner PAL Center continued to attract larger numbers of youth than activities offered during the school year. Children have taken advantage of the computer labs by using computers for completing homework assignments, playing educational computer games, and participating in informal instructor led classes. In doing so, the participants used the available technology to do their schoolwork and enhance their own learning, which was the primary outcome of this program. In addition to building computer and technology skills, youth at the Sagner PAL Center have created a quilt, planted a garden, entered the county fair, and participate in a reading club.
Program Name: BLAST BUILDING LEADERS AFTER SCHOOL TIME
Location: Covington, TN
Success Story:
4-H Members were treated to a New Afterschool Program Launched November 27th 2006. The Program was funded by State LEAP Lottery Educational After-school Program funds. These funds are from unclaimed Tennessee Lottery money. We are funded $50,000 a year for 3 years as a test Prep Grant site. Student achievements so far have included a writing assessment score of 4.39 out of 6, a full point above their classmates in the 8th grade in most cases. The students placed second as a team in the National Middle School Lifesmarts contest. The 4-H after-school program has energized the youth, and their energy knowledge is great with the 8th graders scoring a 355 out of a possible 360 on their NEED quizes.
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"Wow I didnt know 4-H could be so fun" 8th Grader after 3 hours of Leadership games. "I am surprised what I get to do in 4-H Science projects" 8th Grader
Program Name: J.O.L.T. Job Opportunities & Leadership for Tomorrow
Location: Auburn, CA
Success Story:
Mary Wu - After going through the teen 4-H JOLT training, a Woodcreek High school teen wrote an article which was published in the Sacramento Bee newspaper about job interviews. JOLT was made possible through a grant from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and NFL Charities. The teen, Mary Wu, talked about the Top 4 Keys to Success during an interview. The top key to success is to, smile and introduce yourself with a strong hand shake and confidence. In the next top key, Mary stresses the importance of being yourself during the interview. She says that it is easier to remember what you said if it's the truth rather then talking yourself up and then looking uncomfortable when you can't remember what you said. The article continues on with two more keys to success that are very important to remember when interviewing. Mary has been a top teen in the JOLT program and has taught at the JET program through the city of Roseville. The teens that are enrolled in JET, another program that teaches teens about job skills, are great and very open to learning. While sitting down to help some teens while talking about role models, Callia Owens a JOLT Student Intern was told that JOLT has helped the teens feel more confident in front of groups of people. They said that by using the icebreakers in the JOLT curriculum, they could could get up in front of people and actually feel comfortable. Outside of JOLT, Mary is a very involved teen who is part of the Key Club at school and she writes a teen section for Sidetracks, a local newspaper. She is involved in her schools Speech and Debate Team, captain of the Acadmeic Decathlon Team, founder and president of Chinese Language and Culture Club, co-leader of the education committe in National Honor Society and in site council. Mary has been a great teen to work with. Article that appeared in the Sacramento Bee: Top 4 List by Mary Wu, Woodcreek High School 1. Smile: Give your interviewer a firm handshake (though remember to wipe the cold sweat off off yur palm first, and get rid of other indicators of your anxiety). 2. Be yourself: Answer the questions honestly. This way, you won't struggle to remember the fantasy details you concoted when your interviewer asks about them some time later. 3. Dress appropriately: A business suit, slacks or a conservative dress (for girls) all work. Refrain from ripped jeans and neon-colored hair dye. 4. Thank your interviewer for his or her time: Exchange handshakes again if possible. Remember to keep that optimism going, so smile as your leave.
Program Name: University of Mo. Ext. Jackson County 4-H Program
Location: Kansas City, MO
Success Story:
The R.I.S.E. program, made possible by a grant from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and NFL Charities clearly made a difference in the lives of the middle school students that went through the Teen and Adult Team ran workshops. Many had never discussed values, conflict resolution, discrimination, or their skills. Resumes and businesses cards were not a consideration. We reached over 638 students in Kansas City, but there is yet another great story to be told regarding the teens that conducted the workshops. Leon Moon, University of Missouri Extension Specialist, is a strong advocate of teens training and working with other teens and youth. The connection that the teens made with the youth was really outstanding and it paved the way for learning to take place in a way that cannot be duplicated by adults. Many of the middle school youth were interacting and talking about themselves and their plans for the future and the teachers at the site told us that this was a FIRST! These students were always quiet and never had anything to talk about. Our Teens made BIG difference in their self esteem and made the youth feel good about themselves and their contributions to the many discussions. Neldra Flint and Stefanie Tomlin traveled to Texas and were trained once Kansas City received the NFL Charities and JC Penney Afterschool Fund Workforce Preparedness Grant. Both have recruited and trained a broad spectrum of teens from public and private schools, giving us a wide economic range and varied background of Teens to work with all year long in the greater Kansas City area. Some of the teens were already leaders, holding leadership positions in their schools as well as outside organizations. Others were just interested in the program and the new experience. One of the teens, who clearly was not a leader confided that she was very nervous when she first faced the students, she told us that after she began to do the R.I.S.E. activities with the students and interacted with them, that she began to feel more confident and she felt good about the knowledge that she was imparting to the students. She has already asked if her group can continue to do the program with the students at the school and perhaps more in after school programs this fall. She connected with the students as no adult could have alone, in a very short time and the students learned and had fun at the same time. Another teen, told us that she was nervous at first but thought the program was great. This teen was from an economically disadvantaged home with a female head of household, but it seemed that she found her niche in the R.I.S.E. program. She was working with the students and was genuinely trying to help and give and get feedback. She told us that she really connected with two of the students. Maybe she saw herself in them, but she related to us that in the short time that she was with them, that they said that they wanted to be like her and teach other students one day. This sudent told us that she had never considered that anyone would want her to be their role model. She was gratified and proud. She had given the middle school students some meaningful information from the R.I.S.E. curriculum, but the learning is extended by the connection that the students had with another teen and the self esteem raising that this teenager experienced through helping other students. It is said that word of mouth is the best marketing tool and the R.I.S.E. progr
am was no exception. One of the 21st Century Learning Center Grant Site Coordinators contacted us about doing the program at her school. Her nephew had gone through the program at one of the 4-H after school programs and had come home raving about the R.I.S.E. program, showing his resume and talking about all the fun activities that he had been a part of during the program. We are thankful to have had the opportunity in Kansas City to have been a part of this great project. The lifelong learning and the differences that have been made are the Real Success Stories for us and the youth that we touch along the way.
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THE R.I.S.E. CURRICULUM WAS GREAT AND THE TEENS WERE OUTSTANDING!
Program Name: Kentucky 4-H Works
Location: Murry, KY
Success Story:
The Kentucky 4-H Works Afterschool Workforce Preparation Program made possible by a grant from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and NFL Charities enabled Calloway County 4- H program to stretch the skills and teaching abilities of 18 terrific teens and 131 marvelous middleschool aged youth. As well as utilizes the organizational skills of 8 awesome adults. The eight week afterschool programs occurred in both county and city middle schools on Tuesdays and Thursdays during February and March. The teens prepared interactive and fun activities to engage and motiviate the middle school youth to think of careers for their future. Basic communication, teamwork and career exploration were emphasized. Site visits to local vet clinic, university barn, exposition center, car dealership, wellness center and hospital were taken by participants. The mentor relationships that occurred between the high school teens and the middle school tweens was priceless.
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What a great opportunity for the teens that taught and the middle school youth that took part. Our world is more stable because of the growth of both.
Program Name: 4-H WORKS
Location: Nashville, TN
Success Story:
The 4-H WORKS (Workforce Opportunities Relating Knowledge and Skills) Afterschool program in Davidson County (Nashville), TN made possible by a grant from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and NFL Charities, has been extremely successful. Seven hundred and fifty 4-H members learned about filling out a job application, completing a resume, communicating with co- workers, dressing for the job interview, etc. Youth were also able to participate in a 4-H Career Fashion Show sponsored by the JCPenney store in Franklin, TN. As a result of this project, youth were better prepared to face that first job interview and gain successful employment. As a result of being a 4-H volunteer for this project, one local college student was offered a job at the very site where she had taught the 4-H WORKS program. These youth (and leaders) truly benefited from being involved in 4- H Afterschool.
Program Name: Taste of 4-H Afterschool
Location: Bloomington, IL
Success Story:
4-H Youth Development team of McLean County as a part of a new initiative to introduce 4-H into already exising after school program sites, partnered with local groups/organizations, schools, parks and recreation, and a housing authority to introduce 4-H to over 80 new youth in McLean County. There were six different sites that the new program was offered M-TH 3- 5pm. Each club created their own banner, organized their club officers, were provided with 4-H Afterschool curriculum, materials and resources. On Saturday April 23, 2006 all of these new clubs came to one setting for a 4-H Afterschool Mini Showcase where each club demonastrated their cheer, activities, and were recognized as new 4-H members in McLean County. They were welcomed by our Federation and Jr. Federation members.
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One of our new members, when she walked into the mini showcase, exclaimed, "is this all for us." and cried when she found out that it was.
Program Name: Christian County 4-H Youth Development
Location: Hopkinsville, KY
Success Story:
Christian County 4-H was one of five Kentucky Counties to be part of the National 4-H Council after- school workforce preparation grant made possible by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and NFL Charities. A teen was selected and attended the National workshop. Four sites were selected to conduct the RISE (Respect and Integrity through Skills and Education) curriculum as part of the workforce preparation grant. Sites included Boys and Girls Club of Hopkinsville, Pennyrile Housing Authority, Eagles Club (Ft. Campbell), and Christian County Middle School for a total of 178 middle school youth (46% minority) completed a minimum of 30 hours of education during the spring and summer of 2006. Fifteen teens were educated to teach the curriculum. Evaluation were conducted to determine the improvement in the teens self confidence and teaching ability. Teens were evaluated by visually by adult leaders. 100% showed improved confidence in their teaching ability. 100% showed increased ability to recognize the ages and stages of middle school youth and to work more effectively with those youth. 90% showed improved organizational skills and responsibility. Two youth were selected to attend the Kentucky 4- H Volunteer Forum based on their teaching and leadership improvement. A Christian County teen who is a member of the state team and an ex-office member of the local Chamber of Commerce presented a program to the Chamber on the RISE curriculum. Chamber of Commerce members volunteered to help the RISE students go through a mock interview. Evaluations as to the effectiveness of the program showed that 96% of the youth felt they had a better understanding of what was necessary to get a job that would be good for them. 93% stated they learned how their values help determine what type of job they feel they can do best. 96% stated that by completing a skills inventory, they better understood what type of job they would enjoy and have the ability to do. 87% stated that by using the job clusters and their skills inventory they were able to determine a job they felt they were well suited for. 85% stated that by completing an actual job application and interview with an adult they were better able to shake hands, learn interview etiquette, explain their qualifications for a job and be better prepared for a real interview.
Program Name: 4-H Get in the Act Workforce Afterschool Program
Location: Butler County, PA
Success Story:
As a result of the "Get in the Act" 4-H Workforce Prep program made possible by a grant from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and NFL Charities one of our teen teachers, Krystle, was very pleased to have the opportunity to work with younger children in a teaching situation. This enabled her to make a decision to set her goal of becoming an Art teacher. Also, Jessi, one of our teen teachers, listed the experience she gained with this project on summer employment applications and also her college applications, which helped her gain employment and entrance to college for the fall term. A middle school student participating in the "Get in the Act" project learned to interact better with his fellow students and learned the importance of setting goals. His mother indicated to us that she had seen positive changes in her son and they were interested in exploring other 4-H programs.
Program Name: Get in the Act 4-H Afterschool
Location: Westmoreland County, PA
Success Story:
The Westmoreland County 4-H Program in Pennsylvania offered the "Get in the Act" Workforce Preparation Program made possible by support from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund and NFL Charities to middle-school youth at an after-school program in the city of Jeannette. At this program, there were 11 teen girls from a half-way house that participated during all of the sessions. These girls come from high-risk backgrounds, and have not had a lot of opportunities to explore positive aspects of themselves or feel successful. During the program, they had the chance to explore what they are good at, what their interests are, and what careers might suit them. As the program progressed throughout the weeks, the girls became very enthusiastic when they discovered how their interests and abilities related to actual jobs they could pursue. By participating in the "Get in the Act" program, these girls showed an increased level of self-esteem, and were also more willing to talk about themselves and what they would like to do when they are older. At the end of the program, the girls were given completion certificates and ribbons, and many said this was the first time they had received such an award. They were very happy to have accomplished what they did!
Program Name: Latta Afterschool program-4-H
Location: Ada, OK
Success Story:
Latta 4-H just finished the Workforce Readiness Program called "Get In the Act". Our 60 4- Her's afterschool had a great time making a movie on the important job skills needed for employment. This is one of the best training programs ever. Thank you.
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These students were very excited about the CD that went with the program. They were excited about the activities - not bored.
Program Name: Hampton Community 4-H and CHROME Enrichment Program
Location: Hampton County, VA
Success Story:
The 4-H and CHROME(Cooperating Hampton Roads Organization for Minorities in Engineering)Community Enrichment Club Program combined its programs to reach children in grades K-8 in a volunteer city-wide after- school club program that exposes, nurtures and provides academic development through community expert support from surrounding universities,businesses, governmental agencies and professional organizations with SOL presentations and hands-on activities in the sciences,mathematics,social studies and other related subjects. Many service learning projects are done with its membership of 300 students.The program started in 2000 as a single club for the Hampton City with 60 members and their parents. In 2006,the program expanded and established 10 school site extension clubs with the community club as its base. The Community Club has joint meetings twice a month in a community center and a public library. To support the volunteer program, the Hampton's Parks and Recreation Department has placed the volunteer enrichment program in an Outreach status. The Community program has an option to meet in any of Hampton's recreation centers to implement more clubs for students and their parents in Hampton. The community funds the program by in-kind and educational grants from the commuity. The director and founder of the Community Enrichment Program, Gwyndolyn Lee- Lomax was selected as the 2004 Hampton Wal-mart Teacher of the Year and then was selected the 2004 Virginia's Wal-mart Teacher of the Year for her outstanding contribution to education and the impact she has had on students education. In 2005, Gwyndolyn Lomax was selcted as one of Hampton Roads Local Heros by the Bank of America for her contributions in education for youth and future educators of Virginia. She has worked as an adjunct instuctor at the surronding universities as a supervisor of students teachers and a mentor for Virginia's 1st year teachers.
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Parents love coming to the club meetings too. They are as excited to come as their children. Follow-up field trips to universities, businesses and museums are terrific. Parents say,"joining the Community 4- H and CHROME Enrichment Program gives parents and students information about the Virginia SOL's in a fun way. Meeting experts in different academic areas and doing hands-on activities makes learning excitng and fun. The program exposes students and parents to learning opportunities for their children".
Program Name: J.O.L.T. Job Opportunities & Leadership for Tomorrow
Location: Auburn, CA
Success Story:
Tanner Bridges - Success Story Tanner Bridges is relatively new to the 4-H club program, moving to Lincoln, California and joining a newly organized bi-lingual 4-H club in December, 2004. He quickly became involved and is President of the Lincoln 4-H Club this year. Tanner attended the National Workforce Preparation Conference in Texas from June 21-23, 2005 as a youth representative from California. He actively participated in the training and also assisted with the Recruiting and Training Teens to Work with Younger Youth in After-School Programs learning session presented by Sharon Junge, UCCE County Director and member of the National 4-H Afterschool Leadership Team. After attending the conference, Tanner felt that the responsibility he learned at the conference should be put to work. So, Tanner got a job at Mountain Mike's Pizza in Lincoln, California. I have responsibilities in my home, but I really wanted to get out and explore what life would be like without my parent's help, Tanner explained. He helped in the local Workforce Preparation training, J.O.L.T. (Job Opportunities & Leadership for Tomorrow) on September 24, and November 12, 2005. He had fun demonstrating an icebreaker with the help of the audience as well as other components of the training. Not only did Tanner share his experiences from the conference, but he also illustrated how the activities apply in real life. He explained to the high-school teens that you have to be very dedicated to your job because you never know if you are being looked at for a promotion. Tanner received a promotion to manager in the four months he has been working at his first job. After the J.O.L.T. training, Tanner commented that he learned a lot of valuable new techniques for dealing with his co-workers. The sessions really broadened my thinking. I can now look at a problem and realize that there is more than just one solution to a problem, if I look at it from another's point of view, Tanner remarked. The conflict resolution section of the curriculum helped Tanner overcome many potential problems at work. Overall, he sees the J.O.L.T. program as essential to anyone who applies it to work, school or everyday life. Tanner promoted the Workforce Preparation Program to the community at the Lights On Afterschool event on October 20, 2005, at the Lincoln Child Care site and plans to begin teaching J.O.L.T. to middle-school students in December 2005.
Program Name: 4-H WORKS Afterschool Program
Location: Nashville, TN
Success Story:
Extension Agent Justin Crowe taught a 4-H Afterschool workshop at the Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum in Eatonton (Rock Eagle), GA. A 4-H Volunteer from Tennessee (who works or the county school system but lives in a county without a 4-H Afterschool program) became so excited about 4-H Afterschool programming that she invited Crowe to come to her county school in-service day and train teachers interested in beginning an afterschool program. Hoorah for 4-H Afterschool!
Program Name: 4-H Life Rocks
Location: Nashville, TN
Success Story:
Davidson County 4-H is finishing up the Life Rocks! program at two local afterschool sites. Belleve Community Center youth enjoyed Life Rocks (a health and wellness program) through a Saturday program while J.T. Moore Middle School aftercare participants enjoyed Life Rocks in an afterschool session. Youth received approximately 16 hours of education in drug abuse prevention, teambuilding, etc. The program ended with a celebration including a pizza party and give-a- ways.
Program Name: Westmoreland County 4-H After-School Programs
Location: Westmoreland County, PA
Success Story:
Kevin is a sixteen year old teenager who lives in an urban community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He has been a foster child since he was young, and has had many obstacles to overcome during his life. A couple of years ago, Kevin became involved in a teen youth council that is offered through a Communities That Care (CTC) initiative. The Westmoreland County 4-H Program collaborates with CTC to provide positive youth programming to Kevin and other youth council members. As a result of this collaboration, Kevin was introduced to the NFL/JC Penney 4-H After- School Program that the county recently received funding to carry out. He became very excited to learn that he could be a teen mentor to the younger kids in his community, to not only provide them with the workforce curriculum and help give them something worthwhile to do after school, but also to be a positive influence in their lives. Kevin and five other youth council members will be teaching the work- force program throughout the year. They are all looking forward to the experience!
Program Name: Allen County 4-H After School Projects
City: Scottsville County: Allen State: KY
Success Story:
4-H Projects have always been a learn by doing fun atmosphere that is conducive to learning for our youth. Allen County has implemented after school workshops for the past 25 years. Workshops are held in the schools, community centers, YMCA, and the Extension Office. Workshops are held in the areas of: Arts & Crafts, Foods, Nutrition, Fitness, Electricty, Woodcraft, Photography, Sewing, Quilting, Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Management, and others. Volunteers lead the workshops as the youth complete their projects. Some of the workshops may last up to 3 or more days - depending on the size and scope of the project. If there is a cost for materials, the youth are charged only for the cost. The school system provides transportion to the sites by school bus, and the parents are responsible for picking up the youth. Workshops usually last for about 2 hours. All workshops are hands-on - the kids are ready to move around and do something fun after sitting in school all day. This works well for our county.
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"The look on a child's face at the county fair with the blue ribbon makes you speechless."
Program Name: 4-H @ the Library
City: Burwell County: Garfield State: NE
Success Story:
School releases an hour early each Friday for teacher inservice so we started an afterschool using the Family Celebrations, Just Outside the Door and Snacking Healthy curiculums to give youth a healthy snack, literacy activities and fun & games. One mother put a Thank You in the local paper saying how her children enjoyed the program and how it helped her with safe, reliable care until she got off work.