Moving NYS 4-H Forward

Cornell Cooperative ExtensionExecutive Leadership Conference

March 28th-29th, 2012Ithaca, NYHoliday 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?• 4-H helps youth acquire knowledge, develop life

skills, and form attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing,

productive, contributing citizens.

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

“To Make the Best Better”

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).

What are the 4-H Mandates?

• Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM)

• Health Living• Civic Engagement

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

NYS 4-H2010-2011 Snapshot

• 15,729 4-H Volunteers+

• 122081(73%) 4-Hers between K-6th grade

= Opportunity for Impact

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.

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

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

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

Core State Office TeamSteve Hamilton, Human Development

Professor, Associate Director for Youth Development, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research

Valerie Adams, State Program LeaderAdam Davis, Administrative Assistant

(Office Manager)Nancy Schaff, STEM Specialist

Core State Office Team

Jamila Simon, Communication/Civic Engagement Program Assistant

Ruth Campbell, Financial AssistantJo Anne Swanson, State Program

Administrator (Interim Healthy Lifestyles Liaison)

State Office Updates• Continue to update our:

communication channels-websites, blogs, listservs, and social media.

• New LocationBronfenbrenner Center for

Translational Research, Beebe Hall• Staff-Hiring

Healthy Lifestyle Extension Specialist

PT Program Assistant

State Office Updates Cont’d• NYSAN Steering Committee

Membership• SET PWT has been renamed to align

with our State Identified Mandate and research language

State Office Updates Cont’d• New Risk & Thriving in Adolescence

PWTCo-chairs:Melissa C. Schroeder, off-campusJutta Dotterweich, on-campus

• Reactivating and Renaming the YCA PWT to:–Civic Engagement

» to align with our State Identified Mandate and research language.

References

Youth Development & 4-Hhttp://www.nifa.usda.gov/nea/family/sri/youthdev_sri_4h.html2010—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