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4-H Volunteer Training Series—4-H Cloverbuds Program: 4-H for Younger Members
EDIS, 2015 Florida 4-H programs offered to children ages 5 to 7 are called 4-H Cloverbud programs and are a component of the Florida 4-H Youth Development Program.
Amanda Squitieri, Sarah Hensley
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Covering our Bases: A Military 4-H Youth Development Program
Journal of Youth Development, 2008 Land-grant universities, through the 4-H program, have offered support and partnership to the military since World War I. More recently, the U. S. Army, Air Force, and 4-H have partnered to provide military installation youth programs involving over 7,000 youth in 4-H clubs in the United States and abroad.
Roueche, Joanne, Jones, Debra
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Project engages culturally diverse parents in Proposition 10 decisions
California Agriculture, 2004 California's Proposition 10, a tax on tobacco products passed in 1998, provides counties with funds to improve the health, education and school readiness of children up to age 5.
David Campbell, Joan Wright
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Does Participation in 4-H Improve Schooling Outcomes? Evidence from Florida [PDF]
, 2014 We examine the effect of participation in 4-H, the largest youth development program in the United States, on standardized test scores. We do this by utilizing grade-level longitudinal data on Florida's school districts from the Florida Department of ...
Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso, Timko, Troy
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4-H Summer of STEM: A Practical Approach to Increasing Workforce Readiness [PDF]
, 2022 4-H Summer of STEM is a workforce readiness program for high school youth. The goals of the program are to increase students’ interest in STEM careers, improve college and workforce readiness, and connect youth to businesses and industries in the local ...
Mellon, Jessica +1 more
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Using Community Assessments to Improve 4-H Youth Development Programming Efforts
Journal of Extension, 2017 Understanding resources available in a community is essential before any 4-H youth development professional can begin addressing local needs. Conducting a community assessment generates valuable information about the unique components and resources of a specific community.
Teuteberg, Dan, Cummins, Melissa M.
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“The Right Tools at the Right Time”: Improving Volunteer Education and Support [PDF]
, 2020 Success of the 4-H Youth Development (4-H) program relies heavily on the recruitment and retention of volunteers who implement 4-H programs. 4-H volunteers—in turn—rely on program professionals to continually improve the education and support systems ...
Cummins, Melissa +3 more
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“Setting Them Up for Success”: Including Youth on the Autism Spectrum in 4-H
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Youth on the autism spectrum often face challenges accessing services in rural communities compared to those who live in higher resource areas. There is a particular need for services that support skills that will help youth transition to adulthood and ...
Carolyn E. B. McCormick +4 more
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Journal of Extension, 2017 The purpose of the study described here was to identify factors limiting children's participation in youth development programs in underserved communities and ways to overcome those limitations. Findings are based on focus group interviews conducted with members of two underserved communities in North Carolina.
Avent, Martellis D., Jayaratne, K.S.U.
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Journal of Extension, 2021 A literature review was conducted using the key words relating to Native American Youth and 4-H to assess the current state of 4-H youth programming serving First Nation/ Indigenous populations to inform future Extension initiatives. A systematic and qualitative review determined what level of focus the conducted programming efforts placed on broadly ...
Farella, Joshua +5 more
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