florida’s state team 2003 dr. jerry culen dr. millie ferrer susan hedge germaine pointer elaine...

Florida’s State Team 2003

Dr. Jerry Culen

Dr. Millie Ferrer

Susan Hedge

Germaine Pointer

Elaine Davis

Keith Gouin

National 4-H AfterschoolRollout ConferenceApril 22 - 24, 2003

Renaissance St. Louis Hotel Airport St. Louis, Missouri

Importance of After School Programs

40 million children between 5 and 14Risk or opportunityProvide safety and education Academic and social skills

4-H and After School?

Growing need for after school programs

4-H and Extension have the resources

So….

4-H Afterschool

“4-H Afterschool seeks to increase the quality and quantity of after school programs.”

Adapted from the Extension School-Age Child Care Consortium, 1993

Revised April 2003

Distributed at the 4-H Afterschool National Roll-Out Conference, St. Louis, MO

Involvement in After-School Programs: An Extension Program Development Model

Conducting Community Needs Assessment

Impacting the Quantity of Quality After-School Programs

Working withFamilies

Impacting the Quality ofExisting After-School Programs

Extension Managed Community Managed

Creation of New Non-Profit

Board

Managed byOther Agency or

Organization

Education and Technical Assistance

CommunityPartnerships

EnhancingEducationalEnvironment

After-SchoolStaff Development

TrainingEvaluation

ProvidingCurriculum

Support

Starting & Maintaining4-H Clubs inAfter-School

Settiing

Quality ofEnvironment

ChildOutcomes

Emphases of 4-H Afterschool

Improve quality of after school programs-Special Interest Units

-Staff development

-4-H Clubs in after school setting

4-H collaboration w/FCS and othersMarketing

Pilot Projects

Needs assessmentTwo workshopsPlan of action

Getting Started

Conduct needs assessment Choose a program focus Identify collaborator

Next steps

County visit/complete program plan– Goals and objectives– Activities– Evaluation– Timeline