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