Youth Development/Children, Youth and Families Youth Development ...

Youth Development/Children, Youth and Families Youth Development Offerings  

20 4-H clubs, 300 youth, 100 volunteers 4-H Special Interest Clubs & Series o Equine (horsebowl, hippology, clinic, community judging – local, regional, state) o Shooting Sports o Dog Obedience o Teen Group/Community Service o Animal Science/Livestock Auction o Dairybowl o Vet Science

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4-H Trips: Need to reduce costs o Jr. Awards o ATARR o ABC

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BOCES Partnership: students, heavy equipment, electrical, construction 4-H Leader Training o 2 x per year 4-H Record Book Training Annual Events o 4-H Volunteer Recognition o o 4-H Youth Achievement o o Winter Workshops o o 4-H International Night o o 4-H Albany Leg. Day o o Fair o o Snowmobile Safety Ag Lit o 6 school districts Junior Master Gardeners Bi-monthly 4-H Alert E-news Monthly Extension Connection Article Monthly 4-H Strategy Subcommittee meeting Enrollment month Annual reporting

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Tractor Safety 4-H Public Presentations 4-H District Presentations SEDA/District events and opportunities National 4-H week Annual State Fair Display

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Strategic Volunteer Recruitment Plan ASP: underserved populations 4-H outreach to Latino population Health/wellness based youth development programming

Youth Development Wish list  STEM  Summer Youth Leadership Academy/camp experience: submitted application with NPS for 2016, TBD

Families Offerings 

Caregiver Resource Center o Monthly Extension Connection articles o 5 monthly support groups o Monthly OATS meeting o Monthly caregiver education sessions o Hotline o 2-6 tabling events o Annual caregiver respite weekend o Senior Safety Day o Caregiver Holiday Party o Semi-monthly WJFF talks

Families Wish List  Relatives as Parents Program  Parenting Education  Discipline is not a dirty word  What to do with the mad you feel  Parenting the second time around  Parents apart o Strengthening Families

Community & Economic Development 

EaT Kitchen o Local Food Promotion Program o Monthly Business Development Workshops o 4 Entrepreneurial Users

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Half Time Consumer Education Program o Monthly workshops: budgeting, credit management o Call line: consumer referrals

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Master Gardener Volunteer program o Helpline o 20 tabling events county-wide o 1-2 classes per month o 7 teaching gardens at CCE o 10 Speaker’s Bureau events o Annual Plant Sale o September 2016: complete Master Gardener Volunteer Training to be offered o Monthly Extension Education articles o 4 session Gardening Basics program w/ Sullivan Renaissance

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Ag. Economic Development o Dairy Processing o Maple Project o Fund/business Development TA & 4 workshops o Livestock Dev/processing workshops o Farmers’ Market Promotion Project CCE/Planning Partnership: Farmland Protection Plan Coalition Building and Participation o Rural Health Network o Youth Bureau ICP o BATs/SC Cares Coalition o Farm to School o NYS PFC o Liberty Leadership Alliance o Workforce Development Skills Alliance

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Funding for Full Time Consumer Education o Financial Literacy (family, youth, senior, individual)  Financial Ed volunteers Hotel & Restaurant Management series: Outreach to campus pending

Environment & Natural Resources (Sustainable Energy & Climate Change)     

Half Time Home Energy Education o Monthly home energy education workshops 7 Energy Education workshops (Empower series) CRISP (invasive species) o Identification and education on invasive species Regional Master Forest Owner Program: new in 2016. Benefits to be determined Regional composting training in development

Wish List FULL TIME NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATOR NEEDED!!  CCE Nature Trail maintenance and development o Volunteer led

Nutrition & Healthy Families 

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Creating Healthy Schools & Communities: (Liberty, Fallsburg, Monticello School District catchment areas) o School wellness committees/policy o Worksite wellness o Complete Streets o CCE Nature Trail Parcourse Replacement 2016 o Sullivan County Government & CCE employee Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program Eat Smart NY (Snap eligible) o 40 workshops per month o School wellness committees/policy o Worksite wellness Rural Health Network o Farm to School Committee  Farm to Institution Planning Grant o Farmers’ Market & Producer Brochure Master Food Preserver Program o 3 day Master Food Preserver Training o Semi-monthly Master Food Preserver workshops o Food Safety  ServSafe, Manager’s Certificate Monthly Extension Connection article

Wish List  Cooking and preserving for WIC recipients

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Ag Production & TA Visits Agri-business development education Farm Safety Ed Farm Management series (4) Forage & Field Crops series (3) (with Soil & Water Conservation District) Specialty Crops series (2) Livestock/Dairy series (4) Greenhouse/High Tunnel/Commercial Vegetable series (3) Farmland Preservation Planning/Coordination Ag Districting Beginner Farmer Program (4) Southeast Regional Livestock Team Monthly Extension Connection article Ag Day at Bethel Woods Tabling Ag Directories: Maple, Veg Farms, Farm Markets, Christmas Trees (on deck: beef) Farmers’ Market Promotion Farm to Institution Planning Grant: Farm & Institutional Surveys

Wish list  Producer Groups o Volunteer led  Sheep & Goat (pilot)  Dairy Discussions  Spirits  Growers

Association Initiatives Potential Fundraising Activities & Events     

BBQ & Barn Dance Golf Gala 50/50, raffles, auctions, etc.. Poker Night

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Spirits Trail Poker Runs 1/4ly Farm to Table events Year End Campaign Contributor levels (Stewardship Plan)

Other Required Activities     

Monthly staff conference days & Program Team Meetings Enrollment Push Annual meeting Semi-annual volunteer/donor potluck Monthly radio spots: Thunder, WJFF, WSUL/VOS

Organizational Initiatives in Progress 

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Database development: CiviCRM o E-news o Registration/attendance/CCE Year End Reporting o Individual staff training Volunteer Engagement plan o Organizational Needs o Policies o Procedures/Forms o Volunteer Roles descriptions o Outreach Plan: general volunteer brochure published o Implementation timeline o Volunteer management plan o Staff responsibilities 4-H Youth Development Program Strategic Planning Process: 2016 System wide position description revisions due by December 31, 2016 Scholarship promotion & administration: RACK CARD COMPLETE CCE safety plan update Refine program evaluation procedures: indicator options provided by Cornell Board/staff development CCE reporting review and update process -> implement