2. Where we Work
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Taylor, Ada
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3. Our Commonalities
Our 4-H Pledge
I pledge my Head to clearer thinking
My Heart to greater loyalty
My Hands to larger service
And My Health to better living
For My Club, My Community, My Country and My
World.
Our 4-H Motto: “To Make the Best Better”
4. Our Commonalities
Four Basic Needs of Youth
Belonging
Mastery
Independence
Generosity
6. Our Commonalities
Focused on Empowering Youth
Dependent on Volunteer Leaders
Engaging groups of youth and adults to guide the
program through County 4-H Committees and
County Youth Councils
7. The Iowa 4-H Focus
Growing the 4-H Community Club Program
Strengthening our Volunteer Supports Systems
Engaging new models of Clubs
Robotics and FIRST Lego League Clubs
Environmental Clubs
4-H Shooting Sports Clubs
Cooking Clubs
Nutrition and Activity Clubs
Afterschool Activity Clubs
8. The Iowa 4-H Overview
Moving our Community service more toward
Service Learning
Youth Directed and Identified Community Need
More Long Term
One required 4-H Volunteer Training and most
counties hold at least two county training meetings
per year
Using 4-H Online as a Web-based enrollment system
where families enroll themselves in 4-H and in 4-H
Project learning
9. The Iowa 4-H Overview
Family Enrollment Screen Member Project Enrollment
Iowa 4-H Online Enrollment
10. The Iowa 4-H Overview
Recognition for Statewide Project Awards, National
4-H Congress, National 4-H Conference, State 4-H
Council and State 4-H Technology Team is a 3-5 page
written application and Interviews on Campus at
Iowa State University in Ames
County Recognition carried out in various ways
using 4-H Record Keeping systems and County
Awards program or club recognition program
11. The Iowa 4-H Overview
Staffing
Most counties have county based 4-H County Youth
Coordinator part-time and full-time staff
Most counties have a County Extension Program
Coordinator which is now a county paid County
Extension Director who works with communities to do
programming and bring Specialist directed
programming to the county
20 Extension Regions have at least one 4-H Program
Specialist who works with the counties to plan and
conduct the 4-H program, Region 18 has two
specialists because they have 9 counties, 6 Urban
Centers, Council Bluffs in Region 17, have 1 specialist
for 4-H programming and partnerships
12. The Iowa 4-H Overview
State 4-H Youth Conference held on Iowa State
University Campus for three days each summer with
around 1000 youth in attendance
Counties send projects to the Iowa State Fair for 2
weeks in the middle of August…Youth in
Communications, Educational, Working Exhibit and
Share the Fun also participate in the 4-H Building
Special State Fair Competitions: Stitch This, Cook
This, 4-H Film Festival and Robotics competition
13. The Iowa 4-H Overview
Curriculum System of
We no longer support the 4-H
Learning materials because of high cost and low use.
We came up with two resources: Project Hot Sheets
14. The Iowa 4-H Overview
Project Hot Sheets
We came up with two resources:
Exhibit Tip Sheets
15. The Iowa 4-H Overview
to be used by Youth
Our State 4-H Website is geared
and Adult Volunteers
16. The Iowa 4-H Overview
Iowa 4-H is under the College of Family and
Consumer Sciences and Families Extension
We don’t have a lot of multi-discipline programming
anymore as we don’t meet as an Extension Staff over
a geographical area anymore. A couple times a year
we meet between Regions 12, 17 & 18 to hear a
marketing message or something that we all need to
know in representing the University as Extension.
19. What are staff and faculty members called in Missouri 4-H?
• 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant-High-school graduate (or
GED equivalent).
• 4-H Youth Development Program Associate-60 semester hours of
course work from an accredited college or university with a minimum of six
hours in one or more of the domains of the 4-H Professional Research
and Knowledge (PRK) taxonomy for youth development.
• 4-H Youth Development Educator- Bachelor’s degree with minimum of
24 hours of upper-level coursework in one or more of the domains of the
4-H Professional Research and Knowledge (PRK) taxonomy for youth
developments. Teaching responsibilities.
• 4-H Youth Development Specialist- Master’s degree required. Most are
responsible for multiple counties. Goal is for no specialist to have more
than 3 counties.
• County Program Director(CPD)-Responsible for leadership of the county
extension programs of University of Missouri Extension. Many youth
specialists are also CPD’s.
20. So who do we report to?
• Regional Director-Karma Metzgar (Currently 8 RD’s and regions)
• 4-H Program Director- Dr. Ina Linville
• Associate Vice Provost of Programs-Beverly Coberly
• Vice Provost and Director of Extension- Dr. Michael Ouart
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22. Who or what is the Missouri 4-H Foundation?
Executive Director- Cheryl Reams
Director of Development- Kristen Heitkamp
Board of trustees
The Missouri 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees is a group of business and
community leaders from across the state. These dedicated trustees lead the
effort to give focus and vision to the Foundation, support projects, and represent
the Missouri 4-H Foundation in their communities. Through their dedication, they
ensure that Missouri 4-H continues to meet the evolving needs of Missouri youth.
What does the Missouri 4-H Foundation do?
• Supports 79 Events or Projects for MO 4-H youth
• 4-H Afterschool SET to Youth in Governance
• 2012 Budget $868,827.00 (does not include salaries)
• Funding Partners
• Clover Classic Golf Tournament in June
• Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame-Culminating award for volunteers
• Frank Graham and Naomi Crouch Volunteer Awards
23. Common Concerns for the 4-H
Program
4-H still viewed as a farm youth program
Volunteers are harder to find
Family time for 4-H is juggled with many other
commitments
New families need orientation to participate and
support youth in 4-H work
Youth populations in rural counties going down
Youth commitment to any program is becoming
more short term