This document provides an overview of the Missouri 4-H program structure and staffing. It identifies key leadership positions at the state, regional, and county levels. The Missouri 4-H Foundation is described as supporting various 4-H projects and events through fundraising efforts. Common concerns for the 4-H program are noted as retaining its rural image, recruiting volunteers, competing for family time, orienting new families, and maintaining youth commitment.

1. Getting to Know You
Getting to Know your 4-H Program

2. Where we Work
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Becky Simpson
Harrison,
Jane Hayes-Johnk
Taylor, Ada
Annette Gentry, Region 17 Urban ms,
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Caldwell, Clinton, Deka Karen Pattison
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3. Our Commonalities
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 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
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 Four Basic Needs of Youth
 Belonging
 Mastery
 Independence
 Generosity

5. Our Commonalities
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6. Our Commonalities
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 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
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 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
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 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
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Family Enrollment Screen Member Project Enrollment
Iowa 4-H Online Enrollment

10. The Iowa 4-H Overview
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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.

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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

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
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 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

24. Common Concerns for the 4-H
Program
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 Others…..