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Florida 4-H Program

Marilyn N. Norman, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

4-H Youth Development

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Overview

• Needs of Youth• Organization of Florida 4-H

Program• Roles and Responsibilities• Opportunities for Employment• Florida 4-H Enrollment

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Essential Elements of 4-H Youth

Development

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Positive Youth Development

• Needs of youth• Build assets of youth to transition to successful

adulthood

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Needs of Youth• A safe and secure environment• A sense of belonging• Positive relationships with others

(know they are cared about by others/able to care for others)

• Autonomy- sense of control over life, future and independence (influence people/events)

• Opportunities to value and practice service to others (purpose, meaning to life, contributions)

• Opportunities for mastery/engagement in learning (capable and successful in life)

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Essential Elements of 4-H

Belonging 1. Positive Relationship with

a caring adult2. An inclusive environment3. A safe environment

Mastery 4. Engagement in Learning5. Opportunity for Mastery

Independence 6. Opportunity to see oneself

as an active participant in the future

7. Opportunity for self- determination

Generosity 8. Opportunity to value

and practice service for others

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Why Is Meeting Needs Important?

What Happens to Youth?

If Need is NOT met in positive ways.

If Need is MET in negative ways.

If Need is UNMET

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If Youth Needs are MET in Positive Ways

Belonging Mastery Autonomy Generosity

Attached Achieving Independent Altruistic

Loving Successful Confident Caring

Friendly Creative Assertive Sharing

Intimate Problem-solver

Responsible Loyal

Social Motivated Inner Control Empathetic

Cooperative Persistent Self-disciplined

Supportive

Trusting Competent Leadership Pro Social

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If Youth Needs are MET in Negative Ways

Belonging Mastery Power-Autonomy

Generosity

Gang Loyalty Overachiever Dictatorial Over-involved

Craves affectionand acceptance

Arrogant Reckless Plays Martyr

Risk-seeker Bully Co-dependent

Promiscuous Cheater Sexual Prowess

Clinging Workaholic Manipulative

Overly dependent

Delinquent skills

Rebellious

Defies authority

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If Youth Needs are UNMETBelonging Mastery Power-

AutonomyGenerosity

Unattached Non-achiever Submissive Selfish

Guarded Avoids risks Lacks confidence

Narcissistic

Rejecting Fears Irresponsible Hardened

Lonely Challenges Helplessness Anti-social

Aloof Unmotivated Undisciplined Exploitative

Isolated Gives up easily Easily influenced

Distrustful

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Ecological/Environmental Model of Youth Development

Family

Individual

SchoolCommunity

State-Global Society

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Youth Development

Youth Education

vs.

Sense of belonging

Safety and security

Relationships

Autonomy and decision-making

Active engagement and independence

Confidence and mastering competency

Mastery and competency

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4-H: The American Idea

Creating Greater Opportunity for Youth

• Learning By Doing• Leading By Example• Access to 105 State Land-Grant

Universities • 7 Million Youth partnering with 3,500

professional educators and 640,000 volunteer leaders

• Over 100 Years of Reaching Youth

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I pledge my head to clearer thinking…

Youth need to know that they are able to

Influence people and events through

decision-making and action.

INDEPENDENCE

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I pledge my heart to greater loyalty…

Current research emphasizes theimportance for youth to have opportunities for

long-term consistent relationships with adults other than parents.

This research suggests that belonging may be the single most powerful positive ingredient we can add into the lives of youth.

BELONGING

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I pledge my hands to larger service…

Youth need to feel their lives have meaning and purpose.

• By participating in 4-H community service and citizenship activities, youth can connect to communities and learn to give back to others.

GENEROSITY

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I pledge my health to better living…

In order to develop self-confidence youth

need to feel and believe they are capable

and they must experience success atsolving problems and meeting

challenges.

MASTERY

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If you were to design a youth development program intended to assist young people to

become healthy, problem-solving constructive adults –

what would it look like?

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What would it look like?• It would offer opportunities for

belonging • It would offer opportunities to

experience a “hands-on” laboratory • It would offer opportunities for young

people to choose • It would offer opportunities to

experience what it means to be a citizen

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It would look a lot like 4-H

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Florida 4-H Mission

Florida 4-H creates supportive environments for diverse youth and adults to reach their fullest potential.

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“Tag” Message

4-H… is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills

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State 4-H Office (Under the Dean for Extension)

C a m p in g p ro gra m (1 .5 )Y o u th P a rtne rsh ips (.5 )

F o u r C am p D irec to rs (4 )S u m m e r C a m p S ta ff

P u b lic R e la tio n s /C o m m u n ica tio nsS tud e nt a ss ista n t

M a rine / A qu a tics E d . (.7 5)

E ve nts C oo rd in a to rS tud e nt a ss ista n tS u m m e r s tu de n ts

4 -H F o un d a tionE xe cu tive D ire c to r

P T S ta ff / B o a rd M e m b e rs

4 -H P ro g ram L ea d erF a cu lty p os it ion

1 . 5 F TE C le rica l s ta ff2 F T E F ina n c ia l s ta ff

1 F T E P u b lica tion s /E nro ll. C o o rd . G ra d ua te s tu d en ts

The State 4-H Office is not a department, but relies on specialists in departments for Program Leadership and Curriculum Leadership engagement.

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State 4-H Current Endeavors• Guidance for Goal 3

• Completion of major educational events / recognition meetings and conferences for both youth and adults

• Volunteer Screening Process• Risk Management / Liability research• Curriculum (Entomology, Agro-forestry, Weather, Butterflies,

Choices, Investor Education, Childhood Obesity reduction, Financial Literacy

• Operation Military Kids (in Europe, too)• Youth Adult Partnerships / Civic Engagement• Leading and Learning Initiative (leadership development) • Web re-design• ACA Accreditation• Revamping Recognition Program• Blue Ribbon (ES237) review• In-Service• Several grant funded activities

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4-H Program Design

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C urriculum D es ign (1) Y ou th /A du ltD eve lopm en t (.3)

O rgan iza tiona l C lim a te& D eve lopm en t (1 .)

V o lun teerism (,7)

C o llabora tion &N e tw o rk ing

4-H Program Leadership

1.55 FTE faculty / S taff Support

C itizenship / LdshpC om m un ica tion A rts

N on A g Cu rricu lum

W orld o f W ork4 -H E F N E P (.5)

A n im a l S c iences (1 .65)Ind iv idua l & F am R es .

P lan t S c iencesS cience & T ech

E nvironm en ta l Ed (1 .25)

4-H Curriculum Leadership(b y D e s ign T e a m )

3.35 FTE facu lty/sta ff support

Program Management(S tate 4-H O ffice)

1 FTE as Program Leader

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4-H Competencies (4-H PRKC)

• Youth Development• Youth Program Development• Volunteer Administration• Access, Equity• Partnerships / Collaborative

Development• Organizational Strategies

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Florida County Staffing in 4-H

• 69 Full Time (90%-100%) 4-H agents• Of those: 9 counties have two or more

4-H agents; an additional 3 counties have 3 4-H agents

• 11 Part Time (50%-75%) 4-H agents • Many agents contribute (from 5%-40%)

but have a majority program appointment in another area, or come from a single agent county

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County 4-H Staffing (cont.)

• Counting faculty with 90-100% of their time devoted to 4-H, there are 69 4-H agents.• 63% (43) of Florida counties have access to a

full-time 4-H agent.• Of those 69 full time agents, 42% (29) have five

years or less experience in 4-H. • Counting faculty with 50% or more of their

time devoted to 4-H, there are 80 agents. • 17 counties pay the full salary for 100% 4-H

agents in their county.

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State Extension Expenditures and Accomplishments - 2004-2005

report• 25% of the county faculty FTE's

are devoted to 4-H• 4% of the state faculty are

devoted to 4-H

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Many Voices to Guide 4-H

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Florida Extension is the combined efforts of …

• U.S. Department of Agriculture• University of Florida

• Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (Goal Team 3, PDC, Volunteer Association, FAE4-HA, State Officers, Executive Council, State Staff, etc.)

• Florida A&M University • County governments

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4-H at the county level is…

• The 4- H program is community based and determined by local citizens and Extension staff.

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Opportunities for Employmentwith UF Extension

andUSDA Land-Grant Universities

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Youth Development Professional

OpportunitiesSchool-based sports/after-

school programsPublic funded parks and

recreation centersPrivate for-profit park and

recreation enterprisesCommunity Based Youth

Organizations- Sports Programs• 4-H • BGCA,• YMCAs• Camps

Military Youth Programs

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Questions?

www.ifas.ufl.edu

www.solutionsforyourlife.com

www.florida4h.org

www.national4hheadquarters.gov

www.usda.gov

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2006 Florida 4-H Enrollment

Reviewing the Florida Federal report (ES237)

November 2006

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Florida 4-H Facts…• 23,788 in organized clubs (community, in-

school, after-school, and military)

• 24,315 in special interest / short term• 6,409 in day camps• 198,548 in school enrichment• 3,244 in residential camps• 10,294 in school age child care• 13,120 adult volunteers

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Florida 4-H is…

• Members• 49 % Male• 51 % Female

• Volunteers• 20% Male• 80 % Female

Youth Membership

Male

Female

Adult Volunteers

Male

Female

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Florida 4-H is…

Membership Location

3%

21%

33%

18%

25%

Farm

Town under 10,000

Town 10,000 - 15,000

Suburb of City over50,000

Central City

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Florida 4-H is…

Membership by Race

78%

20%

4% (all others)

White (only)

African American

Native American/Alaskan

Asian

Hawaiian/Pac Isl.

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Florida 4-H is…

Membership Ethnic

14%

86%

Hispanic Not Hispanic

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Florida 4-H is…

Youth Members by Delivery

Method

9%

75%

4%

2%

9%1%

Organized Clubs (all)

School Enrichmnt

SACC

Overnight Camping

Special Interest

Day Camps

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Florida 4-H is…

Y outh Members by Delivery

Method

23788

198548

10294

6409

243153244

Organized Clubs (all)

School Enrichmnt

SACC

Overnight Camping

Special Interest

Day Camps

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Florida 4-H is…

Adult Volunteer Profile

86%

12%2% Direct Volunteer

Indirect Volunteer

Middle Managers

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Mean Average of members per organized club:

17.22

23.91

19.09

23

0

5

10

15

20

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Community(17.2)

In-School(24)

After-School(19)

Military (23)

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Grade Range of Club Members

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000 KinderG1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12thOther

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Average number of organized clubs in each county

18.7319.26

22.2620.7

19.2220.63

18.37

, 20.96

19.68

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5

10

15

20

25

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Average number of school enrichment classrooms in Florida

counties

105.8

83.29

152.53

185.44

140.44135.97

109.54

142.15

124.29

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

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180

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Overnight county camping programs

45894830

3673382740043816

31402870

3244

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500

1000

1500

20002500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

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Individual Study

720

1630

1797

907

660519

951 1,128

1203

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400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

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Number of non-integrated clubs existing in

integrated communities

565 523733

10351016

1674

1415

964

1124

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400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

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Number of Adult Volunteers

18158

158561480714,280

15995

1388912806

11214

13120

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100001200014000160001800020000

Adult

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Number of Youth Volunteers

1545148716651562

1365

12041383

1255

1389

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200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

Youth

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Curriculum Enrollment- Citizenship/Civic Education

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2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

1990 2000 2002 2004 2006

Citizenship/ CivicEd

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Curriculum Enrollment – Communications/Express.

Arts

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20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

1990 2000 2002 2004 2006

Communications/Exp Arts

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Curriculum Enrollment – Consumer & Family

Sciences

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

1990 2000 2002 2004 2006

Consumer/ FamilySci

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Curriculum Enrollment – Environmental Ed/Earth Science

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

1990 2000 2002 2004 2006

Environmental Ed

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Curriculum Enrollment – Healthy Lifestyles

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

1990 2000 2002 2004 2006

Healthy Lifestyles

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Curriculum Enrollment – Personal

Develop./Leadership

02000400060008000

100001200014000160001800020000

2000 2002 2004 2006

Person Dev. /Ldship

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Curriculum Enrollment – Plants and Animals

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

1990 2000 2002 2004 2006

Plants/ Animals

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Curriculum Enrollment – Science and Technology

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

40000

1990 2000 2002 2004 2006

Science / Tech

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Total Number Projects Taken

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50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

4500001990 (1.45)1995 (1.26)2000 (1.35)2001 (1.43)2002 (1.28)2003 (1.27)2004 (1.27)2005 (1.25)2006 (1.22)

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The Florida 4-H Program includes 223,057 young people across Florida learning leadership, citizenship, and

lifeskills. As part of UF IFAS Extension, it is both a premier youth program and

youth organization.