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Empowering 4-H Teens to Become Caring, Contributing Citizens

NAE4-HA National Conference October 27, 2015 Portland, Oregon

Presented by: Jessica Rockey, Cassie Turner Anderson, Joy Sharp, Kathy Bruynis

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CHECK OUT

all of Ohio 4-H’s Leadership Curriculum

• nline at

Project Central!

http://projectcentral.ohio4h.org

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Two Ohio 4-H Programs offered to engage teens in leadership experiences through citizenship & community service:

• 1. My Hands to Larger Service Mini-Grants
• 2. Ohio Youth Capitol Challenge

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My Hands to Larger Service Mini-Grants

• Born from the 2014 publication of a related Ohio 4-H

leadership project book

• Allow teens to put the project into practice!
• Funded by statewide Ohio 4-H Foundation grant
• $150 as community service project start-up

* Excess funds enabled extra grant awarded.

Program Year Proposals Submitted Proposals Funded 2014 21 21* 2015 30 20 2016 TBA

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Projects ranged from clean-up & beautification to community gardening…

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…from helping vulnerable populations to educating their communities.

Nat'l 4-H Youth in Action Award Nominee

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The Fine-Print Details

• Applicant must be 14-18 and returning 4-H member
• Groups/clubs eligible, but single teen must be lead applicant & give

leadership to project planning/completion

• County 4-H professional must sign-off on application
• Repeat applicants must submit new project or expansion/variation on

previous project

• Grant does coming with spending restrictions
• Awarded in the spring with 6-months to complete
• Required to submit impact form and ‘sharing’ project

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• 2 (years the grants have been offered)
• 41 (teen-led projects completed)
• $6000 (total investment by Ohio 4-H Foundation)
• TENS OF THOUSANDS

(of Ohioans reached, who continue to benefit)

My Hands to Larger Service by the numbers

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A Sampling of My Hands to Larger Service

• Divide into 6 small groups
• Needs Assessments are time-

consuming! Your task: 30-sec. round-robin brainstorm on service project ideas, then 30-

• sec. to reach a consensus on

the one you would like to do!

• Complete ‘Sketching Out Your

Plan’ handout (12 min.) & share (10 min.)

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Ohio Youth Capitol Challenge

• Born from youth interest in government
• Allow teens to put the project into practice!
• Funded by Ohio FFA Association, Ohio Farm Bureau, and

Ohio 4-H

• Empowering teens to make their voice heard through public

policy and government.

* Excess funds enabled extra grant awarded.

Program Year Teens Applied Projects Completed 2013 40 7 2014 38 8 2015 44 10

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Teambuilding Learning Public Policy basics ‘Issues in our community’ discussion

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• Designed to challenge youth to be active citizens in

government and make their voices heard.

• FORTY – FIFTY youth statewide are selected annually.
• Learn how policy development works
• Meet with Ohio Legislators and share policy ideas
• Develop in teams their own idea for a policy to be implemented at the

county, state or federal level

• Work with a past participant mentor as a guide throughout the process.
• Present policy proposals to state and local leaders at the Ohio State Fair
• Past proposals examples: Road Safety, GM Kn”O”w, STEAM, Farm to

Plate Education, Community Gardens, Water Shed Protection

What is Ohio Youth Capitol Challenge?

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The Fine-Print Details

What: Ohio Youth Capitol Challenge Who: Youth at least 14 and in ninth grade through 18 and seniors: 4-H, FFA, and Ohio Farm Bureau Youth members Why: Youth from across the state coming together to learn how to make their voices heard in government and make a difference. When/Where: Phase 1: OYCC Retreat - Downtown Columbus and the Capitol. Phase 2: Working independently in their teams during the year in their

• communities. Developing the policy plan they identified.

Phase 3: Round 1 Competition – all teams present policy Phase 4: Round 2 Competition – top 3 teams present policy for scholarships

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Questions?

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