Florida’s State Team 2003 Dr. Jerry Culen Dr. Millie Ferrer Susan Hedge Germaine Pointer Elaine Davis Keith Gouin

National 4-H Afterschool Rollout Conference April , 2003 Renaissance St. Louis Hotel Airport St. Louis, Missouri

Importance of After School Programs  40 million children between 5 and 14  Risk or opportunity  Provide safety and education  Academic and social skills

4-H and After School?  Growing need for after school programs  4-H and Extension have the resources  So….

4-H Afterschool “4-H Afterschool seeks to increase the quality and quantity of after school programs.”

Adapted from the Extension School-Age Child Care Consortium, 1993 Revised April 2003 Distributed at the 4-H Afterschool National Roll-Out Conference, St. Louis, MO Involvement in After-School Programs: An Extension Program Development Model

Emphases of 4-H Afterschool  Improve quality of after school programs -Special Interest Units -Staff development -4-H Clubs in after school setting  4-H collaboration w/FCS and others  Marketing

Pilot Projects  Needs assessment  Two workshops  Plan of action

Getting Started  Conduct needs assessment  Choose a program focus  Identify collaborator

Next steps  County visit/complete program plan –Goals and objectives –Activities –Evaluation –Timeline