1. Partnering with Virginia Cooperative Extension Exploring the Possibilities Beyond the School Day Lonnie Johnson, Senior District Director March 15, 2016

2. Overview of Today Introductions Land-Grant Institutions History of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Overview of Educational Programs Connecting VCE Programs to Students Connecting With Your Local VCE Office

3. Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) is the educational outreach of Virginia’s land grant universities. What is Virginia Cooperative Extension? Virginia State University Petersburg Virginia Tech Blacksburg

4. History of the Land Grant System Morrill Act of 1862 (Virginia Tech) –Institutions of higher learning designated by state legislators to receive the benefits –Funded by granting federally controlled land to the states for them to sell to raise funds to establish “land grant” colleges Morrill Act of 1890 (Virginia State University) –Required each state allow for the inclusion of blacks or designate a separate land-grant institutions for persons of color.

5. Land-Grant Institutions 1862’s –Every State in the United States and US Territories 1890’s –Southern States 1994’s –American Indian

6. History of Extension Smith-Lever Act of 1914 Established the Cooperative Extension System Provided the opportunity to take the research information to the people

7. Virginia Cooperative Extension Goal –Extending knowledge-Changing lives Mission –Enable people to improve their lives through an educational process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. This mission cannot be fulfilled without connections and relationships within local communities and a committed volunteer base

9. VCE Program Areas and Agents Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR)-95 4-H Youth Development (4-H)-95 Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)-50 Community Viability (CV)-4 Specialists Family Nutrition Program (FNP)-75

10. Types of Local Programs 4-H Community Clubs: Livestock, Shooting Sports, Robotics, etc. 4-H In-school Clubs: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) 4-H Camping (ages 9-13) 4-H Teen Programming Cloverbuds (ages 5-9) Life skill Development

11. Types of Local Programs Cont’d Family Financial Management Reality Store Poverty Simulations Parenting Education Food Preservation Food Safety Human Development Master Food Volunteers

12. Types of Local Programs Cont’d Young Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Production Water Quality Crop Production Soil Testing Forestry Education Land Use

13. Types of Local Programs Cont’d Master Gardeners Lawn and Garden Urban Agriculture Local Foods Community and School Gardens Well Water Testing Program Master Naturalists

14. Connecting VCE Programs to Students Family Nutrition Program 4-H Youth Development

15. What is Family Nutrition Program? In Virginia, the Family Nutrition Program is funded by these two programs: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, (SNAP- Ed) [Formally Food Stamp Program] Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, (EFNEP)

16. To teach limited-resources families and youth to make healthier food choices and become better managers of available food resources for optimal health and growth. Mission of the Family Nutrition Program Schools and other programs must meet a free and reduced lunch criteria of at least 50% participation rate.

17. Paraprofessionals: Program Assistants deliver nutrition education with hands-on activities in eligible schools and after school programs. How Do We Reach Our Audience?

18. Family and Consumer Sciences SNAP-Ed Extension Agent: Recruit and Train volunteers and collaborators to deliver classroom education (50% schools) and teach SNAP/WIC eligible adults Provide curriculum, student workbooks and on-going support for our partners How Do We Reach Our Audience?

19. Youth Curriculum Organwise Guys (Grades K-2) Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids (Grades 3-7) Teen Cuisine (Grades 6-12)

20. Program Assistants deliver topics with hands-on activities Comparing food labels Group discussion Role play Food preparation experiences

21. 4-H Youth Development 4-H is the largest out-of-school, non-formal education organization in the United States 4-H is open to all boys and girls, ages 5 to 19. 4-H is characterized as being community-centered, volunteer- led, Extension-staff supervised, research-based, and home- and family-oriented.

22. Virginia 4-H Mission Virginia 4-H Mission: To develop youth and adults working with those youth to realize their full potential – becoming citizens through participation in research- based, non-formal, hands-on educational experiences.

23. 4-H Youth Development 4-H is rich with learning experiences where young people partner with caring adults and volunteers.

24. 4-H Delivery Modes 4-H In-School Programming

25. 4-H Delivery Modes After School Programming

26. Afterschool Programs: The hours between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. are the “prime time for crime or youth enrichment and achievement.” Interest is “unprecedented in the Nation’s mind” There is an “explosion” of programs.

27. Evidence: Why After-School Programs? Changing family situations Time of risk or opportunity Research support for benefits of participation

28. Evidence: Why After-School Programs? A nationwide survey found: –90% believe there is a need for after-school programs. –93% agree that after-school programs are needed, even in states with budget deficits. –77% feel after-school programs are an absolute necessity for their community. VA 4-H Update Survey of agents said: –82% had school systems offering extended day or afterschool programs –77% lived in communities with school age child care offered by other resources (outside of school)

29. Effective 4-H Afterschool Programming Offers: Life Skill Development A Positive, Safe Place to Belong Activities designed to promote learning engagement, skill building, and mastery

30. Effective 4-H Afterschool Programming Offers: Positive relationship with caring adults Opportunities to serve others Increased homework completion and quality

31. Virginia 4-H Can Partner with Existing Providers to: Assist community groups to establish after-school programs Train staff of after-school programs Infuse 4-H and Extension curricula into after-school programs Establish and administer 4-H Afterschool Programs

32. 4-H Curriculum Areas Citizenship –Citizenship –Leadership –Communications and Expressive Arts Healthy Living –Financial Literacy –Family Sciences –Foods, Nutrition & Health –Personal Development Science, Engineering, and Technology –Animal Sciences –Plants, Soils & Entomology –Natural Resources –Environmental Sciences –Aerospace and Rocketry –Engineering –Technological Applications: Invention

33. So….Why Partner with 4-H Tufts University Study on 4-H and Positive Youth DevelopmentTufts University Study on 4-H and Positive Youth Development

34. For more information: http://www.ext.vt.edu/ http://www.4hafterschool.org http://www.cyfernet.org/ http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/

35. Questions?