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County Impact Statements - Hempstead County
Youth Learn "To Make the Best Better" Through School Enrichment
Programs
Hempstead County Extension reaches the majority of its youth contacts through
its school enrichment programs. The educational programs are offered to every
school district and cover a wide variety of topics.
4-H School Enrichment Programs offer the teachers an additional educational
subject matter resource that will complement their classroom instruction. The
programs vary in length and offer students the opportunity to participate in
hands-on training.
In FY2001, the Hempstead County Extension Service conducted school enrichment
programs for youth in these project areas: Financial Management for High School
Students; Teen Pregnancy Prevention; Conflict Resolution; Poultry Embryology;
Food Safety; Foods and Nutrition; Water Quality and Farm Safety.
4-H School Enrichment Programs allow youth to develop certain "life skills"
they will use the remainder of their lives. Youth improve their decision making
ability and self esteem for being able to do things for themselves. As the youth
utilize their "life skills", they become more productive citizens.
School Enrichment Programs conducted by the Hempstead County Extension
service reached 1,445 youth in the past year. While these youth are not enrolled
as county 4-H members, they will remember their experiences as participants in a
4-H School Enrichment Program long after they graduate.
Blevins Elementary Stream Team accepting award for environmental
education training.
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Impacts
- 1,445 youth were reached through school enrichment programs
(duplications not eliminated).
- Of the 1,322 youth in 4-H in 2001, 616 were white; 590 were black; and
116 were other races. There were 657 males and 665 females.
- The Hempstead County 4-H Teen Leader Club purchased Christmas gifts for
needy children in the county.
- Personal Development and Leadership, Environmental Education and Earth
Sciences and Plants and Animals were the most popular 4-H curriculum
categories for Hempstead County 4-H’ers.
- The Hempstead County 4-H Foundation is funded through the United Way.
- 72 adult volunteers worked with the 4-H program in 2001. 57 were female.
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