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Organizational Overview

There is an Extension office in almost every county in the United States. The Extension system is the outreach link between local communities, the educational base of the land-grant universities, and ...
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4-H Youth Development Council Functions

The first function of the 4-H Youth Development Council is to help plan a 4-H Youth Development Program that meets the needs of youth and families in the county. The steps to consider during program ...
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Community Programs to Promote Youth Development

Adolescence is the pivotal period between childhood and adulthood. It is the time when youth need to acquire the attitudes, competencies, values, and social skills that will carry them forward to ...
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4-H Youth Development Program leads community service efforts

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 20, 13 4-H AmeriCorps members spent Jan. 16 at Vegas Roots, an urban community garden in downtown Las Vegas, where they weeded and removed ...
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Homeless prevention programs from Youth Development, Inc.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Working to keep youth off New Mexico streets. This is what Youth Development, Inc. (YDI) strives to do and they have been nationally recognized for its youth and family ...

Merced Founder Builds Youth Basketball Program From a Personal Promise

Cen Cal Drive Youth Sports, the Merced-based youth basketball organization founded by Greg Williams Jr., has officially ...
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Spalding University expands free youth program teaching teens life skills

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Spalding University is expanding its partnership with a Louisville nonprofit on a comprehensive youth development program. It's a six-week course for teenagers from 13 to 17 ...
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New program leader for 4-H youth development joins Purdue Extension leadership

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Casey Mull, an extension military specialist for 4-H youth development at the University of Georgia, has been selected as Purdue Extension’s new assistant director and program ...
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4-H Youth Development Program to teach youth about legislative process

With the 81st Nevada Legislative Session in full swing, there is no better time for Nevada youth to learn about the legislative process. Throughout April, Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program ...
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Norfolk youth program expands with $30M campus to fight generational poverty

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk-based youth development program is expanding in a big way: a $30 million campus designed to give hundreds of teens a real shot at success and a better future. Next Step to ...
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Community Programs to Promote Youth Development

In recent years, a number of social forces have changed both the landscape of family and community life and the expectations for young people. A combination of factors have weakened the informal ...