Looking for resources to help leaders, afterschool providers or parents support their teens in making healthy life choices, and dealing with tough issues? University of Minnesota Cooperative Extension has a number of new resources posted on their Parenting Education Resources web site at www.parenting.umn.edu
Fact sheets of interest include:
Teens and Social Networking Websites (new)
Teens and School Violence
Teens and the Internet (revised)
Teens and Meth
The New England 4-H Dog Camp and Clinic is back!
All registered New England 4-H dog project members and their project dog are invited to attend this annual event which is held at the Hartford County Outdoor Center on South Road in Marlborough, CT.
Youth 12 and older may attend for the whole weekend, and those younger than 12 are invited to the sessions on Saturday during the day. Those under 12 may only stay for the weekend if accompanied by a registered 4-H volunteer of record. Any adult who is not a registered Connecticut 4-H volunteer of record or a volunteer of record in their home state may not stay overnight.
All forms and registration fee are due to Cindy McQueston by April 6, 2007. The camp will be limited to 30 overnight participants and their dogs; additional Saturday only participants will be allowed, so return your form as soon as possible!
Questions? Contact Carol Ann LeBlanc at leblancc@cox.net, at 860-668-5244 or contact the Hartford County 4-H office by phone at 860-570-9074, or by email at linda.horn@uconn.edu.
Partnering with Parents ONLINE will begin June 11th and go through November 30th.
This 11 module interactive training focuses on strengthening identified core competencies for working with parents. Learners particiapte in each module over a two-week period, and interact with a variety of Extension Specialists from Iowa State University Extension, as well as other universities and organizations. Each module contains activities and other resources you can download and use in your work with parents. The National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM) and the National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework (NEPEF) are incorporated in this training.
Topics include culture and parenting, parenting with special challenges, examining parenting curricula, measuring program outcomes, feeding children, relationship of financial stability and parenting, understanding parent and child development, guiding children, and much more!
This ONLINE training/course includes chat rooms, discussion boards, videostreams, eJournals, small group and individual assignments, and readings. Chat sessions are held once every two weeks (one chat per module).
CEUs, social worker hours, 3 undergraduate and graduate credits available, as well as a Parenting Education Certificate of Completion from ISUE.
To register, go to
and click on "Online Registration"
Sincerely,
Kim
Kimberly Greder
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Family Life Extension State Specialist
56 LeBaron Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1120
kgreder@iastate.edu
515-294-5906
The Corporation of National and Community Service has just released new reports on trends in volunteering. Click Here for this report and other current information about volunteerism.
Manchester, NH: Learn more about the state of civic engagement in New Hampshire on Tuesday, March 20 at 12:00. UNH Manchester will host a panel discussion that will explore trends in volunteerism, reasons why people volunteer and why volunteers are so important to our communities. The discussion is the second offered as part of the Saul O Sidore Series, Building Community & Social Capital.
Panel guests will include include Tim Dupre (Executive Director of Volunteer NH), Marianne Fortescue (Chair of the Volunteer NH Board of Directors), Shireen Tilley (State Program Director for the Corporation for National & Community Service -CNCS), Deborah Scire (Executive Director of Campus Compact of New Hampshire -CCNH), and Kate Hansen (Associate Professor, Community Leadership Program at UNH).
UNH Manchester will host a volunteer fair on the same day, March 20, from 10:00 - 2:00 on the third floor of the University Center, 400 Commercial Street. Community members are welcomed to come and explore the variety of local and international community service opportunities that are available. Some of the agencies represented will include: AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters, City Year New Hampshire, Easter Seals, Senior's Count, Families in Transition, Food For Children, Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council, Granite State Ambassadors, Greater Manchester Family YMCA, Greater Manchester Red Cross, Heritage United Way, Manchester Historic Association, New Hampshire Food Bank, PlusTime NH, The CareGivers Inc., United Planet, The Upper Room ~ a Family Resource Center, Villa Crest Nursing & Retirement Center, Youth Empowerment Program, and Volunteer NH.
The events are free and open to the public. More information about these agencies and the discussion series is available on our website, click here UNH Manchester, the university's urban campus, brings undergraduate and graduate programs to people who live and work in New Hampshire.
Please share this information with those who you feel might be interested.
Northeast Livestock Expo Offers Opportunities to Producers
As a result of a grant provided by the Maine Department of Agriculture; the Maine Beef Producers, The Maine Sheep Breeders Association and the Boer Goat Breeders of Maine have joined together to create the North East Livestock Expo (NELE). To be held on the Windsor Fair grounds May 18, 19 and 20, 2007, NELE will draw beef cattle, sheep and Boer goats for shows, youth events and auctions.
For beef producers, there will be a commercial feeder calf sale and a purebred sale featuring multiple breeds. There will be both lamb and purebred sheep sales and the Boer goats will have a sale and a nationally sanctioned show. For all three species there will be youth shows, educational opportunities and many opportunities to have fun.
A large commercial trade show is bringing suppliers from throughout the northeast to exhibit and sell their agricultural products. A sale catalog features opportunities for both commercial vendors as well as farms to advertise and reach over 3000 livestock producers in Maine and throughout the northeast. The NELE planning committee is also seeking sponsors to help further support the event.
All activities will be open to the public who will also be able to make purchases from vendors who will be offering a wide variety of livestock value added products. Several horse groups are also planning two days of shows and clinics to round out the weekend activities.
For more information about the Expo, to find out about ways to participate or to get on the mailing list, contact Event Manager Ron Howard at Aldermere Farm at 207/ 236-2739 or e-mail at aldermere@mcht.org. Over the next few weeks additional information will be available on their website at www.northeastlivestockexpo.com.
Make Space at the Table
Foundations and nonprofit organizations should seize this moment to welcome young people as partners and valued peers in philanthropy and social change.
02.19.2007 -
By Wendy Wheeler
Several new studies point to a growing commitment to social responsibility on the part of young adults, with youth volunteering on the rise and students are going to the polls.
Foundations and nonprofit organizations should seize this moment to welcome young people as partners and valued peers in philanthropy and social change.
In spite of clear signs that young people want to make a contribution, many adults persist in think of them as problems.
Try saying to word 'teenager" to someone and ask what it conjures up. Chances are people will think "lazy", "irresponsible", or a host of other unflattering words.
Well-intentioned foundations and organizations that seek to involve young people in advisory boards or other positions often discuss the challenges of these endeavors.
Many young people are ready and willing to work hard to on social issues. Often, the roadblocks are placed by adults who lack skills and training in youth adult partnerships.
By recognizing this -- and by learning how to work effectively with young people -- adults can build partnerships that strengthen nonprofit organizations and philanthropies.
Organizations and foundations can follow several principles to build successful youth-adult partnerships:
* Don't expect more from a youth than you would from another adult. If a young person shows up for a meeting 15 minutes late, an adult might think, "Aha, a slacker." When a fellow adult shows up 15 minutes late, the same person might think, "That's understandable. They've got deadlines and pressures." So do young people.
* Treat young people as individuals; don't make one youth represent all youth. Young people understand that adults may carry negative images of youth and may generalize from the behavior of a few. Assure young people that you are interested in their individual opinions, and don't expect them to embody an entire population.
* Be careful about interruptions. For the partnership to work, young people must feel they are valued and respected. When interrupted by an adult, young people tend to stop talking. Both parties need to respect each other's right to voice opinions without criticism or censure.
* Remember that your role in a partnership is not to parent. The purpose of youth-adult partnerships is to give both parties a different way to relate to each other.
By investing time and leadership to make these partnerships thrive, we can benefit from the creativity, energy and enthusiasm that young people offer.
Wendy Wheeler is president and CEO of the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development in Takoma Park, Md.
This article is from the February 19th, 2007 edition of the Philanthropy Journal online publication,
Per your request here is the first UNH 4-H Camps newsrelease. Please feel free to add your county information and distribute to all your local media sources. If you have specific county information that you want to add about scholarships etc, please put a paragraph in before the last paragraph. All newsreleases will have the same last paragraph to direct them to the website to register.
Time to Sign Up for Summer Camp
For immediate release
Contact: NAME, PHONE, EMAIL
March arrived like a lion, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't start thinking about what summer camp your children want to attend.
With two locations, one in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown and the other in the White Mountain National Forest, children (ages 6 - 17) from across the state have some exciting opportunities for 2007. They can choose from a variety of programs, ranging for a three-night stay up to three weeks if they want.
Bear Hill Camp, in Bear Brook State Park, offers Mini Camp, Traditional Overnight, Leaders-in Training and Mentor, as well as the Teen Adventure Series. Teen Adventurers enjoy all the traditional camp favorites, but explore opportunities related to specific areas of interest.
Teens interested in the Teen Adventure Series may choose between The Healthy Athlete (sports conditioning and a Red Sox game,) Island Adventure I (natural history of the Isles of Shoals, including a two-night stay on the island,) Island Adventure II (marine biology and oceanography, including a two-night stay on the Isles of Shoals,) Baaaa Hill (learn to pack and trek with a goat, visit the Stratham Fair,) Take to the Skies (explore aviation and space, visit Pease Air National Guard and try the flight simulator,) NH Expedition (see what New Hampshire has to offer, including a canopy zip line adventure at Alpine Adventures in Lincoln.)
Barry Conservation Camp, located in the White Mountain National Forest, is run in conjunction with the NH Fish & Game Department. Attend the Let's Go Fishing program, Hunter Safety & Certification, Walk on the Wild Side or Advanced Shooting Sports weeks.
To learn more or to register, visit our website at www. extension.unh.edu You can also call (603) 862-2184. Both UNH 4-H camps are accredited by the American Camp Association and operated by the 4-H Youth Development program of UNH Cooperative Extension.
The Bruce Clement Post Secondary Education Scholarship
New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Grower's Association
The New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Grower's Association is seeking applicants for the Bruce Clement Post Secondary Education Scholarship. Scholarships of $1,000 will be awarded. Scholarship applicants must be New Hampshire residents and may have not received this scholarship in the past. Applicants should be, or have been, affiliated with the sheep industry or be majoring in a field that will benefit the sheep industry. Applicants must have completed one year at a post secondary education institution. Applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2007.
Scholarships will be awarded based upon past involvement and/or future plans for involvement in the sheep industry; volunteer service to the sheep industry or other agricultural efforts including youth programs; potential for completing one's academic plan; a reference check; and financial need. A transcript from the applicants most recently completed academic year must accompany the application.
Applications may be requested by contacting Sally Barney, Scholarship Chairperson, 52 Cartland Rd., Lee, NH 03824; 603-659-5857; Sally.Barney@comcast.net.
New Resources from The Finance Project
The Finance Project recently produced two publications that provide relevant and up-to-date information on federal funding sources and promising strategies to finance mental health supports and services for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic life events.
Finding Funding: A Guide to Federal Sources for Child Traumatic Stress and Other Trauma-Focused Initiatives click here
identifies 69 federal sources that can support a variety of supports and services for children exposed to trauma. The guide is designed to provide policy makers and Child Traumatic Stress program developers with critical information about the range of federal funding sources that are currently available and have the potential to support initiatives that develop, implement, and disseminate child trauma interventions. The guide identifies strategies that Child Traumatic Stress initiatives and other trauma-focused initiatives can implement to access a wide array of funding sources.
Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Child Traumatic Stress Initiatives click here presents a conceptual framework for financing Child Traumatic Stress initiatives' work and a set of approaches that initiative leaders can implement to provide comprehensive and coordinated trauma supports and services. It presents general principles to guide the selection of financing strategies and outlines an array of approaches to finance interventions for traumatized children and adolescents. It also provides considerations to help initiative leaders select financing strategies that closely align with their program goals, available resources, and the political and economic environments in which they work.
Each state has the opportunity to nominate for the National Salute to Excellence award please click here to learn more about it.
Please have nomination ideas ready for state 4-H teleconference March15th.
In celebration of JCPenney's 105th Anniversary, the company is inviting their associates, families and friends to volunteer with organizations in their community as a thank you to those who have supported them over the years.
National 4-H Council is partnering with JCPenney in their efforts by identifying 4-H clubs, programs and events that need volunteers between April 10-30, 2007. If you are interested in having JCPenney associates volunteer with your 4-H program, please click here to complete a short survey.
If your program is chosen, a National 4-H Council or JCPenney employee will contact you for more information. Please note that the survey will end on March 22, 2007.
This is the registry of offenders against children that was referenced on the channel 9 news. I think it will be a site you will want to bookmark and be sure to refer to when screening all volunteers. When you reach the site hit submit and you will get the complete list by town in NH.
Learn more about the National 4-H Staffing Survey and other current news from National 4-H Headquarters and scroll down to National News http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is offering an
online truancy reduction tool kit for communities interested in
instituting a truancy reduction program. The tool kit covers such topics
as truancy's extent, causes, and connections to dropping out of school and
delinquency, as well as lessons learned from the evaluation of truancy
reduction programs. It provides resources and information to guide
communities, schools, and parents in addressing the problem of truancy.
Resources:
OJJDP's Tool Kit for Creating Your Own Truancy Reduction Program is
available at
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=238899.
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Nine out of ten (90%) of US voters consider youth crime to be a major problem in our communities. A large majority also believe that rehabilitation services and treatment for incarcerated youth are effective (91%) and well worth supporting with tax dollars (80%). Many (70%) are also concerned that putting youth under age 18 in adult correctional facilities makes them more likely to commit future crimes.
These are some of the findings of a January 2007 public opinion poll about American attitudes toward our nation's response to youth crime. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency commissioned Zogby International to conduct a random sampled telephone survey of 1,043 people from a varied group of voters. In the 1990s, forty states changed their laws related to the treatment of juvenile offenders, to include harsher penalties and lowered age of jurisdiction for the criminal court system. According to the results of this poll, there is clear public concern about youth crime and a desire to hold youth accountable for their misconduct. There is also limited confidence in the effectiveness of the juvenile system, and a desire to enhance public safety with more prevention efforts and effective services fro young people already in trouble.
For the complete report, go to http://www.nccd-crc.org/nccd/pubs/zogby_feb07.pdf