4-H afterschool survey response

1. 4-H afterschool survey response • Total Responses = 64 • FCS = 29% • 4-H Youth = 52% • EFNEP = 13% • Other = 8% (Univ. Faculty, CED, Natural Resources, PA NEP) • All regions represented • Number or years worked ranged from 0-3 (16%) to 15+ (32%)

2. 4-H clubs in existing after-school programs • 45% have established 4-H clubs in existing programs. • 1-5 clubs = 69% • 6-10 clubs = 21% • More than 15 = 3%

3. 4-H curriculum/resource support to after-school programs • 73% of respondents have provided resources to existing after-school programs. • 83% have provided resources to 1-10 after-school programs.

4. Extension-administered 4-H afterschool programs • 27% of respondents indicated that they are administering an after-school program.

5. Curricula used in after-school programs • PA 4-H curriculum = 67% • Non PA 4-H curriculum = 29% • Non-4-H curriculum = 31% • Other = 10% • County-developed projects • Project Wild/learning tree • EFNEP

6. Family centers 21st Century Schools Churches/faith-based organizations YM/YWCA Home schoolers Juvenile justice organizations Girls/Boys Clubs Girls/Boys Scouts Private SACC centers Arts Council Local medical center Food banks Parks Commission United Way CTC programs Salvation Army Housing authorities Migrant education Career centers Children and Youth Services Local community centers PTA/PTO Care Zone Drug and alcohol agencies Tobacco Coalitions Hispanic centers Big Brother/Big Sister Americorps/KEYS Women’s shelters Libraries Environmental centers Collaboration with other agencies to deliver after-school programs

7. Extension-sponsored training • 33% have provided training for after-school staff on the following topics: • Use of 4-H curriculum • Life skills development • 4-H opportunities • Starting a 4-H club • Outdoor activities • Diversity • Behavior management • Ages and stages • Experiential learning • Teambuilding • Communicating with children • Learning with games

8. Need for training by topic (high or moderate need) • Funding for after-school programs (85%) • Current after-school practices (75%) • Curriculum and activity ideas (63%) • Audiences with special needs (63%) • Maintaining an after-school club (62%) • Training after-school staff (58%) • Working with parents (47%) • Guidance and discipline (47%) • Experiential learning (45%) • Starting 4-H clubs in after-school settings (40%) • Child development (30%) • Ages and stages (25%)

9. Need for training by group (moderate to high) • Extension staff (89%) • Collaborators (86%) • Other after-school staff (86%)

10. Preference for training • Face to face (77%) • Satellite training (63%) • Fact sheets (53%) • Web site (42%) • Video tapes (42%) • Other (11%) • Site tours • Training packets for agents • Regional trainings • Web conferencing • Curriculum or leader books to support topic

11. Training audiences • Youth-serving agency staff (58%) • Volunteers (56%) • Teen leaders (39%) • Community leaders (37%) • School teachers (36%) • School administrators (19%) • Other • NEP staff • After-school site staff

12. Face-to-face training preferences • 71% indicated a one-day training (8-5) is preferred. • 29% indicated a two-day training (10-5/8-2) is preferred. • 50% had no preference for day of week.

13. Encouragement to get started in 4-H afterschool programming • More time (50%) • More funding (48%) • Additional resources (30%) • More training (30%) • Other (4%) • Advisory board approval • Standards

14. Resources needed to support 4-H afterschool efforts • Promotional brochure (72%) • Listing of successful projects (70%) • Web site with after-school links (63%) • Newsletter series to send to after-school staff (57%) • More curricula (45%) • Press release (37%) • PA 4-H afterschool logo (27%) • Other (13%) • Funding • More staff • Prepackaged curriculum kits