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Supporting Youth Engagement in Public Decision-Making

Supporting Youth Engagement in Public Decision-Making. Matt Calvert Extension 4-H Youth Development Specialist Southern District WACEC February 10, 2006. Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development Cathann Kress, Director, Youth Development, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA.

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Supporting Youth Engagement in Public Decision-Making

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  1. Supporting Youth Engagement in Public Decision-Making Matt Calvert Extension 4-H Youth Development Specialist Southern District WACEC February 10, 2006

  2. Essential Elements of 4-H Youth DevelopmentCathann Kress, Director, Youth Development, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA

  3. Levels of Youth Engagement Shared Leadership Input & Consultation Contribution: Projects, Tasks, & Service Learning Adapted from Richard Goll, 2002.

  4. Q1. In what settings do agents involve youth in governance?

  5. Q1. In what settings do agents involve youth in governance?

  6. Youth in Governance Venues – 4-H 4-H Club Officers Executive Board Camp (CITs, counselors, Jr Directors) Project Leaders (dog, horse) Mini-Retreat Teachers

  7. Youth in Governance Venues – Local Government Teen Court Extension Education Committee County Law Enforcement Committee Land Use Planning

  8. Youth in Governance Venues – Community Youth Coalitions Leadership Training Programs Non-profit Boards Study Circles CPAG

  9. University Support Program Development • Engaging Youth, Serving Communities • Youth as Partners in Civic Leadership • Student-led Rural Community Dialogues Training • Youth/Adult Partnership • Program Quality Assessment Research and Evaluation Resource Development

  10. 2a. Provide planning & process support to community. DPI-UW Extension 1a. Create youth-adult steering team; Preparation and planning for dialogue 2b. Provide community with demographic & educational data. 2e. Provide feedback from community to state. 1e. Sustaining dialogue in the community 1b. Community vision dialogue Rural Community 1d. Community action planning dialogue 1c. Community issue-identification dialogue 2d. Provide data analysis support to community 2c. Provide community with issue-specific data, issue research summaries and model case studies of other WI communities. Advancing Rural Wisconsin Initiative Rural Community Dialogues Project

  11. New and Emerging Youth in Governance work Youth as Partners in Civic Leadership • Collaborators include WI Rural Challenge, DPI, Alliance for Wisconsin Youth…

  12. Youth engagement across Cooperative Extension School Wellness Plans Community Planning First Impressions CPAG

  13. Discussion • In your county • Where are youth active in leadership and decision-making roles? • Where is there the most potential?

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