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Civic Engagement Through Youth & Adult Partnerships Oklahoma 4-H

Civic Engagement Through Youth & Adult Partnerships Oklahoma 4-H Leadership & Community Development Impact Team. Decline of Rural Leadership.

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Civic Engagement Through Youth & Adult Partnerships Oklahoma 4-H

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  1. Civic Engagement Through Youth & Adult Partnerships Oklahoma 4-H Leadership & Community Development Impact Team

  2. Decline of Rural Leadership • Current trend in rural America is for youth to leave their home communities after high school, creating a decline of educated and vested leaders that are capable and willing to assume leadership roles • Leader and volunteer base is aging and not being replenished

  3. Decline of Rural Leadership To reverse trend and sustain vitality and growth of rural communities: • Create a sense of ownership and pride in our youth at an early age • Provide opportunities for youth to interact with community leaders, local government and organizations • Provide meaningful opportunities to serve with caring adults

  4. Value of Civic Engagement • Creates a stronger sense of community pride and ownership • Asset monetarily, emotionally and inspirationally • Educates and empowers citizens to be involved

  5. Value of Civic Engagement • Concentrated effort to recruit, train and utilize volunteers • Increase long-term involvement and commitment of volunteer

  6. Rural Volunteerism Two main groups of volunteers • High school-aged youth that volunteer as a part of class work or school organization • Adult business and/or organization leaders in local communities

  7. Teen Volunteers • 74% of youth who volunteer do so through a religious, school-based or youth leadership organization • Youth who have a parent that volunteers are almost twice as likely to volunteer themselves • 63% of youth in a nationwide YMCA survey said they wanted programs that built leadership skills and allowed them to work with diverse audiences

  8. Adult Volunteers • 29% of the civilian, non-institutional population age 16 and over volunteered through or for organizations at least once from September 2003 to September 2004 • Persons age 35 to 44 were the most likely to volunteer, closely followed by 45 to 54 year olds and then 55 to 64 year olds • Most adult volunteers volunteer for only one or two organizations at a time

  9. Youth become invested while feeling safe and involved in their community Youth stay or return to a community There is growth, capital gain and positive interaction in a community Youth – Adult Partnerships What makes Y.A.P. the answer?

  10. Adults view youth as partners not recipients Organizations gain insight, creativity and volunteers Development of future community leaders Youth – Adult Partnerships What makes Y.A.P. the answer?

  11. Building Leaders for Tomorrow B.L.T. is a process for addressing community needs and assembling a rural leadership pool through the encouragement and establishment of youth and adult partnership. Each group recognizes the other as an asset rather than a obstacle.

  12. BLT-The Big Picture • Form a team of youth and adults who see each other as equal partners and share responsibilities • Empower a team of youth & adults to identify and address a local need through a service learning project

  13. Step 1 • Identify, recruit and train teams of youth and adult partners committed to the concept of developing strong youth-adult partnerships for the purpose of serving their community

  14. Step 2 • Develop partnerships and collaborations at each local site • Hold initial planning meetings • Serve as mediator or facilitator in the planning process • Apply skills attained through curricula to break down stereotypes and develop a plan • Implement action plan

  15. Step 3 • Involve Building Leaders for Tomorrow graduates in recruiting and training of future teams • Keep graduates involved in on-going projects within their community

  16. Outcomes • Step 1 • Youth and adults gain understanding and respect of trans-generation partnerships • Youth and adults gain an understanding of the concepts and skills for effective leadership Communication, conflict management, planning, decision making, goal setting and problem solving

  17. Outcomes • Step 2 • Youth and adults gain an understanding of the value of Youth Governance in their communities • Youth have local opportunities for positive youth development • Youth and adults understand the importance for service learning experiences • Youth and adults develop an appreciation and understanding for one another

  18. Outcomes • Step 3 • 1/3 of each year’s graduating class continues work with their trained BLT team and provides training for new BLT teams • Youth are invited by the community to influence issues which impact their lives by share their voice and being involved in the decision making process. • Community benefits from the partnerships

  19. How It Is Done • Annually, sites in 14 counties will involve 15-30 participants • Utilize BLT curricula to train teams • Teams meet 5 to 8 hours per month for 4 to 6 months to plan and carry out action plans • Pre and post evaluations

  20. Curriculum • Building Leaders for Tomorrow • Developed by Oklahoma 4-H • Hands-on activities that build progressive leadership skills • Focus on Relationship Building, Planning and Organizing, Group Process and Communications • Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced levels

  21. Curriculum • Step Up to Leadership • Developed by National 4-H Curriculum System • Activity-based program with levels three age levels; grades 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12 • Encourages self improvement and assessment • Workbooks for mentors and youth. Includes a journal component for youth.

  22. Curriculum • Building Community • Created by Innovation Center and National 4-H Council • Activities and facilitation ideas that will help community identify assets and work as a team • Promotes youth-adult partnerships; includes information on how to overcome stereotypes • Vision planning and implementation activities

  23. PR & Marketing Ideas • Recruitment brochure with questionnaire • PowerPoint presentations • Newsletter support materials • Press releases • Novelty items used at training sessions • Graduation certificates

  24. Evaluation • Success Indicators • Approximately 25 key behaviors identify success indicators • Potential outcomes compiled from each curriculum • Success indicators are taken from the list of outcomes and are representative of each curriculum

  25. Evaluation • Tools used • Commitment to Community Service survey • Pre and Post survey - National 4-H Council’s Rural Youth Development Project: Engaging Youth, Serving Community • Participant evaluates their leadership skills and ability to work on a youth-adult team • Separate surveys for youth and adults

  26. Evaluation • Tools used • BLT Programming Sheet • Record keeping part of evaluation • Action Plan tracks team activities, hours of serviceand number of participants • Educator tracks participation in subsequent years

  27. Evaluation • Other Tools used • Art/Concept Mapping • Daily/weekly journals • Activity Observation

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