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4-H Afterschool Resource Guide: Teens as Volunteer Leaders

Sharon K. Junge (original lead), Vanessa Starr Spero (lead); Niki Crawson, J. R. Davis, Tara Dorn, Beth Rasa Edwards, Stacy Hall, Karen Henry, Heather Janney, Beth Kerr, Andrea Lazzari, Abby Morgan, Kristie Popa, Cindy Smalley, Melinda Souers, Katelin Stenroos, Laura Valencia, Travis West, Tracy Winters, and Mary-Louise Wood 

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction: What is 4-H?
  • Chapter 1: Elements of a Teens as Volunteer Leaders project
  • Chapter 2: Teen Recruitment
  • Chapter 3: Mentor and After-School Program Recruitment
  • Chapter F4: Teens as Volunteer Leaders Project Orientation
  • Chapter 5: Training Teens to Deliver Programs
  • Chapter 6: Recognizing Program Participants
  • Chapter 7: Promoting Your 4-H Afterschool Program 

 

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Publication #4H432

Release Date:April 18, 2023

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Henry, Karen

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Popa, Kristie

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Kerr, Beth

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Dorn, Tara

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Lazzari, Andrea

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Souers, Melinda

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About this Publication

This document is 4H432, one of a series of the Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Sharon K. Junge, program director emerita,  California statewide 4-H youth development, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources; Vanessa Starr Spero, regional specialized Extension agent III, Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, UF/IFAS Extension Southeast District, Cocoa, FL; Niki Crawson, Extension agent II, M.S., 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Walton County, DeFuniak Springs, FL; J. R. Davis, Extension agent, 4-H youth development, WVU Fayette County Extension, Fayetteville, WV; Tara Dorn, 4-H program assistant, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, Cocoa, FL; Beth Rasa Edwards, enrichment connections coordinator, 4-H Center for Youth Development, MU Extension, Columbia, MO; Stacy Hall, Extension educator, 4-H youth development, UM Extension Koochiching County, International Falls, MN; Karen Henry, Extension agent II, M.N.M., 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County, Sanford, FL; Heather Janney, county Extension director and Extension agent III, M.S., 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County, Lake City, FL; Beth Kerr, Extension agent I, M.Ed., 4-H youth development and family and consumer sciences, UF/IFAS Extension Hamilton County, Jasper, FL; Andrea Lazzari, county Extension director and Extension agent II, M.S., agriculture and natural resources, UF/IFAS Extension Indian River County, Vero Beach, FL; Abby Morgan, Extension educator, 4-H youth development, Purdue Extension Montgomery County, Crawfordsville, IN; Kristie Popa, Extension agent II, M.S., 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County, Port Charlotte, FL; Cindy Smalley, Extension agent, 4-H youth development, WVU Extension Morgan County, Bekely Springs, WV; Melinda Souers, Extension agent II, M.S., 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Orlando, FL; Katelin Stenroos, 4-H & youth development educator, UW Madison Division of Extension, Douglas County, Superior WI; Laura Valencia, Extension agent II, B.S., 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County, Kissimmee FL; Travis West, educator, 4-H youth development, OSU Extension Vinton County, McArthur, OH; Tracy Winters, educator, shooting sports and natural resources, Ohio 4-H Youth Development, Ohio State University Extension, Columbus, OH; and Mary-Louise Wood, educator, 4-H youth development, University of Wyoming Extension Albany County, Laramie, WY

Contacts

  • Vanessa Spero