Source: STONE CHILD COLLEGE submitted to
NIFA TRIBAL COLLEGE EXTENSION PROGRAM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1003880
Grant No.
2014-47002-22139
Cumulative Award Amt.
$396,619.00
Proposal No.
2015-05105
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2014
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2019
Grant Year
2017
Program Code
[NK]- Extension Tribal College Program
Recipient Organization
STONE CHILD COLLEGE
RR1, BOX 1082
BOX ELDER,MT 59521
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
Project Director and Affiliated Organization: Mary Ruth St. Pierre, Stone Child College Title: Stone Child College NIFA Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Capacity The areas the project will be addressing are: Agriculture, Tribal Youth and 4-H , Leadership Development , Family and Consumer Science, Health and Nutrition, Economic Development. Primary project need or strategy area/goal used (check all that apply): Scholarship/fellowship Instructional delivery system X Curricula design Faculty development Student recruitment/retention X Teaching methodology or student experiential learning X Instrumentation for teaching Primary Farm Bill Priority Area targeted by the project (check all that apply): Plant Health and Plant Production Animal Health and animal Production X Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment X Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health X Agriculture Systems and Technology X Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities X Primary project discipline or field of study targeted: (May list from above) PRIMARY FIELD OF STUDY: Student Recruitment/retention Total anticipated number of students to be served by the project: Include those participating in a learning opportunity, using the developed curriculum or instrumentation, scholarship/fellowships, etc. TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 34 More than 50% of the population of the Rocky Boy Reservation are young, with 45% under the age of 19, compared with 25% of the total Montana population (Source: 2010 Census). There are alarming statistics on Rocky Boy youth in almost every risk area: 28,000 Native American youth are believed to be at risk for child maltreatment with 98% of this figure relating to substance abuse. (Source: National Indian Child Welfare Association) 34% of American Indian children live in families whose income is below the poverty level (Source: National Center.With over !5% (Source: Chippewa Cree TANF Program) of the community grandparents raising grandchildren,the grandparents have requested training in the raising of grandchildren in the 21st Century, especially in the areas of communications, technology, new child rearing practised, discipline, etc.In a 2012 report by the National Prevention Council, it was estimated that 14-27 percent of all Native American youth have attempted suicide at lease once. (Source: Surgeon General's Report: National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, 2012). While men age 20-24 have the highest rate of suicide amongst Native Americans,suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst all Native Americansage 10-34 (Source: SurgeonGeneral's Report: National for Suicide Strategy for Suicide Prevention, 2012.)While men age 20-24 have the highest rate of suicide amongst Native Americans, suicide is the second leading cause of death amongst all Native Americans age 10-34. (Source: Surgeon General's Report; National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, 2012
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
90260203020100%
Goals / Objectives
During the project period of September 15, 2014 to September 14, 2018 continue to implement a Reservation-wide Extension Prograam to the enrolled members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation as measured by the number of participants receiving services, participation in the program, and evaluation results.During the same project period, the Stone Child College Reservation Extension Program will provide a comprehensive extension education program by further developing, coordinating and providing supportitive activities for, and aggressively promoting membership in the Mi-Wah-Si-N 4-H Community Club as measured by an increase of at least 10% in club enrollment each program year, utilizing sign-in sheets for activities, participation, and evaluation results. During the same project period, the Stone Child College Reservation Extension Program will provide a comprehensive extension education program for Grandparents, Parents and Cattlemen as measured by the establishment of a cooperative, training for a minimum of 30 Indian parents a year in Positive Indian Parenting and 20 Grandparents in techniques in raising grandchildren per year.
Project Methods
SCC is firmly committed to providing the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation with a high quality extension program based on the needs of our community. Thus, the Reservation Extension Agent (as well as the SCC Board of Regents) has identified the following activities which will be built upon previous Extension and Special Emphasis projects. 1. Continue to provide the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation with a full-time Extension Agent to provide extension related services. 2. Maintain a steady participation in the Positive Indian Parenting Curriculum by promoting the positive and healthy attributes of participation utilizing all local media outlets as the conduit. There are currently twelve (12) participants. 3. Provide the youth of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation with a healthy and wholesome experience as members of a 4-H Club, by participating in activities such as woodworking, animal care, food & nutrition, leather-crafting, farm animal care, sewing, sport fishing, and gardening. 4. Collaborate with appropriate programs at the Rocky Boy and Box Elder Schools and the Boys and Girls Club of the Bears Paw. 5. Coordinate and sponsor an annual farmer's market/arts and crafts fair each fall. 6. Coordinate various educational field trips for youth such as visiting the MSU Agricultural Experiment Station.Distribute a quarterly newsletter which will provide community members with a calendar of upcoming Extension related events, recipes, gardening tips, nutrition and health tips, Tee Pee Fever, Farmers Market, and other relevant events. 8. Provide training to grandparents who are raising grandchildren. Our activities and approaches are quite simple: take what we have learned over the previous fourteen years and provide tribal members with the activities and services they have continually requested and are allowable through this program. In addition, we will prioritize increasing the participation and activity level of our Positive Indian Parenting curiculum utilizing an aggressive media blitz campaign carried out through all available local media outlets. Our major activities are further defined in our work plan presented later in this application. Our major strategies will include continuous outreach through our quarterly newsletter, bringing in experts in various fields (as-needed) to provide 4-H workshop facilitation and training, more aggressive youth-oriented activities through coordination with the two school systems and the Positive Indian Parenting as the conduit for engaging parents and grandparents. Finally, the program will continue to provide and increase the types of services in which community members currently show an avid interest in. We will continue to provide technical support to our cattlemen by bringing in experts in the cattle business. Like most Reservation Extension programs, our program will continuously provide innovative approaches to get community members actively involved in taking full advantage of the services we provide. Some of the methods we will employ include commissioning tribal members to facilitate workshops on Chippewa Cree Arts and Crafts, Native recipes, and the Native philosophy regarding "Mother Earth." Another focus will be toward the education of tribal youth through volunteer and agricultural related activities. We will be the advocate of community related projects such as our community gardens and our proposed annual farmers' market/arts and crafts fair. We will also provide technical support to our cattlemen in helping them meet the ever changing requirements for raising cattle, horses, and other livestock. With the large number of grandparents raising grandchildren, we plan to offer different workshops on child rearing in the 21st century--i.e., new technology their grandchildren are using such as monitoring the Internet and games, communication devices their grandchildren are using (e.g., instant messaging, social media, cell phones, texting, etc.), and keeping abreast with the "good parenting practices." (Source: Center for Indian Child Development). Finally, our major unique approaches will be to reach the youth by further development of a successful Positive Indian Parenting curriculum on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation during our four-year project period. The SCC Indian Extension Project has identified certain materials which we will acquire which are considered essential to the success of the planned activities proposed in this application. Some of the items include, but are not limited to, supplies for the following activities: small engine work, woodworking, animal care, food & nutrition, leather-crafting, farm animals, sewing, photography, and gardening. Although many of the activities proposed herein require tools and materials, the only "technology" that we will utilize is the Internet for research, materials, and interaction with the MSU Extension Service in Bozeman. As mentioned previously, training for participants will be provided in areas such as small engines, woodworking, animal care, food & nutrition, leather-crafting, farm animals, sewing, photography, parenting, and gardening. Though not training in the traditional sense, the community newsletter will education readers in a variety of subjects. These quarterly Narrative Stone Child College - NIFA Tribal Colleges Extension Program Page 7 newsletters will be overflowing with useful tips on a variety of subjects including crafts, gardening, nutrition, and more. Finally, the staff for this Extension Project will receive training on effective implementation of the project both through the National Reservation Extension meetings and through collaboration with MSU-Bozeman. Some of these collaborations are technical assistance with cow/calf and herd management, bookkeeping for ranchers, along with updated information on new processes, their effectiveness and how they can fit into current rancher processes and procedures. Techniques perfected by such training will serve to further enhance the Extension services offered on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation.

Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/19

Outputs
Target Audience:Chippewa Cree Tribal members who are socially, economically, or educationally disadvantaged were the target audience. Thirty three (33) Rocky Boy Cattlemen Association tribal members attended workshops on Stone Child College Campus.Enrolled Chippewa Cree tribal Individual gardeners received one on one experiental learning opportunities. Over 100 Chippewa Cree parents and grandparents attended workshops with emphasis on OJIBEWA NEI-YAHW Positive indian Parenting and Chippewa Cree philiosophy of way of life. 48 educationally disadvantaged commuity members partook in experiental learning opportunities pertaining to family activities.Stone Child College Extension Services continued to target community members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe. The ethnic group were predominantly Native American. Native Chippewa Cree Grandparents and Grandchildren support meetings, educational workshops and family activities, Rocky Boy Cattle Producers educational trainings, workshops on agricultural practices. Native 4-H youth workshops, Chippewa-Cree native youth camp participants, Native parental institute addressing topics such as Art Theraphy, History of the Chippewa Cree and Chippewa Cree Story Tellings.Twenty nine (29) Chippewa Cree Cattle Producers on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation operate 1800 head of cattle on approximately 65,000 acres located in north central Montana. Outreach workshops: Montana State University Farm Bill Computer, Rural Development, Natural Resource Conservation Services and Farm Service Agency were held throughout the year of 2015. Strategic and stakeholder input were held in 2015 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren project continues to have monthly support meetings, Stone Child College Extension Services educational trainings in areas of cooking, first aid, genealogy, Chippewa Cree cultural grandparent teachings, family fun activities and stakeholder input meetings. Neiyahw Ojibewa Positive Parenting Institute targeted TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) clients in workshops in Importance of Our Cree Language, Chippewa Cree History, SAMSHA Suicide Prevention Program, Social Services and Bureau of Indian Affairs Methamphetamine Initiative and Cyber Bullying. Partnership (Chippewa Cree Community Wellness Coalition) with Stone Child College Extension Services continue to offer support for educational community activities. High Risk youth participated in weekly trainings concerning Leadership Development for individuals of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Changes/Problems:A concern is the "hot Areas" projects can be implemented at any time of the year. SCC Extension adapts to projects developed in the year. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Successful Agriculture: Tools to Improve your operation. Cultural Sensitivity training when working with Native Amerucan communities. Institutional Review Board CITI test for program development pertaining to the partnership with Montana State University .The attendance of National FALCON Conference. Stone Child College Tribal Agent participated in the Montana 4-H Leaders Forum in October 2014. The Extension Agent received training in the 2014 Farm Bill Workshop in February 2015 concerning topics such as ARC(Agricultural Risk Coverage), NAP (Non-insured Crop Disaster Program) and PLC (Price Loss Coverage). The Extension Agent attended the FALCON conference in Minneapolis, MN to update on NIFA programs. The Extension Agent also received further trainings in the FARM Bill pertaining to Native Producers. The Extension Agent also completed Master Gardener Level One in Havre, MT.The Stone Child College Extension agent attended a Successful Agriculture: Tools to Improve your Operations. The SCC agent attended a Collaboration for Education with entities of the Chippewa Cree Tribe. Drug & Alcohol issues of the community awareness strategic plan of the Rocky Boy's Reservation. FALCON Conference with updates on the national plans of NIFA. Diabetic Education Empowerment Program (DEEP) Education for community members in Billings, MT. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?SCC Extension disseminated the information to the Chippewa Cree Wellness Coaition who is comprised of Chippewa Cree Tribal entities and youth programs, and community serving programs.Posters, word of mouth, local KHEW radio PSA and state newsletter are utilized on workshops to be held at Stone Child College facilities. Supporting tribal entities encourage clientel to attend the workshops. Program managers inform the their participants of projects on Stone Child College Campus. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Seven local native youth formed a youth leadership group focusing on mentorship activities for high risk youth. Art and paint therapy, batiking. cooking, music development, school studying time management and Chippewa Ceee beading. The students received trainings on youth development and mentorship training. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren has increased attendance by 5% in the monthly support and workshop workshops. One comment from a Grandparent stated "I like coming to the meeting workshops because it reminds of what my mother and elders used to say or talk about." Another individual said "My heart was just filled up with good thoughts and information even though I was a little embarassed on not understanding the language it was alright because I was blessed to be with all the elders." Sixty-Five (65) gardeners were recruited in the planning, consultating and research-based montguides topromote of fresh vegetables and fruits consumption.. 65 is approximately 10% all homes located on the reservation. Parenting Institute enrollment was 78 of which approximately 50% were TANF clients. A story was " I enjoyed the Safe Internet use workshops, when my girls grow up and statrt using electronic devices. I will be aware of what to look for Very informative." "I like the presentation of the History of Rocky Boy, it makes me proud of where I came from. I hope the younger generation take advantage of these programs and learn to take care of their children." Low participation in the Farm Bill updates was at 5% of the total native producers operating on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation.Stone Child College Extension Services implemented trainings for 50% of the 32 Rocky Boy' Cattlemen Assoication members. Topics included but not limited to land leasing, officers training, individual land assigment, grazing ordinance of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, and range units management. Approximately 60 grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) attended support group meetings and educational workshops. Subjects included but not limited to grandparents custody rights on the Rocky Boy's Reservation,child discipline utilizing Montana State University Monguides and Chippewa Cree oral history, Respite Care for Grandparents, Children and Bullying, GRG Parenting Second Time Around, Introduction to Estate planning and cultural family activites, strategic planning for yearly educational material and trainings. Serv Safe trainings in partnership with Montana State University were presented to cafeteria staff of Rocky Boy School District of which there were 9 particpants receiving their certification. In a partnership with NCAT SCC Extension hosted a Growing Leaders state wide youth summit with 3 attendees from Rocky Boy School. A partnership with SCC ANA Language Winter Camp for youth had 50 youth participants attend. Topics included RESPECT, Bullying, and cultural cree outfits. 4-H cultural activities with Rocky Boy School after school program had 30 youth participants. Parenting Institute had 75 members of the community participate with focus areas of Healthy Youth Adults, Car Seat Safety, Positive Indian Parenting, Cyber bullying just to name a few. Seventy six individual gardeners were assisted in the development of garden plots.Education materials were presented to the gardeners.

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    Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17

    Outputs
    Target Audience:Chippewa Cree Tribal memberswho are socially, economically, or educationally disadvantaged were the target audience. Thirty three (33) Rocky Boy Cattlemen Association tribal members attended workshops on Stone Child College Campus.Enrolled Chippewa Cree tribalIndividual gardeners received one on one experiental learning opportunities. Over 100 Chippewa Cree parents and grandparentsattended workshops with emphasis on OJIBEWA NEI-YAHW Positive indian Parenting and Chippewa Cree philiosophy of way of life. 48 educationally disadvantaged commuity members partook inexperiental learning opportunities pertaining tofamily activities. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Successful Agriculture: Tools to Improve your operation. Cultural Sensitivity training when working with Native Amerucan communities. Institutional Review Board CITI test for program development pertaining to the partnership with Montana State University .The attendance of National FALCON Conference. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?SCC Extension presents results to the Chippewa Cree Community Wellness Coalition monthly meetings.. The CCCWC is comprised of twenty five (25) program directors and or Chippewa Cree Tribal project coordinators. Program results were presented to Grandparents support monthly support meeting. Monthly meeting with SCC President on yearly plan of work complying with the document, SCC president informed the SCC Board of Directors. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Stone Child College Extension Services will focus on the start of a cooperative for tribal livestock producers. Emphasis on 4-H youth project with membership recruitment for additional 10% enrollment. Soliciting youth to join the youth leadership experiental learning.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? Stone Child College Extemsiom continued provided a comprehemsive extension education addressing Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Parenting, Rocky Boy's Cattlemen's Association, Individual gardeners, Community garden and supportive Family activities. Appoximately Thirty gtandparents participated in the monthly training workshops amd monthly support gtoups. Experiental learning opportunities encouraged Native Grandparents to utilize Chippewa Cree Traditional teachings and MSU Bozeman Parenting Second Time Around curriculum. Thirty five (35) attended 7 workshops addressing agricultural topics such as land pasture leasing, Range management, Identifying by-laws, policies, charter, and grazing ordinance. 109 community members attended the winter Parenting Institute. Topics included Chippewa Cree Family History, Spiritual Parenting, Cree Ceremonies and Protocols, Kinship, What to do When your Child Is Sick,and Youth Violence Prevention.Extension Educational Programs had sign-in sheets and evaluation forms for members to complete.Evaluation forms rated the subject matter, workshop instructor evaluations and presentation applicable to Native Americans. A Partnership with ANA Language concerning Parenting, Cree Language and Cree parening philisophy delivered two additional parenting series of workshop. Fifty community members participated the spring parenting set of workshops. The second set of workshops had approximate;y 50 people attend the 2 day seminar.

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      Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16

      Outputs
      Target Audience:Stone Child College Extension Services continued to target communitymembers of the Chippewa Cree Tribe. The ethnic group were predominantly Native American. Native Chippewa CreeGrandparents andGrandchildren support meetings, educational workshops and family activities,Rocky BoyCattle Producers educational trainings, workshops on agricultural practices. Native 4-H youth workshops, Chippewa-Cree native youth camp participants, Native parental institute addressing topics such as Art Theraphy, History of the Chippewa Creeand Chippewa Cree Story Tellings. Changes/Problems:A concern is the "hot Areas" projects can be implemented on the any time of the year. SCC Extension adapts to projects developed in the year. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The Stone Child College Extension agent attended a Successful Agriculture: Tools to Improve your Operations. The SCC agent attended a Collaboration for Education with entities of the Chippewa Cree Tribe. Drug & Alcohol issues of the community awareness strategic plan of the Rocky Boy's Reservation. FALCON Conference with updates on the national plans of NIFA. Diabetic Education Empowerment Program (DEEP) Education for community members. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Flyers, posters are posted throughout the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. Special invites from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Rocky Boy Health Board, Chippewa Cree Wellness Coalition monthly meetings were informed of the projects of Stone Child College Extension Services. Rocky Boy Cattlemen's Association were keep abreast of SCC Extension educational workshops and trainings. Grandparents in the support group meetings were addressed with the participants. Office of Victim's Services quarterly projects offered information booth setup SCC Extension projects. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Stone Child College Extesnion Services will offer two educational seminars to the community pertaining to Positive Indian Parenting and Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. 4-H youth projects: Plant Sciences, Family & Consumer Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Youth Leadershipand Cloverbuds (ages 6 - 8)will be prioritized this next year. Quarterly meetings with the Rocky Boy Cattlemen's Association will be offered educational workshops in range management, noxious weed controls,conservation practicesand USDA governments Awareness programs. SCC Extensionwill support the food sovereignty projects throughout the Rocky Boy's Reservation with the development of community garden and individual gardens. A new project DEEP will be offered to the community of Rocky Boy.

      Impacts
      What was accomplished under these goals? Stone Child College Extension Services implemented trainings for 50% of the 32 Rocky Boy' Cattlemen Assoication members. Topics included but not limited toland leasing, officers training, individual land assigment, grazing ordinance of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, and range units management. Approximately 60 grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) attended support group meetings and educational workshops. Subjects included but not limited tograndparentscustody rights on the Rocky Boy's Reservation,child discipline utilizing Montana State University Monguidesand Chippewa Cree oral history, Respite Care for Grandparents, Children and Bullying,GRG Parenting Second Time Around, Introduction to Estate planning and cultural family activites, strategic planning for yearly educationalmaterial and trainings.Serv Safe trainings in partnership with Montana State University were presented tocafeteria staff of Rocky Boy School District of which there were 9 particpants receiving their certification. In a partnership with NCAT SCC Extension hosted a Growing Leaders state wideyouth summitwith 3 attendees from Rocky Boy School. A partnership with SCC ANA Language Winter Camp for youth had 50 youth participants attend. Topics included RESPECT, Bullying, and cultural cree outfits. 4-H cultural activities with Rocky Boy School after school program had 30 youth participants. Parenting Institute had 75 members of the community participate with focus areas of Healthy Youth Adults, Car Seat Safety, Positive Indian Parenting, Cyber bullying just to name a few. Seventy six individual gardeners were assisted in the development of garden plots.Education materials were presented to the gardeners.

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        Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15

        Outputs
        Target Audience:Twentynine (29) Chippewa Cree Cattle Producers on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservationoperate 1800 head of cattle on approximately 65,000 acres located in north central Montana. Outreach workshops: Montana State University Farm Bill Computer, Rural Development, Natural Resource Conservation Services and Farm Service Agency were held throughout the year of 2015. Strategic and stakeholder input were held in 2015Grandparents Raising Grandchildren project continues to have monthly support meetings, Stone Child College Extension Services educational trainings in areas of cooking, first aid, genealogy, Chippewa Cree cultural grandparent teachings, family fun activities and stakeholder input meetings. Neiyahw Ojibewa Positive Parenting Institute targeted TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) clients in workshops inImportance of Our Cree Language, Chippewa Cree History, SAMSHA Suicide Prevention Program, Social Services and Bureau of Indian Affairs Methamphetamine Initiative and Cyber Bullying. Partnership (Chippewa Cree Community Wellness Coalition) with Stone Child College Extension Services continue to offer support for educational community activities.High Risk youth participated in weekly trainings concerning Leadership Development for individuals of the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. High Risk for diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes currently 19%reside on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation promoted the gardening project for dietary assistance in Tribal members. Changes/Problems:The emphasis on outreach meetings for the Cattle producers and one tribal farming operation hindered the time effort needed for the technical assistance, education cooperative asssessmentfor the potentialcooperative development. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Stone Child College Tribal Agentparticipated inthe Montana 4-H Leaders Forum in October 2014. The Extension Agent received training in the 2014 Farm Bill Workshop in February 2015 concerning topics such asARC(Agricultural Risk Coverage), NAP (Non-insured Crop Disaster Program) and PLC (Price Loss Coverage). The Extension Agent attended the FALCON conference in Minneapolis, MN to update on NIFA programs. The Extension Agent also received further trainings in the FARM Bill pertaining to Native Producers. The Extension Agent also completed Master Gardener Level One in Havre, MT How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Posters, word of mouth, local KHEW radio PSA and state newsletter are utilized on workshops to be held at Stone Child College facilities. Supporting tribal entities encourage clientel to attend the workshops. Program managersinform the their participants of projects on Stone Child College Campus. Participants are encouraged to complete workshopevaluations following the trainings. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Stone Child College Extension will emphasize on the youth 4-H project and The Rocky Boy's Cattlemen Association Cooperative feasible training. Stone Child College Extension Services will continue to offer educational workshops on Parenting, Grandparent Raising Grandchildren, and Youth Leadership Development project. She will recruit participants in all extension services programs. Stakeholder input will focus on the objectives of 4-H, Farmer's Market and youth leadership. The Extension Agent will work with the offices of the Cattlemen's Association for meeting planning efforts.

        Impacts
        What was accomplished under these goals? Seven local native youth formed a youth leadership group focusing on mentorshipactivities for high risk youth. Art and painttherapy, batiking. cooking, music development, school studying time management and Chippewa Ceee beading. The students received trainings on youth development and mentorship training. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren has increased attendanceby 5% in the monthly support and workshop workshops. One comment from a Grandparent stated "I like coming to the meeting workshops because it reminds of what my mother and elders used to say or talk about." Another individual said "My heart was just filled up with good thoughts and information even though I was a little embarassed on not understanding the language it was alright because I was blessed to be with all the elders." Sixty-Five (65) gardeners wererecruitedin the planning, consultating and research-based montguides topromote of fresh vegetables and fruits consumption.. 65 is approximately 10% all homes locatedon the reservation. Parenting Institute enrollment was 78 of which approximately50% were TANF clients. A story was " I enjoyed the Safe Internet use workshops, when my girls grow up and statrt using electronic devices. I will be aware of what to look for Very informative." "I like the presentation of the History of Rocky Boy, it makes me proud of where I came from. I hope the younger generation take advantage of these programs and learn to take care of their children."Low participation in the Farm Bill updates was at 5% of the total native producers operating on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. 20% of cow/calf operators paricipated in the stakeholder input meetings held on Stone Child Collegs campus.

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