Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for activities is State 4-H Military Liaisons and all other Extension professionals who engage with military-connected families. Our programs also include direct service, supervisory, and training professionals from the military child youth services and child youth programs staffs globally. Changes/Problems:With a full-time project director in place, we anticipate moving ahead rapidly with planning and implementation of multiple project activities. This should help to increase our efficiency and allow for completion of several project components that are underway and in need of attention to complete and disseminate. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Professional Development and Training Activities included: 1) 4-H Military Partnership Leadership Academy (4 meetings) 2) Third Thursday Together training series, every third Thursday of every month 3) Recorded materials posted on website for continued access following live Third Thursday sessions 4) Presentations, posters, and exhibits at NECV, NAE4-HYDP, National 4-H Volunteer Conference, Military Child Education Coalition Conference, Kentucky 4-H Volunteer Forum, North Carolina 4-H Volunteer Leaders' Conference How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Target audiences are informed via a monthly CYFAR-4-HPDTA newsletter in addition to updates provided during bi-monthly 4-H Military Partnership Outreach and Support Program meetings. Exhibits and educational booths are hosted at Extension conferences where workshops are also included as often as possible. Websites and social media are also utilized. The CYFAR-4-HPDTA project hosts a FaceBook group with 215 followersand147 active members. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The CYFAR-4-HPDTA team continues efforts to provide virtual and in-person training events and activities in support of those who work with military-connected audiences. Additional regional training events are in the planning stages and identifying opportunities for those who are completing the 4-H MPLA program are interested in serving in leadership roles so efforts are underway to provide options for those individuals to step in where appropriate to further our reach. Additionally, recruitment will begin in August for Cohort #2 of the 4-H MLPA and a continuation plan for advanced leadership training for Cohort #1 is being developed. Our full-time project manager is working to increase our web resources and to increase our reach with web and social media activity.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
1) Training events and activities via virtual classrooms included monthly seminars/sessions with more than 300 individuals participating, and the creation of recorded content posted on the website available for continuous access. 2) Sustained efforts of the 4-H Military Partnership Working Group, a chartered working group of the National 4-H Program Leaders Working Group, ensured regional input in planning activities for national events, assistance in topic selection for monthly seminars, and guidance relevant to meeting the needs of local Extension faculty working with military-connected audiences. 3) Cohort #1 of the 4-H Military Partnership Leadership Academy was selected and participated in sessions that included Personify Leadership training, Real Colors certification training, reading more than a dozen leadership publications, presentations from leadership experts, site visits to military installations, and other experiential activities to foster and enhance leadership abilities. These 16 individuals will assist in program evaluation and will help inform the selection and implementation of the curriculum for future cohorts for the 4-H MPLA. Individuals are completing projects to build capacity and increase support for working with military-connected audiences and will be sharing these new resources in the coming year to help others in the network with their programming efforts. 4) Provision of curriculum and resources, both print and online, to support efforts reaching military-connected youth. This includes 4-H specific curricula, NCSU Science House curriculum, Skillastics science of movement resources, and GooseChase, an online scavenger hunt software subscription among others.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for activities is State 4-H Military Liaisons and all other Extension professionals who engage with military-connected families. Our programs also include direct service, supervisory, and training professionals from the military child youth services and child youth programs staff. Changes/Problems:The project is moving ahead with our most exciting change being the opportunity to allocate a full time position to efforts for programming and curriculum review and development. This gives us an opportunity to move ahead more efficiently with a focused effort toward achieving project goals. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Professional Development and Training Activities 1) National 4-H Military Partners Conference, September 2022, Virtual 2) Comeback Together Tour, January 2023, Texas 3) Third Thursday Together training series, 3rd Thursday of each month in 2022, Virtual 4) Presentations and Exhibits at conferences including JCEP, NECV, NAE4-HYDP, and the National 4-H Volunteer Conference How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Target audiences are informed via a monthly CYFAR-PDTA newsletter in addition to providing updates at bi-monthly 4-H Military Partnership Outreach and Support Programs meetings. Exhibits and educational booths are hosted at Extension conferences where workshops are also included as opportunities present themselves. Web sites and social media are also utilized. The CYFAR-PDTA project does host a FaceBook group with 143 followers and 125 active members with 96 posts since September 2022. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The CYFAR-PDTA team continues efforts to increase virtual training events and activities in addition to seeking out opportunities for presentations and training at existing events and venues. We anticipate continuing to offer regional trainings and will also be increasing outreach with a more focused leadership training event in the coming year. We have begun to recruit new team members for the 4-H Military Partnership Working Group to ensure rotation of members and diversity of membership. Planning is underway for another national 4-H Miltiary Partners' Conference and for additional virtual training endeavors.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Progress toward goals includes the following accomplishments: 1) Training via virtual classrooms reaching more than 550 Extension and military professionals globally 2) Maintaining the 4-H Military Partnership Working Group charter with the 4-H Program Leaders Working Group (PLWG), including an opportunity to report to the PLWG and conduct an information session during one of their meetings. 3) Monthly virtual training series that reached 47 synchronous participants in 21 different states and 1 territory with online recordings posted that have reached an additional 102 individuals. Dissemination of information and materials to individuals representing Department of the Air Force, Navy, Army, and Army National Guard in addition to Extension professionals 4) 4-H Military Partners Conference was a 2-day event that featured 9 workshop sessions including 2 keynote presentations, 2 panel presentations and 5 workshops. Participation included 430 registered individuals representing 48 states, 2 territories, and 4 countries. 5) Completion of the "Lead with Voice" project inviting military teens to engage in conversations to assist sites with re-opening teen centers on bases and installations. Final reporting expected by end of the calendar year. This resource will provide a guide for hosting a local town hall discussion in addition to sharing findings from the conversations held with a small group of teens and teen program directors. 6) Provision of resources and materials for project participants, including copies of curricula (Work Ready, Literacy, etc) and access to resources like Goose Chase scavenger hunt game development helps to create richer learning experiences for program participants. 7) Pre-Conference training meeting and update program presented by project team at NAE4-HYDP conference. Attendees gained insights into how the project is focused on helping build capacity for working with military-connected audiences and also participated in planning for the coming year's programs. Additional work at this conference focused on curriculum training to provide delivery-ready materials.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Edwards, HC (2023). "Partnering for Success: Recruiting Volunteers in Military-Connected Families
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