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Growing agents of change
Growing agents of change
Highly engaged 4-H members become well-informed citizens who are actively engaged in their communities and the world. Adults leading 4-H programming can encourage higher engagement by taking specific actions to increase youth engagement.
Simple actions to create engagement
Simple actions to create engagement
Create opportunities for youth to engage in your project in multiple ways (for example: community service projects, presentations, etc.)
Create youth leadership opportunities and empower youth to participate in them
Empower youth to engage in additional types of 4-H programming at the state and national level
Create opportunities for young people to reflect on their experiences using multiple reflection strategies
Listen to youth feedback and make changes based on the youth feedback
From the 4-H Volunteer Training & Activity Guide, Oregon State University (website)
Support youth to become more involved with ideas in these articles
Support youth to become more involved with ideas in these articles
Roles for youth leaders (Google Doc)
Activities for youth to share their ideas (Google Doc)
Group decision making strategies (Google Doc)
Ideas for dividing up groups (Google Doc)
Reflection activities (Google Doc)
Further resources to support engagement
Further resources to support engagement
Identifying a service learning project (Google Doc)
Service learning planning guide (Google Doc)
Engaging the next generation of youth - Youth Development Insight blog
Youth engagement assessment tool (Google Doc)
Handouts from the 2024 Amplifying Youth Voice Training (Google folder)
Youth engagement through an equity lens (website)
Contact
Contact
Jeremy Freeman, volunteer systems director, jeremyf@umn.edu, 612-624-6807
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