Latino Initiative Resources

UC 4-H is committed to providing high-quality, youth development programming to youth throughout California, reaching all populations of youth throughout the state.

In 2015, UC ANR understood and accepted the challenge of examining how the 4-H Youth Development Program can better serve diverse audiences by investing $2,000,000 over a period of three years to pilot an intentionally focused effort to develop culturally relevant and responsive programs to welcome Latino youth, families, and volunteers to 4-H. Seven counties (Kern, Merced, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Sonoma) were selected representing rural, suburban, and urban communities and because of successful efforts reaching Latino youth or due to being identified by the 2013 USDA review site as having high need to reach Latino youth with 4-H.

The vision of the UC ANR 4-H Latino Initiative is to: Develop, deliver, and assess cultural responsive program models to attract and retain Latino youth, families, and volunteers into 4-H.

Developing inclusive programming that engages new Latino youth and families can be easier with a bicultural and bilingual staff member promoting the program. However, being bilingual and bicultural does not guarantee success. We hope, these resources can help all county-based 4-H programs begin to build successful programs with new populations.

Final Report 2019 - UC ANR 4-H Latino Initiative

Annual Report 2018 - UC ANR 4-H Latino Initiative

Annual Report 2017 - UC ANR 4-H Latino Initiative

UC ANR 4-H Latino Initiative Impact Sheet 2018

POSTER: 2016-2019 UC ANR 4-H Latino Initiative

Assessing Needs

Marketing

Marketing Files on Google Drive!

General brochure (PDF, Spanish)
Poster: Healthy Living
Poster: PYD/Spark
posters: STEM
18 x 24 set (Zip, 69.6MB)
11 x 17 set (Zip, 60.5MB)
8.5 x 11 set (Zip, 32.9MB)
Postcard set (Zip, 12.3MB)
Other marketing materials at:
- Branding Toolkit
- Marketing Materials

Implementation

Toolkits for Engaging Latino Youth in 4-H programs
Family Handbook (English) (Spanish)
County Information Sheet (English) (Spanish)
Project Leader Checklist (English) (Spanish)
10 Tips to Recruit Latino Volunteers
4-H Cal In Motion Afterschool Clubs (under peer review)
S.N.A.C. Clubs (under peer review)
4-H Cal In Motion Day Camps (under peer review)

Evaluation

The seven pilot counties are asked to administer surveys to 100 youth, both PRE and POST, in 3 programs during the second year of the Initiative (2017-2018).

Survey Instructions
For Youth
- Parent Informational Letter-FINALdocx -only for group enrolled 4-H members
- Parent Informational Letter-FINAL-Spanish -only for group enrolled 4-H members
- Youth Age 5-8 Survey-English (Staff enter completed surveys in Qualtrics)
- Youth Age 5-8 Survey-Spanish
- Youth Age 9-18 Survey-English (Staff enter completed surveys in Qualtrics)
- Youth Age 9-18 Survey-Spanish
- Program Description Coverpage -Staff complete and return with surveys
For Volunteer and Teen Educators: Adult Survey (Staff enter completed surveys in Qualtrics)
For 4-H Staff Program Representatives: Monthly PR Effort Survey

Visit this page for more information about evaluation across all 4-H programming: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Evaluation/

Dissemination

Handbooks/Toolkits

(under review) Welcoming Diverse Youth into 4-H: A Handbook for 4-H Professionals
Toolkits for Engaging Latino Youth in 4-H programs

Research Papers

University of California 4-H Latino Initiative: Experiences of Bicultural and Bilingual Staff
Youth in 4-H Latino Initiative programs achieve similar outcomes to youth in 4-H community clubs
(in preperation) Latino Volunteerism in 4-H Youth Development: What We Know, What We Learned, and Where We Should Go

Fact Sheets

UC Delivers

Contacts

Photo of John Borba John Borba
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Youth STEM programming for after-school programs, camping and outdoor education, youth leadership.
County: Kern County
Phone: 661-868-6216
Email: jaborba@ucanr.edu

Photo of Claudia P. Diaz Carrasco Claudia P. Diaz Carrasco
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
County: Riverside County
Phone: 951-683-6491 Ext. 222
Email: cpdiaz@ucanr.edu

Photo of Russell D. Hill Russell D. Hill
Title: Associate 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Science Literacy, after-school programming, outdoor/environmental education, program development, and organizational change.
County: Merced County
Phone: (209) 385-7418
Email: rdhill@ucanr.edu

Photo of Mr Diego A. Mariscal Mr Diego A. Mariscal
Title: 4-H Program Coordinator
County: Sonoma County
Phone: 707-565-3027
Email: damariscal@ucanr.edu

Photo of Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty
Title: Statewide 4-H Director
Specialty: Positive Youth Development, Youth Science Literacy, Leadership
Unit: Youth, Families, and Communities Statewide Program
Phone: 530-750-1334
Email: lschmittmcquitty@ucanr.edu

Photo of Liliana Vega Liliana Vega
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
County: San Luis Obispo County
Phone: 805-781-4188
Email: live@ucanr.edu

Photo of Steven M. Worker PhD Steven M. Worker PhD
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Educational research; design and research of out-of-school (informal) learning environments; positive youth development; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
County: Marin County
Phone: 415-761-1020
Email: smworker@ucanr.edu