University of California 4-H Youth Development Program
University of California 4-H Youth Development Program
University of California 4-H Youth Development Program
University of California
University of California 4-H Youth Development Program

Latino Initiative Resources

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Pilot Program
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

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Marketing

Marketing Files on Google Drive!

Implementation

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). 

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

Dissemination

Handbooks/Toolkits

Research Papers

Fact Sheets

UC Delivers

  

Contacts

Photo of John A Borba John A Borba
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor - Emeritus (Retired)
Specialty: Youth STEM programming for after-school programs, camping and outdoor education, youth leadership.
County: Kern County
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 IV
Specialty: Ethnic and Racial Identity Development. 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 Regional Program Coordinator (Region 4)
County: Sonoma County
Phone: 707-565-3027
Email: damariscal@ucanr.edu

 

Photo of Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty
Title: Director for County Cooperative Extension
Specialty: Positive Youth Development, Youth Science Literacy, Leadership
Unit: Associate Vice President - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Phone: 530-750-1333
Email: lschmittmcquitty@ucanr.edu

 

Photo of Liliana Vega Liliana Vega
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Positive Youth Development
County: San Diego County
Phone: 805-242-2454
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

 
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