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Extension Educator Karyn Santl provides mindfulness exercises and discusses the benefits of intentionally incorporating mindfulness into your work with youth.
Quality 4-H Programs and Systems Specialist Karen Beranek shares ideas on empowering youth to actively contribute to their communities—an effort that benefits all involved.
Teaching in Kenya affirmed this truth: when learning is active, relational and joyful, youth and adults alike rise with confidence, connection and heart.
The Power of Us Workforce Survey, part of the Youth Fields Study, offers fresh insights that deepen our understanding of the professionals and volunteers supporting our nation's young people.
Providing opportunities for families to thrive in 4-H is crucial to the program's success. We want not only our youth to feel a sense of belonging, but their entire families as well.
Youth development programs are essential for ALICE families, helping youth thrive and build stronger communities through access to affordable, high-quality support and opportunities.
Strong youth programs thrive on partnerships, but shared values are key; when differences arise, reevaluating the partnership is crucial.
Extension Educator Jacob Halper examines how stories shape our identity and actions, how they evolve, connect and influence our worldviews, even when they are untold.
Extension Educator Jessica Pierson Russo explores the benefits of implementing a global citizenship mindset in youth programs.
Extension Educator Karyn Santl discusses using Hart’s Ladder of Participation to determine the level of youth engagement in 4-H clubs and programs.