Getting Started in Iowa

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• Getting Started in Iowa

4-H Afterschool Rollout Conference Newton,
Iowa October 22 23, 2003
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Iowa In-Service Objectives

• To increase your knowledge of the need for and
  benefits of afterschool programs
• To increase your knowledge of the role
  Cooperative Extension can play in the afterschool
  market
• To increase your knowledge of the objectives of
  the National 4-H Afterschool Initiative
• To increase your knowledge of the resources
  available from 4-H Afterschool to support the
  work of states and counties conducting
  afterschool programming.

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Special Thanks to our Funders

• J.C. Penney Foundation
• John Deere Foundation
• Iowa State 4-H and Youth Program

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• Its a new ballgame!

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• Play Ball!

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• Everyone Wins!

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After-School Programs Whats the Buzz?

• Have exploded into the nations consciousness.
• The hours between 300 and 600 p.m. are the
  prime time for crime or youth enrichment and
  achievement.
• Interest is unprecedented.
• There is an explosion of programs.
• Such programs are the cornerstone of the goal
  to reduce crime.

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Rationale Why After-School Programs?

• Changing family situations
• Time of risk or opportunity
• Research support for benefits of participation

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• Key Findings
• 2002 Afterschool Alliance Poll
• Respondents 800 Adults, 18 years or older, who
  are registered voters
• Location Nationwide
• Date of Poll August 13-21, 2002
• Polling Firm Lake Snell Perry Associates and
  the Tarrance Group
• Source Afterschool Alliance Web Page
• http//www.afterschoolalliance.org

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• 90 believe there is a need for after-school
  programs.
• 93 agree that after-school programs are needed,
  even in states with budget deficits.
• 77 feel after-school programs are an absolute
  necessity for their community.

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• 90 of parents who are not at home in afternoon
  when their children get home believe after-school
  programs are a necessity.
• 70 say after-school programs are important to
  them personally.

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• 95 of parents with children in after-school
  programs say their children are safer and less
  likely to be involved with juvenile crime than
  children not in programs.
• 92 of these parents indicated that their
  children do better in reading, writing, and math
  as a result of their participation in
  after-school programs.

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• Some significant negative consequences
• Youth are at greater risk of being victims of
  violent crime.
• Juvenile crime triples at 3 p.m.
• Greater risk of substance abuse and sexual
  activity
• Anti-social behavior
• School dropout

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• Low academic performance and poor grades
• Over exposure to television
• Truancy
• Accidents

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• Some significant benefits include
• Improved academic performance
• Reduction in youth crime and risky behavior
• Reduction in sexual activity
• Reduction in drug use
• Increased school success and high school
  graduation
• Improved social skills
• Improved school attendance

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• Reduction in school dropout
• Increased homework completion and quality
• Improved self-confidence
• Improved interpersonal skills
• Increased life skills

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Required Elements of Quality Child Care,
School-Age Care, and Out-of-School Programs for
Older Youth and Teens
Experiences to PromotePhysical, Cognitive,
Social, EmotionalDevelopment of Children/Youth
andStrengthen Family Relationships
Educational Experiences to Promote Learning
Development
Education
Quality Child Care, School-Age Care, and
Out-of-School Programs for Older Youth and Teens
Care

• Caregiving Experiences
• that
• - Nurture
• Guide
• Protect
• Meet Basic Needs

Source Cooperative Extension System Extension
Cares for Americas Children and Youth
Initiative March, 2001
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Rationale Extension Involvement in After-School
Programs

• Reach audiences not otherwise reached
• Opportunity to take a leadership role in
  addressing community needs

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Extensions Niche

• Remains close to local needs.
• Creates customized programs.
• Connects with land-grant university research
  base.
• Employs high quality faculty and staff with
  expertise in youth development and a connection
  to a national network.

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Objectives

• Increase the quality and availability of
  after-school programs
• Increase numbers of 4-H members and volunteers
• Increase usage of 4-H curricula among youth in
  after-school programs
• Increase skills and knowledge of after-school
  staff
• Increase awareness of 4-H program
• Increase the skills and knowledge of Extension
  professionals in after-school programming

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• For more information
• http//www.4hafterschool.org
• http//www.reeusda.gov/extensioncares/
• (click evaluation button)
• http//www.cyfernet.org/
• http//www.nncc.org/
• http//www.jcpenney.net/company/
• afterschool/index.htm
• (click national partners)
• http//www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/

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• National 4-H Afterschool Initiative Objectives
• Increase the quality and availability of
  after-school programs
• Increase numbers of 4-H members and volunteers
• Increase usage of 4-H curricula among youth in
  after-school programs
• Increase skills and knowledge of after-school
  staff
• Increase awareness of 4-H programs
• Increase the skills and knowledge of Extension
  professionals in after-school programming

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