The 21st Century and Arenac Countys 4H Youth Program

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The 21st Century and Arenac Countys 4-H Youth
Program

• Growing Together for Today and Tomorrow

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A lifetime of 4-H experience.

• As a youth
• Sewing, Home Economics, Photography, Small
  Animals,
• 4-H Exploration Days, and 4-H/LABO Exchange to
  Okayama, Japan.
• Earned the 4-H Gold Key Award.

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Linda L. Hall Lifetime experience with 4-H.

• As an Adult
• Ceramics Leader,
• Involved with Market Rabbits Citizenship
  project, as a parent
• Member of the Leaders Committee and experience
  in Fund Raising.
• 4-H Club Read VISTA for Ogemaw County, a
  children's literacy program.

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Other Volunteer Experience- Over 14 years
volunteer experience with Boy Scouts of America

• As an adult
• Den Leader, Committee Chair
• A general understanding of Character Counts
  program.
• Round Table Commissioner- Key facilitator at
  monthly mini-trainings for adults from 5 Counties
  in our AuSable District.
• District Trainer-
• Learn, Do, Mentor...

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Linda L. Hall, B.S.W.

• Education
• Kirtland Community College
• Liberal Arts Business Administration,
  Associate's Degrees in 5/98.
• Saginaw Valley State University
• Bachelor's in Social Work in 4/01.
• Experienced in grant writing.

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What are the Most Pressing Challenges

• that Arenac County Youth Face today?

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Lack of Economic Security, high High School
Dropout Rates, Teen Pregnancy, and Unemployment

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Lack of Economic Security

• 1,437 children, or 38.7 your population, live in
  homes where a child support order exists.
• Of these 47.9 of non-custodial parents neglect
  to make payment for that Parental support.
• There is an 11 unemployment in your county.

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Arenac County is

• 76th Of 83 counties, or 21.4, for having the
  highest number of High School dropouts per county
  population.
• Has an average of 20 of births in the county
  from teenage mothers, who do not have a 12th
  grade education.

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What is the solution?

• Communication and Cooperation are the keys
• To Grow Stronger Arenac County YOUth.

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My Vision

• would include creating, implementing, and
  evaluating a cooperative plan, between existing
  parties, to empower the youth of Arenac County to
  become successful adults.

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How do we get there?

• Network-
• Plan-
• Advertise-
• Implement-
• Evaluate-
• Communicate during all phases!

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Communication and Cooperation are the keys

• To Grow Stronger Arenac County YOUth.

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Remember the Power of 4-H is YOUth!

• Linda L. Hall, B.S.W.