WANTED: 4-H Expansion and Review Committee Members

Purpose: To expand the opportunities to all youth and volunteers in the Extension Unit. One-third of committee should be youth and committee should be representative of the county population.

Success Criteria: 4-H programs will be available to and reach all segments of the Unit's youth population.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Extension to create action plans to reach new volunteers and members.

• Develop a marketing plan to secure volunteer leadership and attract youth in targeted areas.

• Assist in actively carrying out action plan to recruit new volunteers and Members.

• Help the Extension Unit identify underserved areas of population.

• Review 4-H enrollment trends.

• Compare participant data with census and school enrollments.

• Assess programs offered and their appeal to underserved segments of youth population.

• Assist Extension in developing long-term 4-H expansion goals.

• Identify and target geographic areas or segments of the youth population that are under represented (age, gender, racial/ethnic groups, economic groups).

• Recommend communities to target for expansion efforts.

• Suggest programs that will attract under represented youth.

• Propose priority needs to be addressed.

• Design processes to organize and support new groups.

• Define roles for volunteers in recruiting of members and leaders, organizing new groups and supporting new leaders and clubs.

• Review progress and revise priorities.

• Map out Williamson County program area locations.

Time Required: Williamson County meets regularly two times a year - once within the December- February months and once again in the July – August months. Committee meetings could be up to four times per 4-H year if additional time for activities taken by the committee members is necessary.

Target Dates: Peak time for data gatherings, reviews and priority settings are December and after August 15 when county end of year report is complete. Peak times for recruitment and new group formation are September to November and January to March.

Resources Available: 4-H Expansion and Review Committee Guide, 4-H Enrollment Reports, Census Data, Market Analysis for 4-H Youth Programs, Website Usage

Training Opportunities: 4-H Expansion and Review Committee Training

Report To: Staff Mrs. Etha Anderson, 4-H Youth Development, who provides copies

of meeting minutes to committee members, Williamson County U of I Extension Council, Regional Director, Civil Rights File, Community 4‑H Clubs and 4-H Cloverbud Groups, and 4-H Project Clubs.

Question Contact: Mrs. Etha Anderson, U of I Extension, Williamson County Office, 1306 N. Atchison Avenue, Suite A, Marion, IL 62959-5426 Phone: 618-993-3304

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