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Local Programs

Oregon Outreach programming is currently active in about one-third of the state's thirty-six counties. These efforts include a variety of approaches and are supported in a variety of ways.

Demonstration sites have received major funding from CYFAR (Children and Youth at Risk) grants available from CSREES, U.S. Department of Agriculture. These include State-Strengthening funds (see examples describing Hood River 1 and Washington programs) and New Communities funds (Jackson and Marion counties.) Outreach programs in Polk, Wasco, and Yamhill counties receive funding from the Meyer Memorial Trust. All Outreach programs at these sites are bilingual and delivered by bicultural staff working with county Extension faculty. State project staff provide assistance in program planning, evaluation, volunteerism, and computer technology.

The project also provides training and technical assistance to all other county 4-H programs engaged in outreach to Latino youth and families (Benton, Clackamas, Hood River 2, Malheur, Morrow, and Umatilla.) These additional outreach efforts are usually more limited than those of the demonstration sites because financial resources are not as available. They are extremely important, however, not only for the varied examples of outreach they offer, but also because they play a critical role in the statewide expansion of outreach efforts.

Updated June 2005