Marion Demonstration Site
Key Program Outcomes
A summary of key program outcomes for the
Marion County Demonstration Site appears below. The outcomes relate to
the central goal
of the Oregon Outreach project and the specific educational
goals and objectives developed to address local needs and capitalize
on local assets. Reported outcomes reflect activities from October 1999
to September 2002.
Key Outcomes for Youth
- About 25-30 youth annually have learned and applied gardening skills
as demonstrated by their success in planting and growing vegetables.
- About 25-30 youth annually have participated in a leadership project
designed to teach thinking skills, teamwork, conflict resolution, accountability,
consensus building and collaboration techniques along with sales and
marketing skills. Youth demonstrated their leadership skills through
various activities-four youth became leaders and mentors for the youth
drop-in center at the Nuevo Amanecer Farmworker Housing Complex, ten
youth participated in fundraising activities for their club, and other
youth planted tulips as a community service project.
- A core group of younger youth (about 25) participated in the 2001
and 2002 Jr. Master Gardener Camps, where they have learned more gardening
techniques and interacted socially with children from the majority 4-H
community.
- A core group of older children (about 10) participated in 4-H Wild
West Camp in 2001 and 2002, which enabled them to exercise their leadership
and teambuilding skills in an integrated 4-H setting.
- 4-H youth at Nuevo Amanecer have not been involved in any conflict
or graffiti problems within the housing complex.
- The project has shown increasing integration with the base 4-H program.
A traditional 4-H volunteer from the majority community is the leader
of the expressive arts club for project youth, two Latino project
volunteers presented a workshop on Latino arts and culture at the
Oregon 4-H Summer Conference on the Oregon State University campus,
and project youth participated in other 4-H activities and asked that
other 4-H project area clubs be formed.
- About 40 youth expanded their leisure reading activities as demonstrated
by their participation in the 4-H reading club.
Key Outcomes for Families and the Community
- Families reported increased interaction between parents and children
during the gardening season.
- Housing bordering the community garden has reflected more patio plantings,
and the incidence of tagging in the area of the garden has decreased.
- Three Latino adults were recruited into the program as 4-H leaders.
- About 35 families regularly participated in the reading club offered
throughout the school year in 2001 and 2002.
- The number of families looking to 4-H as a resource for their youth
continues to increase, as evidenced by more requests for expanded programs.
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