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Yamhill County Demonstration Site

Program Description

Staff Contact: Mike Knutz

Yamhill County is rich in natural diversity. The floor of the Willamette Valley, with its winding rivers, clear streams, and fertile fields, supports a multitude of enterprises. Nursery and greenhouse plants, grass seed, orchard fruits and nuts, wine grapes, vegetables, dairy cattle, Christmas trees, and woodlots thrive in the valleys and foothills. The Coast Range mountains shelter water supplies, vast forests, and recreational sites. This primarily rural area has also attracted non-seasonal industries including a steel rolling mill, electronic and dental equipment manufacturing, and a newsprint mill. About 9.5% of the county's 57,000 residents are of Latino origin.

For several years, Yamhill County 4-H and local schools have collaborated to offer the Mother-Daughter Choices Program. This program targets Latino girls in grades 5-8 and their mothers, who participate in the program alongside their daughters. The purpose of the program is to raise expectations for the girls' futures. Activities are held monthly throughout the school year and focus on goal setting, communication, problem solving, self-esteem building, career possibilities, and workforce preparation. In other outreach activities, some youth have participated in the 4-H Soccer League and attended Latino 4-H camp.

More details can be found in the sections relating to local vision and mission statements, program goals and objectives, and key program outcomes.

Updated March 2006