Educational Programs - 4-H MYCA (4-H Maine Youth Community Action)
4-H Maine Youth Community Action is Maine’s program based on a grant program called Engaging Youth, Serving Community program of National 4-H Council.
A Youth and Adult Core Team of 4-6 members recruit an Intensive Team of 15 – 20 members, and hold a community forum to identify an issue so a Participant Team of 35-50 members implement an action plan.to take issues to action.
Over the course of 3-5 years these teams make a lasting change in rural communities. Young people gain skills immediately due to their own interest engaging them with community. Communities get energized and resolve long standing issues inclusive of a broad spectrum of members.
At the October 2011 4-HMYCA Leadership Weekend, youth learned mapping skills, interpersonal communication skills, and leadership skills.
At the October 2010 4-HMYCA Leadership Weekend, Katie, Dani, and Alex (the 4-HMYCA Core Team) are co-facilitators for workshops training the five 4-HMYCA sites. Please visit our five sites to see what each has been doing.
Resources
2011 University Core Team member, Dani, speaks with youth during 4-H @ UMaine weekend conference on campus about the 5 EYSC site program.
2011 4-H @ UMaine participants get a glimpse of what the 5 EYSC sites have accomplished and inspiration for doing it too.
2011 4-H @ UMaine statewide youth conference track for EYSC youth (open to others) to learn.
2011 Maine 4-H Days statewide youth and family conference – Cast and crew created a video depicting a whimsical trip through an OZ-like plot where the maine character was caught in the land of 4-H during day-long training on the EYSC model and video skill development extending the reach of EYSC, thanks to an Adobe Youth Voices Grant.
Dani facilitates a group at 4-HMYCA Leadership Weekend to promote diversity and building teamwork.
Katie checks gear before racing from treetop to treetop on a zipline challenge course.
Alex facilitates group action planning and the role personalities play in communication skills.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 2008-45201-04715, Amendment 2. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.