The
overall goal of 4-H military programs is to
provide positive youth development experiences
for youth in military families.
There
are two major thrusts of the Ohio 4-H Military
Program (1) Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
and (2) Operation: Military Kids.
Operation:
Military Kids
Operation: Military Kids is a
national initiative involving 34 states with high levels of National
Guard and Reserve deployment. Program are being designed for these "suddenly
military"
youth to help them find positive ways to cope with the stress
of their parents' deployment.
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4-H
Program at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
The
4-H program at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
began in 2002 and continues to grow. The goal
is to provide predictable, consistent youth
programs so military youth can become involved
in 4-H and can continue their 4-H work wherever
they move.
Background
The National 4-H Headquarters at Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service (CSREES) http://www.
national4-hheadquarters.gov at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
has several partnerships in place to extend the exciting world
of 4-H to U.S. military youth around the world. The goal is for
military youth to become involved in 4-H and to be able to continue
their 4-H work wherever they move when their parents are transferred
or deployed.
State 4-H Military Liaisons http://www.usda-army-ydp.org/contact_liaisons.html have
been named in each state to support the work that CSREES/4-H is
doing with the U.S. Army Child & Youth Services and the U.S.
Air Force Family Member Programs, as well as to reach out to the
Army and Air National Guards and Reserve Units.
Ohio is the home of one military installation - Wright Patterson
Air Force Base (WPAFB). Located east of Dayton , OH , the base
is situated in two counties (Greene and Montgomery).
WPAFB has the third largest services program in the Air Force.
Ohio 4-H Youth Development received a 4-H Military Grant to support
this program expansion effort in 2003-2004.
| County Contacts: |
Beth Bridgeman
Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
Greene County
100 Fairground Road
Xenia, OH 45385-9543
Phone: (937) 372-9971
Fax: (937) 372-4070 bridgeman.7@osu.edu
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Betty Wingerter
Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
Montgomery County
1001 S. Main St.
Dayton, OH 45409-2799
Phone: (937) 224-9654
Fax: (937) 224-5110 wingerter.1@osu.edu |
Click
here for a PowerPoint presentation about the 4-H partnership
at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
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