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Minnesota Urban 4-H Youth Development

Minnesota Urban 4-H Youth Development is a part of the Center for Youth Development and University of Minnesota Extension. Urban 4-H works on behalf of youth living in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area, including surrounding suburban communities, to measurably improve their learning through educational programs and applied research.

 

Urban Youth Learn

Urban Youth Learn is a partnership between Minnesota Urban 4-H Youth Development and other youth-serving organizations that builds sustainable programs that meet the unique needs of urban youth. Urban Youth Learn is designed to help volunteers and program leaders create, strengthen, and advance youth programs that occur during nonschool hours.

 

Partners in Urban Youth Learn Receive

  • A fall event designed to explore a partnership and create an energetic start to the program
  • Access to University of Minnesota resources such as the Minnesota 4-H Foundation, Minnesota 4-H Youth Development program, and research-based curriculum
  • Access to interns and volunteers to support program development and delivery
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Program leader’s guide that includes tools, strategies, and information about multiple aspects of program development
  • Year-long program support designed to build and maintain program quality
  • Annual evaluation that assesses the program’s impact on youth learning

 

Current Partners:

See Map for current Urban Youth Learn program locations and partnerships.

 

For more information:

Jessica Russo, M.Ed.
Email: pier0239@umn.edu
Phone: 612.624.7625

Jennifer A. Skuza, Ph.D.
Email: skuza@umn.edu
Phone: 612.624.7798

* Urban Youth Learn was selected by peer review through the National
Association of Extension 4-H Agents to be featured in the
Directory of Successful Urban 4-H Program Models.
www.colorado4h.org/urbanprogram/

     
 
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