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Resources are available to support community educational programs for at-risk children, youth, and families and are based on locally identified needs, and soundly grounded in research. The resources also help local projects to integrate programming into ongoing Extension programs for children, youth, and families—ensuring that at-risk, low-income children, youth, and families continue to be part of Extension and 4-H programs and have access to resources and educational opportunities.

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Engaging Communities: It’s all about relationships!

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Video

Engaging Communities: It’s all about relationships! examines how the CYFAR Core Competencies "Engaging with the Community" skills influence and inform our work with CYFAR audiences and vulnerable populations. Join us as we discuss the ways in which engaging in Peter Block’s 5 essential conversations with communities enhances belonging, ownership, and commitment.

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Susan Scherffius Jakes, PhD, & Autumn Guin, MS

Personal Readiness: It’s an Inside Job!

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Video

Personal Readiness: It’s an Inside Job! examines how the CYFAR Core Competencies Personal Readiness skills influence and inform our work with CYFAR audiences. The presenters will draw on their extensive experiences delivering CYFAR programs to highlight how improving these skills can help us become more effective educators and community-based program leaders.

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June P. Mead, PhD, Karen DeBord, PhD, & Wally Goddard, PhD

Supporting Youth Who Identify as Members of LGBTQ+ Communities

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Video

This presentation will provide frontline staff and PI’s with the language & knowledge necessary to ensure positive & supportive environments that provide physical, mental, & emotional safety for youths who identify as members of LGBTQ+ communities. Session Objectives: 1. Discuss historical roots & positive & negative uses of language as it relates to LGBTQ+ communities. 2. Review current findings from research with individuals in LGBTQ+ communities. 3. Present the differences between sex, gender identity, gender expression, & sexual orientation. 4.

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Authors

Michelle Krehbiel, PhD, Mark Mains, PhD, Kimberly Allen, PhD, & Katherine Soule, PhD

La Cultura Cura: Working Within the Cultural Space of Latino Youth

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Video

Working with Latino youth is a growing opportunity across our nation. Latino populations can come from 33 different nations bringing to their communities a multitude of languages, traditions, and perspectives. But what does this mean for our youth development practice? Ms. Marcia Rincon-Gallardo and Albino Garcia will share the work that they do with Latino youth, highlighting the reclamation of authentic identity through spiritual healing, cultural, and gender approaches that engage and contribute to positive outcomes for youth.

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Authors

Marcia Rincon-Gallardo and Albino Garcia

Successful Strategies in Engaging Vulnerable Youth and Families: Field Lessons

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Video

Dr. Deanna Wilkinson and Mr. Robert Franklin II shared their practitioner experiences of success and challenge working with diverse and underserved populations. Capitalizing on nearly four decades of academic research and practical implementation, both Dr. Wilkinson and Mr. Franklin delivered specific examples of their work, in different communities, developing and expanding resources dedicated to the advancement of peoples for whom access is a challenge.

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Dr. Deanna Wilkinson and Mr. Robert Franklin II

Sustainability More Than a Bake Sale

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Video

This webinar focuses on a logic model for sustainability adapted from work by Mary Ann Scheirer and James W. Dearing (2011). This model highlights the influences that inputs, general factors, the economic environment, and outcomes have on sustainability. In addition to fundraising, the webinar touches on communication strategies, partnerships, and monitoring practices that are at the heart of sustainability planning.

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Authors

Jane Todey, EdS

Nutrition Education and Promotion: The Role of CYFAR in Helping Families Make Healthier Eating and Lifestyle Choices

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Video

This webinar explores the relationship between poverty and obesity. The presenter discusses strategies to promote healthy habits in CYFAR youth and families as well as explores the resources available to CYFAR programs that can assist youth and families achieve a healthy lifestyle

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Authors

Laura Palmer, MS, RD, CYFAR Coach and Extension Specialist from Purdue University

2015 CYFAR Annual Report

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Research Report

The 2015 CYFAR Annual Report provides an overview of the accomplishments of the Children, Youth, and Families At Risk community-based programs. The CYFAR projects bring to communities’ at-risk audiences land-grant resources to meet basic needs, build skills and competencies, and create sustainable opportunities.

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Authors

USDA–NIFA

2014 CYFAR Annual Report

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Research Report

The 2014 CYFAR Annual Report provides an overview of the accomplishments of the Children, Youth, and Families At Risk community-based programs. The CYFAR projects bring to communities’ at-risk audiences land-grant resources to meet basic needs, build skills and competencies, and create sustainable opportunities.

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Authors

USDA–NIFA

Childhood Obesity - What is it all about?

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Video


A webinar that attempts to answer questions about childhood obesity, including how it is measured and whether or not it can be prevented.

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Dr. Janet Kurzynske, Extension Specialist and Professor in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of Kentucky

Navigating the Path for a Successful CYFAR Site Visit

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Video

To make each CYFAR Site Visit count, grantees need to understand how to prepare and plan for each visit from their CYFAR Coach. This webinar will have taught you how to understand the purpose of the Site Visit, who should participate, and what the outcomes for each visit should include.

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Authors

Laura Palmer, Maria De Guzman

LGBT Youth

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Video


The LGBT Youth webinar focuses on how to work with staff to create inclusive spaces and ensure inclusive attitudes and practices. In addition, the webinar discusses how to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity attitudes in evaluation and measurements.

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Authors

Jenifer K. McGuire, PhD, MPH

Group Mentoring

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Video

Group Mentoring webinar focuses on how group mentoring helps make sure all young people experience positive youth development.

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Dr. Kenneth Jones

CYFAR Evaluation

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Video


In this 50-minute webinar, Burgess Smith discusses essential details of CYFAR program evaluations. Topics include

  • Using Survey Builder
  • Understanding Common Measures
  • Managing your CYFAR data online
  • End-of-Year Reports
  • Annual Reports
  • REEport
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Authors

Burgess Smith

Qualitative Methods

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Video

The goal of qualitative methods is to make meaning out of experiences and make use of that information. The types of qualitative methods should be decided by looking at unit of analysis, is it the individual: collective discourse, or a concept? Methods like an interview, focus group, or ethnography can make meaning from different levels of perspective.

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Authors

Mary Marczak, PhD

Understand

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How To Guide

To Understand children, their development, needs, and uniqueness is vital for parents. Each child is different not only in abilities but also in the extraordinary way that he or she sees the world. Understanding children can result in less conflict in relationships with them. Understanding is also an important part of helping children become secure and healthy people. Children are not likely to become caring, loving people if they have not experienced understanding from people who are close to them.

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DeBord, K., Bower, D., Goddard, W. H., Kirby, J., Kobbe, A. M., Myers-Walls, J. A., Mulroy, M., & Ozretich, R. A.

Research Spotlight: Appreciative Inquiry

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Abstract

When leading an organization or community group in a change process, there are a number of approaches. For example, SWOT analysis identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Needs assessments identify existing problems so that they can be addressed.

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Authors

Ann Nordby

Hot Topic: Family Support in Times of Tragedy

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How To Guide

How should we respond in times of tragedy? It is often difficult to know what to do or see. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS, see below for contact information) recommendations are listed below followed by several resources on CYFERnet that may be of assistance to those of you working with the children, families, survivors, and communities impacted by tragedy.

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Toxic Stress and Trauma

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Research Brief

A PDF providing information on Adverse Childhood Experiences and the outcome and responses to this trauma. 

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Marketing Outreach and Recruitment Strategies

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Tip Sheet

This tip sheet provides strategies on how to effectively recruit program participants. It gives specific strategies for visual promotion, media venues, online marketing, and community outreach.

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