Implementing a 4-H Aquatic Resources Education Program in New York City Through Collaborations

Authors

Stephen C. Brown, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Gretchen Ferenz, Cornell University of Cooperative Extension- New York CityFollow
Marianne E. Krasny, Cornell UniversityFollow
Carolyn Tse, Cornell University Cooperative Extension- New York CityFollow

Volume

41

Issue

2

Abstract

The New York State 4-H Sportfishing and Aquatic Resources Education Program (SAREP) has enjoyed relatively high participation rates in upstate New York, but until 1998, had experienced little success in New York City. This was due to the Cornell staff's inexperience in working with the Extension program in NYC, which does not use the traditional rural volunteer-led 4-H club model. Rather than create a traditional club system in NYC, it was decided to build collaborations with existing youth-serving organizations. The approach resulted in 17 different youth-serving organizations conducting SAREP programming reaching approximately 40,000 youth annually.

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Brown, S. C., Ferenz, G., Krasny, M. E., & Tse, C. (2003). Implementing a 4-H Aquatic Resources Education Program in New York City Through Collaborations. The Journal of Extension, 41(2), Article 17. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol41/iss2/17