4-H Timeline of Events
Tenth Decade 1993-2002
In 1993, the National Cooperative Curriculum System (N4-HCCS) was established. More than 400 4-H staff participated in developing a set of national 4-H criteria for youth development curricula.
In 1994, 4-H joined the Character Counts! Coalition including participation on the Advisory Council. 4-H worked with Josephson Institute to develop a training program for teens to work with younger members on the Six Pillars of Character called, "Exercising Character".
In 1994, Youth at Risk evolved into Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) and formed electronic networks to support the program.
In 1994-95, the International 4-H Volunteer Leaders Forum on Youth Development was sponsored by LABO in celebration of 25 years of the exchange. The Forum was conducted in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA and Tokyo, Japan.
In 1995, USDA entered into an agreement with US Army to create the School-Age and Teen Project which brought 4-H youth development professional and 4-H curricula to Army Youth Programs.
In 1995, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funded the Los Angeles After School 4-H program for $3.5 million.
In 1995, development of the National 4-H Recognition Model provided a creative and balanced use of recognition, which focused on effort.
In 1996, National 4-H Youth Technology Leadership Team (N4-HYTLT) was established.
Begun in 1997, the National 4-H Public Service Advertising Campaign, "Are You Into It?" was developed with the Advertising Council.
September 2-6, 1998, the 50th Anniversary of the IFYE program was celebrated at the 7th World IFYE Conference in Crystal City, Virginia, USA. The conference was entitled "Peace Through Understanding".
In 1998,Teens Teaching Internet Skills, a cooperative effort between CSREES and the Health Care Financing Agency (HHS), prepared teens to teach seniors how to use the Internet to access information on Medicare and Medicaid.
Beginning in 1998 and annually thereafter, 4-H began collecting and publishing outstanding impact reports from counties and states called, "4-H Programs of Excellence."
In 1998, National 4-H Centennial Committee began. It is chaired by Dr. James Rutledge, Oregon.
In 1998, the National 4-H Youth Directions Council (N4-HYDC) was established. N4-HYDC is a youth-led group dedicated to giving youth an equal and greater voice in decision-making and program implementation at local, state, regional, and national levels of 4-H.
In 1999, USDA and U.S. Air Force developed a youth collaboration project, building youth programs on nine Air Force bases.
In 1999, 4-H Youth Development received a grant from US AID for a project focused on women and youth in South Africa as part of the Vice President's bi-national Commission.
During 1999-2000, National 4-H Partnership Leadership was addressed in a series of surveys and meetings of the 4-H Leadership Council, National 4-H Council, CSREES 4-H, and all the state 4-H Leaders. As a result of this research, a new entity called the "National 4-H Leadership Trust" began and is providing a new model for how 4-H operates at the national level.
In 1999-2001, the National 4-H Strategic Plan, "Power of Youth in a Changing World", was developed under the leadership of the National 4-H Strategic Directions Team, with the involvement of hundreds of youth, volunteers, and staff.
In 2000, the first National 4-H Technology Conference was held at the University of Maryland.In 2001, the USDA Centennial Task Force began work on a national 4-H centennial celebration including a promotional video, White House Proclamation, National Awards, and other activities.
In January 2001, the work for the National Conversation on Youth Development in the 21st Century began.
In 2001, the Power of YOUth Pledge campaign began. Jo Turner, State 4-H Program Director in Missouri, and others created the campaign idea.
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