2005-06 Report |
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YOUTH IN EXTENSION YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
A total of 55,795 (unduplicated) youth participated in the Washington State Extension Youth Development Program for the 2005-2006 4-H year, a decrease of 12,057 from the previous year. Girls represented 57% (31,857) of the youth participants; 43% (23,938) were boys. A total of 59,796 youth (including duplicates) participated in one or more Extension Youth Development program.
In addition to youth programs traditionally led by WSU Extension 4-H professionals and volunteers, these statistics include youth served by EFNEP (Extension Family & Nutrition Education Program), Food $ense, Master Gardeners, and other Extension areas delivering youth programming consisting of six or more hours of contact.
Youth participated in the following Delivery Methods (includes duplicates):
- 21,634 youth were members in 1,688 4-H Clubs; (‘04-'05: 21,742 members enrolled in 1,719 clubs). Club membership was reported in four categories:
- 4-H Community Clubs (19,641 youth)
- 4-H In-School Clubs (125 youth)
- 4-H After-School Clubs (1,552 youth)
- Military 4-H Clubs (316 youth)
- 30,770 youth were involved in 1,235 School Enrichment programs ('04-'05: 37,129 youth were involved in 1,254 School Enrichment groups).
- 4,415 youth were enrolled in 156 Special Interest, Short-Term groups ('04-'05: 8,270 youth were enrolled in 253 Special Interest groups).
- 2,444 youth participated in 94 4-H Camping programs ('04-'05: 3,086 youth participated in 68 Camps); of these: 4-H Overnight Camps (1,221youth participated in 43 camps)
- 4-H Day Camps (1,223 youth participated in 52 camps)
- 235 youth participated in 16 School Age Child Care groups (‘04-’05: 1,051 youth participated in 31 SACC groups).
- 2985 youth enrolled in Family 4-H or Individual Study (‘04-’05: 245 youths enrolled in Individual Study).
Total (unduplicated) youths represented the following Racial Ethnic Groups:
- 39,225 (70%) White (person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, N. Africa, or Middle East).
- 6,934 (12%) Hispanic (person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or S. American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
- 3,553 (6%) Black (person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
- 3,221 (6%) Asian or Pacific Islander (person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, SE Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands).
- 2,643 (5%) American Indian or Alaskan Native (person having origins in any of the original peoples of N. America).
- 219 (1%) Other combinations.
Youth participants represented the following Residence distribution:
- 8% (4,422) live on farms.
- 46% (25,467) live in towns with populations under 10,000 or in rural non-farm areas.
- 16% (9,217) live in towns and cities with populations of 10,000-50,000.
- 8% (4,368) live in suburbs of cities of over 50,000.
- 22% (12,321) live in central cities of over 50,000.
The distribution of youths by Grade/Division included:
- 29% (16,005) Primaries (K-2)
- 33% (18,411) Juniors (3-5)
- 21% (11,815) Intermediates (6-8)
- 16% (9,036) Seniors (9-12)
- 1% (351) Post HS or Not in School
- 0% (177) Special Education
VOLUNTEERS IN 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
- VOLUNTEERS
6,825 adult volunteers were involved in Extension Youth programs, a decrease of 852 over the previous year. Of these, 5,348 (78%) were women and 1,477 (22%) were men. 917 members were enrolled as youth volunteers. Reported adult and youth volunteers totaled 7,742 . - VOLUNTEER TRAINING
2,917 adult volunteers and 1,113 youth volunteers were reported as participating in training workshops at the county and state levels; 1,049 other adults (4-H professionals, non-volunteers, or adults from other organizations) were trained through 4-H programs.
YOUTH PROJECT ENROLLMENTS
These totals include youth projects (with duplication, i.e., one youth may enroll in more than one project) for both individual and group enrollments. Projects reflect a minimum of six hours of contact. Individual projects are noted where statistically significant (over 4,000).
- FAMILY LIVING -- 34,668
Beg. Fam. Living, Clothing & Construction (4,467), Knitting & Crochet, EFNEP (4,807) &
Food $ense (15,758)–conducted by Fam. Living Ext. Prog., Foods & Nutrition,
Bread Baking, Food Pres., Foods of the PNW, Foods Around the World, Consumer Ed., & Self-Det. Fam. Living Series -
ANIMAL SCIENCE -- 30,637
Dairy, Goat, Beef, Sheep, Llama, Swine, Equine (8,841), Poultry, Rabbit, Dog, Cat,
Cavies, Small Animals, Vet. Sci., & Self-Det. Animal Sci. Series -
EXPRESSIVE ARTS -- 12,419
Applied Arts (6,596), Photography, Performing Arts, & Self-Det. Art Series -
INTERDISCIPLINARY -- 8,880
Ag in the Classroom (6,371), Challenge, Career Exploration, SERIES -
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP -- 6,365
Envir. Stewardship, Sportfishing, Shooting Sports, & Self-Det. Envir. Stewardship Series -
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- 6,205
Myself & Family, Citizenship, ...And My World, Talking with TJ, Health, Character Ed., Leadership, & Self-Det. Social Science Series -
PLANT SCIENCE -- 5,266
Plant Sci., Garden, Entomology, & Self-Det. Plant Science Series - MECHANICAL SCIENCE -- 2,565
Aerospace, Bicycle, Computers, Small Engines, Wood Science, & Self-Det. Mech. Sci. Series
TOTAL YOUTH PROJECT ENROLLMENT -- 107,005
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