4-H and Youth Development
According to The Federal Communications Commission, more than 24 million people in the U.S. lack high-speed internet access. Even more, don't have the skills needed to take full advantage of online resources. Combining those two things creates a digital divide that impacts future opportunities for young people and adults. Prairie View A&M University's ...
Relevance Heroes 4-Health (H4-H), youth leadership and healthy living program, empowers teens as youth health ambassadors to grow their knowledge in leadership skills, presentation skills, and healthy living practices, both nutritional and physical activity. This National 4-H Council-funded initiative requires youth to engage in eight hours of nutrition and related wellness instruction to be ...
September 20 –The Cooperative Extension Program Dallas County 4-H unit has implemented their first Data Detectives Club at the For Oak Cliff Community Center as part of the COVID-19-inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE). The Data Detectives project — funded by the National Science Foundation —increases the youth's understanding of data principles and ...
June 7– For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Big Time in District 9 (D9) youth competition has returned to an in-person event. Big Time in D9 is a competition for youth to showcase their knowledge and skills in various project areas on a district level. Participants competed in 18 contests, ...
May 24 – The Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) received a $191,500 4-H Tech Changemakers grant to help bridge the digital divide between teens and adults. The 4-H Tech Changemakers program uses a teens-as-teachers approach with teen leaders learning digital skills to teach them to adults. Through this process, the ...
April 26 – Each year, thousands of volunteers in Texas donate their time and energy to make their communities a better place to live. During April, these volunteers and millions of others across the country are recognized in honor of National Volunteer Month. In the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program (CEP), volunteers ...
January 25 – Dallas County 4-H, in partnership with the Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recently hosted a Virtual College Fair in hopes to ignite the passion for attending, supporting, and advocating for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In addition to Prairie View A&M University, there were five ...
December 7 – Dean Gerard D'Souza and Dr. Carolyn Williams appeared on KPRC's Houston Newsmakers show on Nov. 29 to discuss the Healthy Houston Initiative with host Khambrel Marshall. If you missed the episode, visit https://www.click2houston.com/video/local-news/2020/11/29/houston-newsmakers-healthy-houston-initiative/ to check out the interview.
December 7 – Congratulations to our very own Spring ’20 graduate Camryn Davis who is the 2020 UNCF Achievement Capstone Scholarship recipient. She is currently in her first year at Purdue University studying veterinary medicine. Read more about this great achievement as highlighted on the PVAMU website here.
December 7 – With the pandemic altering traditional learning methods, the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Cooperative Extension Program 4-H and Youth Development group has implemented the virtual 4-H At-Home Gardening Series to bring fun, educational activities, and curriculum to kids of all ages. This fall, nearly 230 youth from the ages of eight-13 ...
