1. My Hands to Larger Service Citizenship in Action 4-H Community Service-Learning

2. Today’s Agenda Community Service in 4-H Community Service-Learning Curriculum Resources Sharing Looking Ahead

3. 4-H Core Project Areas Science Healthy Living Citizenship

4. Community Service in 4-H Youth need to feel their lives have meaning and purpose. By exploring 4-H community service and citizenship activities, youth can connect to communities and learn to give back to others. (GENEROSITY)

5. Service-Learning An approach to volunteering that links service to a project or topic to promote learning. Service-learning promotes personal, social, and intellectual growth and provides a sense of civic responsibility.

6. Service-Learning Approach Preparation Action Reflection Celebration

7. Key Components Youth Voice Community Need and Voice Planning and Training Learning Objectives Service

8. Key Components Reflection Evaluation Celebration Recognition Reporting

9. 4-H Citizenship Project

10. 4-H Service Learning Project

11. Additional 4-H Resources http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/sos/acrobat/4-HServiceLearning.pdf 4-H Service Learning Standard and Best Practice Guide University of Tennessee

12. Additional 4-H Resources Civic Engagement: After-School Activities for Citizenship, Leadership and Service - http://www.4-h.org/youth- development-programs/4-h- afterschool/resources/default.aspxhttp://www.4-h.org/youth- development-programs/4-h- afterschool/resources/default.aspx

13. 4-H Citizenship in Action An important part of the 4-H club experience Opportunities for youth of all ages Can be short or long term Connected to Maryland county and statewide projects

14. Hands to Larger Service How do YOU pledge your “hands to larger service”? –Club –Community –Country –World

15. Looking Ahead Upcoming Webinars Connecting with County 4-H Program Suggestions for Future Training Other Updates

16. Thank You for being a part of today’s 4-H webinar! Contacts: Carol Fink – cfink@ksu.educfink@ksu.edu Sandy Corridon – corridon@umd.educorridon@umd.edu Nia Fields – nfields@umd.edunfields@umd.edu Donielle Axline – dinskeep@umd.edudinskeep@umd.edu