NCJ Number
115705
Journal
Youth Policy Volume: 10 Issue: 12 Dated: (December 1988) Pages: 34-39
Date Published
1988
Length
6 pages
Annotation
The State of Oregon has a number of community involvement programs available for youth, including 4-H, Girl Scouting, Boys and Girls Clubs, and Camp Fire.
Abstract
The Oregon 4-H Youth Development Program is unique in its predetermined partnership between Federal, State, and local governments. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, State land-grant universities, and local county governments have joined together to form the Cooperative Extension Service. The Youth Development Program is the youth education portion of this service. The overall goals of the program are to help youth develop skills and abilities to maximize their own potential, become more productive citizens, develop decisionmaking skills, enhance their self-esteem, and generally feel more self-confident. The specific projects with youth vary from county to county, from clearing trails and community pickup to drug-free fellowships to classes on nutrition and parenting. Girl Scouting focuses on girls and strives to promote development to their full potential, provide a solid value base, develop leadership and decision-making skills, and become positive contributors to the community. Boys and Girls Clubs throughout Oregon have formed partnerships with public and private agencies to provide special services beyond those generally offered nationwide. In particular, the Targeted Outreach program promotes the alliance between the clubs and local juvenile departments, State children's services, schools, and other agencies to attract hard-to-reach, at-risk youth to the clubs to work cooperatively. Camp Fire has programs which address a variety of needs, including child abuse prevention, child safety, the latchkey phenomenon, drug abuse, and child care. All of these programs work cooperatively and in support of Oregon's Juvenile Justice Alliance.