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Empowering Teens to Make a Difference in Their At-Risk Community

Author(s) -

Lisa Rothenburger,

Alayne Torretta

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of extension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1077-5315

pISSN - 0022-0140

DOI - 10.34068/joe.59.02.17

Subject(s) - club , general partnership , affect (linguistics) , perspective (graphical) , public relations , community health , service (business) , service provider , psychology , sociology , medical education , nursing , business , medicine , political science , marketing , computer science , public health , anatomy , communication , finance , artificial intelligence

When identifying problems and creating solutions that support the community culture of health, youths provide a unique perspective. This article describes how staff from Somerset County, NJ 4-H partnered with staff from Middle Earth, an at-risk youth service provider, to organize a group of teens who identified and implemented projects that affect the health and wellness of their community of Bound Brook, NJ.  Extension professionals can replicate a sustainable and synergistic youth-adult partnership by creating the opportunities, making the initial connections within the community, and following the 4-H club model to ensure teens experience the essential elements.

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