Positive Youth Development
Sarah Feider
4-H Program Educator
920-459-5918 I sfeider@wisc.edu
Extension 4-H Program Educator, Sarah Feider, connects with and develops youth and engagement in 4-H to enhance youth development in Sheboygan County.
Needs Assessment
- Attend club meetings to discuss with youth what things are going well and areas for improvement. What do they find to be important traits/aspects of belonging to 4-H. Input on how to increase enrollment for Sheboygan County.
- Programming at local schools and libraries, bringing 4-H in the forefront of youth as an option to participate.
- Support of all adult volunteers for the county.
Completed Projects:
- Summer Academy – Youth in grades 8-11 attended this positive youth development program helping youth explore career and hobby pathways in various fields like agriculture, STEM, leadership, arts and more.
- Enchanted Forest/Open House – Community members worked collaboratively to bring youth to Camp Riversite in Hingham where they walked the trails of the woods, hay rides, and learned about what 4-H has to offer.
- Awards Banquet – Youth and adult leaders will come together to share 4-H achievements and milestones.
- Americorps Summer Member – Katilyn joined in to deliver programming to 23 programs this summer to libraries, and SASD Rec. Department.
- Sheboygan Fun Festival – Promotion of 4-H handing out 206 flyers to potential 4-H members.
- Base/Outpost Camp – 151 youth leaders, adult staff and campers participated in camp at Upham Woods in WI Dells this summer.
- Officer/Leader Kick Off – Youth and club leaders will come together this November to increase engagement at club meetings.
Upcoming Efforts
- Livestock Reality Store – Youth will travel to booths at Farm WI in March, learning how to raise healthy livestock. Real life challenges will occur along the way.
- Project Day – Youth will participate at UWGB-Sheboygan Campus to ignite sparks and practice projects they haven’t tried before.