Familias Unidas Success

The first Familias Unidas was a success! 75 individuals attended and 29 COVID vaccinations were provided by Sheboygan County Department of Health staff, who noted that they might usually give 25 in an eight-hour day. Many organizations brought bilingual staff and translated materials, or gained interpretation support from other organizations’ staff. Bilingual Community Health Workers […]

Making an Impact: Crops and Soils March 2022

Farmer and industry participation were excellent for the 2022 Agronomy Day with nearly 140 in attendance. This Extension Educational program was held in Random Lake with farmer participatnts from 7 area counties. The majority coming from Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington and Fond du Lac counties. Ninety-nine percent (99%) of those completing the survey rated the 2022 […]

Strong Response to Familias Unidas

The community response to Familias Unidas has been strong. Organizations interested in participating in the next Familias Unidas, to be hosted by St. Clement’s later this spring and focused on youth service organizations, already include RAYS, YMCA, and Mental Health America. Partners for Community Development continues to be a primary collaborator in this effort. The […]

Familias Unidas – A family resource fair

Anecdotal reports from various Sheboygan area service organizations, including Department of Health staff, indicate a “referral gap” in connecting Sheboygan residents with the many services available to them in Sheboygan. Barriers may include language, marketing/awareness, location/transportation, and multiple referrals in attempts to obtain the same service. In response to this articulated need, the Positive Youth […]

Making An Impact: Community Development January 2022

Kevin completed a research project using GIS (geographic information system) and Sheboygan County parcel data to determine the extent of conversions from owner-occupied residences to rental units in a sample of neighborhoods. The conversion rate was 38% in one of the larger neighborhoods and 27% in another. Results from this research may help officials determine […]

Badger Crop Connect

A team of Extension County educators and State Specialists developed the 2021 Badger Crop Connect (BCC) webinar series to provide timely information on current and emerging crop production topics. The audience included: farmers, agronomists/crop consultants, agency personnel, and other agricultural professionals. This series was offered on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Participant […]

Cultural Programming

Lisa Sanderson, Positive Youth Development Educator Representatives of local youth-serving organizations, including SASD, HMAA, and Mental Health America, related concerns about disengagement/negative affect in school, lack of self-efficacy, dual identity challenges, and poor mental health in students from minoritized communities. Positive Youth Development Educator Lisa Sanderson researched these issues and found scholarly support/models for bicultural […]

A Field Day For Alternative Forage Systems

A Field Day was held for farmers, industry agronomists, and agency personal to learn about alternative forage systems that improve soil health and farm profitability. The program sponsored by: Extension Sheboygan County, The Sheboygan County Forage Council, and the Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers was held on August 31st at Double Dutch Dairy near Cedar Grove. […]

Making an Impact: 4-H September 2021

Sarah Tarjeson, 4-H Youth Development Educator Mentorship for adult volunteers where they navigated actual conflict situations gaining skills in active listening, prioritizing, using ‘I messages” and taking appropriate and safe action. Through this mentorship, adults were able to provide a safe and respectful environment for Positive Youth Development. Mentorship for new leaders of the Mosel […]

Developing and Adapting Youth Programming

Lisa Golda, Positive Youth Development Educator Extension’s mission is to serve all WI residents by providing relevant, actionable, and culturally responsive educational programs and services. Centering stakeholders’ voices at the start of program development is key to fulfilling this mission. We are currently developing new youth programming / adapting existing programming to better serve all […]

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