4-H and COUNTY EXTENSION

4-H 2011 Fair Schedule

Humboldt County Extension 4-H

COUNTY EXTENSION

727 Sumner Ave.
Humboldt, IA 50548
Phone 515-332-2201
Fax 515-332-2211
E-mail: xhumboldt@iastate.edu
Iowa State Extension website

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Serving: Bode, Bradgate, Dakota City, Gilmore City, Humboldt, Livermore, Ottosen, Pioneer, Renwick, Rutland, and Thor.

David Stephens
Humboldt County Extension
Youth Coordinator

Humboldt Town's Population

Description of Services: General Description: Iowa State University Extension is a client-centered organization that provides research-based, unbiased information and education to help people make better decisions in their personal, community and professional lives. This information is provided to the public through the ISU Extension office in every county, by means of public programs, inservice for agency staff and volunteers, printed material, check-out videos websites, and other means as appropriate.

For Youth:

4-H Community Clubs for youth in grades 4-12
Clover Kids programs for grads K-3, for use in many settings
E-SET: Extension Science, Engineering and Technology programs for youth (Fizz, Bubble, Goo, Shake, Rattle & Blow and others)
After School Programming Curriculum Resources

4H Clubs Include:

Beaver Wide Awake
Bits & Bridles
Cornith Red Stars
HDC Clovers
Livermore Bulldogs
Ottosen Opossums
Science Club
Shooting Sports
Thor Vikings
Weaver Valley
West Grove Hustlers

For Youth and their Families:

Girl Talk (for 5th grade girls and their mothers or other significant adult)
Guy Talk (for 6th grade boys and their fathers or other significant adult)
Teen Talk (for 7th and 8th grade youth and their parents)
Iowa Strengthening Families (for parents of youth ages 11-14; both parents and youth participate)

Celebrate Families (for parents of children ages 8-11; both parents and children participate)

General Topics (programming can be provided for agency staff, parents, or youth):

Nutrition and Health, including Making Healthy Choices, Sports Nutrition, Nutrition for Children, Women’s Health Issues, and more.
Resource Management, including Taking Control of Spending and Saving, Wise Credit Use, Time Management, and more.
Parenting, Ages and Stages of Child Development, Violence Prevention, Stress Management
Real Colors Personality Inventory
Child Care Provider Training (Child Care That Works self-study programs, Playground Safety, Business Practices, and more)
Agriculture, Horticulture
Community Development

Fees: For materials and programs vary--many are free; all are low-cost.

Eligibility: Open to all residents.

Area Served: Humboldt County Extension provides county and area programming for Humboldt County residents, and welcomes participants from other counties.

Application Procedure:

Transportation:

Accessibility:

Languages: Spanish-language materials available in nutrition, parenting, and resource management.