The document summarizes a presentation given to a VFW Auxiliary group about a needs assessment conducted in Logan County to identify programming opportunities for underserved youth. The needs assessment found that underserved youth would benefit from attending day camps, belonging to social/educational groups, and programs focused on nutrition, social skills, mentoring, and life skills. An initial set of programs was developed, including after-school programs, family nights, science camps, and community service projects. The goals of the programming are to improve social skills, learning, self-confidence, and provide leadership opportunities for underserved youth ages 3-18. Feedback from the programs will be evaluated to guide future programming efforts. Input from community partners is requested to help fund

1. Logan County Cooperative Extension
Margaret Ann Neal
CTE 552
Margaret Ann Neal
Unit 12
Presented to the VFW Auxiliary, an audience of 35, at the Community Center
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Mission Statement
Fundamental to the Cooperative Extension mission are the partnerships with the statewide regional campuses,
the counties, tribal governments, and other public and private organizations. This extends the boundaries of the
Land Grant universities to the boundaries of the states and brings the concerns of the communities back to the
universities. This helps the universities to establish beneficial connections with all of its stakeholders. We bring
local experience and research based solutions together to help families and communities thrive in a rapidly
changing world.
This is the mission statement of the statewide cooperative extension service. We have taken a small part of it,
“research-based solutions together to help families and communities thrive in a rapidly changing world”, to
help clarify why the community needs assessment committee was formed and is moving forward with the
programming for underserved youth in Logan County.
The following short presentation has been prepared to help groups like this one to better understand the needs
of this targeted population, and how, as community partners, we can address this issue and resolve some of the
obstacles facing these youth. I believe that this slide show will explain the steps that were taken to come to
where we are today.

3. Results of Needs Assessment, October 2016:
• Underserved will be defined as to gender, socioeconomic, language, special needs, literacy, demographic
location, ethnicity/race, at-risk population
• No names will be used when data is collected from school, HHS for privacy
• Yes, underserved population would benefit from attending day camps
• Yes, underserved youth would benefit from belonging to a social/educational group such as 4-H
• Contact will be made by pamphlets, face-to-face, school counselor, social worker, mentor
• Programs which would benefit youth are nutrition, social skills other youth mentoring, youth programs such
as 4-H, life skills, after-school programs, appropriate dress/clothing shopping, health concerns
• Funding sources could be HHS, donations from sponsors, tax dollars, grants, small fee from participants
• Transportation would be a problem
• Best time for programs: after school with a snack, library with a mentor in the evenings also with a snack,
Saturdays 10-12 with lunch, and youth groups such as 4-H when club was held
• Distribution of information to parents/caregivers: on-line, through school, through social worker, schools,
organizations, churches
• Twenty-one of the focus group members will be able to help with some of the programming.
Statistics:
Logan county has approximately 27% of the youth ages 3-18 identified as underserved. This information
was given to the committee by HHS, census information, and free/reduced school lunches
Funding:
Grants have been found from the state department of education which the committee have requested
information about. The state extension office has a grant-writing specialist whose job responsibility is to help
outreach programs write grant proposals.
Have committed in-kind resources from members of the needs assessment committee
Some money is available through HHS
Commitment for a few facilities
Commitment from local businesses for supplies and food
Logan County Extension Board
Local churches
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4. Program: Underserved youth programming
Situation: Logan County has a responsibility to serve the underserved youth of the county
Logan Co.
Cooperative
Extension
Service Staff
Land Grant
University
Researched-
Based materials
Professional
Partners
Sponsors
In-Kind
donations
Tax
dollars/scholars
hips
Determine
programs from
needs
assessments
Ask sponsors for
supplies or money
for scholarships,
volunteers and
speakers
Underserved
Youth ages 3-18
Design age-
appropriate
activities, camps,
interactive games
after-school
programs, conduct
programs, camps
The team of
professionals,
local businesses,
school district,
service agencies
such as law
enforcement,
HHS, health
Providers
Youth will feel
wanted and treated
with respect. New
learning will take
place
Inputs Outputs
Activities Participation
Outcomes
Short Medium Long
Approach County
Supervisors for tax
dollars, using the
data from
assessment
Ask other agencies
for things such as
their time, program
space, snacks
Collected data will
reinforce continuing
funding, volunteer
involvement, staff
excitement to see
results
Staff and volunteers
will gain knowledge
of the underserved-
problems, needs
awareness
Parents will become
involved with their
children. Parents
more comfortable
around other adults
Youth will have a
purpose to
participate in
activities that were
not available before
Community
awareness, more
empathy
Assumptions
Programs will include underserved youth for their involvement with activities,
workshops, camps, etc. to improve social skills, new learning, self-esteem building,
confidence building, grade improvement. Mentors will provide excellent examples.
There will be enough resources to be able to follow-through with programming.
Volunteers and staff can be expected to help with programming. Community will
help, as well as HHS, schools, law enforcement.
External Factors
Identifying underserved youth, transportation, outside influences to prevent attendance
(ex. peer pressure, parents), cultural differences, available facilities, date conflicts,
Youth will start to
design their own
programs and what
they want to do
Retention of learning
Better social skills,
better personal
hygiene as there is
more self-respect
Hopefully, the
intellectual gap will
be closed. The
underserved youth
will have the same
advantages as other
youth with
knowledge, humor,
self-confidence, less
Dependent
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5. Initial Programs:
• After-school program for grades K-6 with a snack provided and high school honor society members doing
tutoring and mentoring from November-March
• Church sponsored family night with games and learning stations for both youth and parents, meal provided
and transportation will be available using the church bus
• Science day camp, grades 3-6, sponsored by the Logan County extension service and staff. Shirts will be given
to participants, breakfast, 2 snacks, and noon meal. No transportation available but the registration fee has
been paid for by a sponsor
• Sports round up fun day grades K-6. High school students will provide activities. Water, snacks, and sack
lunch provided by Logan County Farm Bureau
• Teen movie, grades 7-9, night at school gym. Popcorn and drinks will be furnished with safe rides to and from.
Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
• Grades 7-12: community service project-annual community clean-up day
Format:
Every student in the indicated grade levels will be given the opportunity to attend the functions so that there is
not any stigma towards the targeted youth. The identified underserved youth will be personally invited to attend
with accommodations to make it possible for attendance such as transportation, location, and pre-paid fees.
The goal of the initial programs is to integrate the targeted population into the mainstream with very little
stigma placed on any youth.
The initial programs are appealing to all youth.
Future programming will be based on the attendance and involvement of these pilot projects
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6. 1. What are we going to evaluate?
The program effectiveness at serving underserved youth of Logan County by providing educational, social, and
life skills workshops/camps/after-school program, nutrition
2.What is the purpose of the evaluation?
To determine if the assumed need was addressed, if there are additional needs to be considered in future
planning, if there is enough interest to continue the programs. To collect data to present to stakeholders,
sponsors, county politicians, and state extension staff.
3.Who will use the evaluation?
Who/users How will they use the information?
Extension Staff If goals and objectives were met
Extension Staff Present data to stakeholders/sponsors/politicians, Extension board
Extension Staff Revision, delete the program, recruitment
How many others will be involved in the evaluation? Schools, HHS, others involved in the needs assessment,
parents, program providers, facility managers
4.What questions will the evaluation seek to answer?
If the program met the goals and objectives, if there was enough community support, is there a need to recruit
volunteers to help in the future, need to identify more outside funding sources, targeted audience’s
response/participation, need to eliminate some programs-add additional programs-too big of an age spread,
enough snacks/meals
5.What information do we need to gather to gather to answer the questions?
Observation by program providers as to effectiveness, attendance records, use of scholarship money by targeted
audience, parent involvement, assessment by teachers, daycare providers and parents if the programs helped the
students with self-confidence/improved grade achievement/more focused/more responsible/improved life
skills, facility management, safety factors, transportation issues
6.When is the evaluation needed?
After the initial programming
7.What resources do we need?
Time to collect data, input from teachers, parents, program providers, day care providers, facility managers,
attendance records, costs analysis
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7. Using the information
1.How will the data be analyzed?
Attendance, observation of the interaction during the programs, visiting with the students and the parents
2. How will the information be interpreted-by whom?
Logan county extension staff, needs assessment focus group members, state extension statistician. The information
gathered from the initial programming will provide insight into future programming
3. Who will do the summary?
Logan County extension staff, sponsors at the events,
4. How will the evaluation be communicated and shared?*****
To Whom When/Where/How to present
Sponsors End of program, letter of appreciation with results
Extension Board During monthly meeting: charts, written format
County Supervisors During monthly meeting: charts, written format
Needs assessment focus group During evaluation meeting: written format, charts, graphs
Stakeholders Media release, perhaps newsletter from extension office
***** There probably would be a year-end staff report to the state extension office that highlights programs and staff
input
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8. Plan:
• The needs assessment committee has been diligent in accessing the needs of the underserved youth in the county
• Data has been collected and it has been determined that there is a need to meet the needs of these youth
• Some funding has been found, with additional funding needed either through tax dollars or personal donations
• The goals for this programming initiative are to:
• Increase social skills
• Increase learning skills
• Increase self-confidence
• Provide leadership skills
• Involve parents in the community and school
• Provide safe environments for learning, socializing
• Increase health, wellness, and nutrition
• Involve the community in providing opportunities for all youth (“It takes a community to raise a child”.
(Hillary Clinton)
Your Part:
I am speaking to your group today as I am aware that you are interested in the future of our youth in Logan
County and have always provided support for our youth. The Logan County Extension Service, the Chamber of
Commerce, the Logan County Extension Board, State Department of Health and Human Services, the school
board, local churches and the Logan County Youth Committee have all generously agreed to donate, to facilitate,
to provide funding, or staff to help us be successful in this initiative.
It would be great if your members could help us either with a donation, an in-kind donation, or with a pool
of volunteers.
You can discuss this and then let me know of your decision about this worth-while cause. I will answer any
questions that you may have.
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9. Internal Stakeholders External Stakeholders
Logan County Extension Service
Programming for Underserved youth
ages 3-18
 HHS
 School
System
 Health
care
system
 Logan Co
Extension
Service
 Day Care
Providers
 Head Start
 MOPS
 County
supervisors
 Logan Co
Extension
Board
 State
Extension
Staff
 Area
businesses
 Churches
 Special-
Interest
groups
Program
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10. Questions:
I would be happy to answer any questions that you might have concerning this programming. The needs
assessment committee members and the Logan County Extension staff believe that this is a worthwhile cause with
many benefits:
1. Current benefits: help these youth with their self-confidence, learning and social skills, improve health and
nutrition, increase parent involvement, and increase the involvement of other youth
2. Long-range benefits are increasing the success of these targeted youth population, providing leadership skills
so that these youth can be productive citizens of our community, state, and nation.
THANK YOU
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