Bexar County  3355 Cherry Ridge Dr. Suite 212 San Antonio, TX 78230 (210)467.6575

Prairie View

The 4-H & Youth Development Program is part of the Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University. The Cooperative Extension Program at Prairie View A&M University is the primary educational outreach arm of the university that disseminates research-based knowledge to benefit primarily limited resource audiences in rural and urban Texas. It is a part of the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M. Since 1972, the program has provided educational assistance to youth, small farms producers, families, and communities in 34 Texas counties in the areas of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, Community Economic Development, and 4-H & Youth Development. CEP utilizes county based Extension Agents and para-professionals and headquarter subject matter specialists to conduct educational programs. Cooperative Extension's 4-H & Youth Development Program in Bexar County is committed to working with youth to assist them in becoming productive citizens and leaders in their communities and to alleviate risk factors facing them.

Bexar County 4-H programs are the mainstay of this effort and is supported by a 4-H Advisory Board made up of youths and adults. Youths also participate in special interest projects, 4-H clubs, and 4-H school enrichment programs. Young people are involved in community service, and leadership and receive information on career development, entrepreneurship, job skills, communication, self-esteem, life skills, public speaking, and consumerism.

Urban Youth Initiative Programs

The Bexar County 4-H program currently has available the following programs:

• Talking with T.J. (teamwork program for youth ages 10-13)
• Career Choices (Career awareness program for grades 7-12 during school)
• Youth Leadership Laboratory (3 day career awareness program at Prairie View A&M University for youth 14-18)
• Summer Youth Camp (an outdoor camp in Huntsville, Texas, for youth ages 8-17 years of age)
• Youth Entrepreneurship (an after school program where youth learn how to own their own business and are eligible to attend the annual National Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium)
• Self-Esteem (a self-esteem program for youth who are in second grade to 18 years of age)

These programs are conducted through youth agencies, schools, and youth programs and are available upon request for local clientele. The CEP and the 4-H program are committed to serving its clientele and are preparing for continued progress and vitality upon entering the 21st Century.

For more information contact:

Patrice Hertzock-Barnes
Extension Agent-CEP-4-H
(210) 467-6575
p-hertzock@tamu.edu.

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