Madison County
Primary Program Area Focus: Agriculture and Natural Resources/4-H
Please describe your plans for this internship
Summer programming efforts – Local youth have limited access to community activities beyond sports. With the reduction in the local school budget summer school enrichment programs have been eliminated. 4-H can help fill this gap by engaging youth in hands-on educational opportunities. The intern will plan workshops, recruit volunteers, deliver educational content and evaluate at least three new summer workshops for youth ages 5 – 18. The intern will also work with the local boys and girls club to provide programming to underserved audiences.
4-H Project Work – The intern will be involved in the delivery of the local 4-H Livestock shows which serves over 80 youth.
Promotional Materials – The intern will learn to develop promotional material to support programming efforts.
Local Food Systems - The intern will assist the ANR Agent in developing and managing direct marketing opportunities for fruit and vegetable growers and conduct community events that link the farms to the community and consumers.
Self-guided project determined by the intern that relates to an issue revealed in the Madison County Situational Analysis.
Please describe the knowledge/skills you expect the intern to gain.
- Learn how to plan, implement and evaluate an educational program
- Skills in working with youth
- Volunteer Management skills
- Leadership and Teamwork skills
How will the intern learn about the breadth of VCE and our various program areas?
- Intern will spend time with all agents in the office to learn their role and responsibilities within VCE.
- Intern will explore website to become more familiar with VCE and program areas.
- Intern will work with area agents (4-H, FCS, and ANR) to help deliver programs to youth and adult audiences.