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Dr. Alma Hobbs, USDA (8 minute video)       Congressman Major Owens (D.-N.Y.) (10 minute video)
 Dr. Alma Hobbs and Trinidad Campos 4-H Mentor and President of Intel Latino Network (8 minute video)

4-H Web Wizards receive Congressional Award  !

¡4-H Web Wizard recibio un Certificado Congresional! 

 

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September 14, 2002 Washington DC 

ET3  NetGeneration of Youth Service Award

Desafíos y oportunidades de la generación de “hip hop”

El siguiente es las perspectivas de los miembros de 4-H, Miguel, Denny y Guadalupe. 

Tres desafíos de la generación de “hip hop” 

1. Salud – Los temas particulares alrededor de salud incluye el uso y abuso de drogas ilegales y alcohol, enfermadades sexuales, ebarzos de los adolescentes y nuevos temas de salud como el virus West Nile, ántrax y otras amenazas de terrorismo biológico.

2. Educación – El indice de estudiantes latinos que abandone los estudios.  Es difícil econtrar los recursos para asistir la universidad.  Se necesita más maestros para reducir el tamaño de las clases.  Más dinero debe ser ivertido en las escuelas para mejorar la educación.  El gobierno necesita dedicar más recursos a la educación.  A veces, estudiantes se tienen que abandonar los estudios porque tienen que ayudar a proveer para su familia. 

3. Medio – Hay una necesidad para tener un mensaje del medio más positivo sobre la juventud.  Todos los mensajes acerca de la juventud so negativos, ej. usa de drogas, carriendo los autos en la calle, violencia, “date rape”, pandillas, etc.  El medio se pinta el imagen de la mujer ideal muy flaca, lo que contribuye al subimiento de los “eating disorders” como la anorexia.  El medio podría pintar los jovenes en maneras más favorables.  El gobierno deber tomar un papel más fuerte en los típos de mensajes el medio se proyecte.  Todo tiene que ver con el dinero.  Los imágenes malos, información polémica y sle sensacionalismo atrae la atención de la gente y se vende.   

Tres oportunidades de la generación de “hip hop” 

1. Educación – Una educación de calidad, ambos en el nivel del colegio y la universidad es importante.  El los EEUU, se estima mucho, los negocios y el gobierno, la educación, así que es necesario para conseguir trabajo con sueldo alto.  Cuando una persona obtiene su educación, hay más oportunidades para empleo.  Para muchos latinos jovenes, ellos son los primeros en su familia que ha completado el colegio.  Con niveles de educación más altas, uno tiene mayor conocimiento y una visión mundial más grande, lo cual le permite compartir sus ideas con otra gente y hace más fuerte las relaciones adentro de su comunidad y que atraviese las culturas. 

2. Tecnología – Mayor acceso a más información y bases de conocimiento.  Conocimiento sobre los instrumentos de tecnología abre la puerta a oportunidades de trabajo, adentro del mundo “high tech” y también en comercio generalmente.  Tecnología lejana nos da más oportunidades para mantener relaciones con familia que vive muy lejos y con negocio.  Nos permite desarrollar y mantener relaciones para poco dinero.  Ahorra tiempo y dinero.  Se puede conseguir información rápidamente.  Su puede tener mayor entendimiento de otras culturas y ambientes de comercio sin estar actualmente.  Se puede ver imágenes, conferencias en vivo por video.  Con el poder a hacer conferencias por video (como se puede hacer con el Polycom que vimos en el sitio de demostración de NEA) se puede conectarse con emoción.  Es casi como está ahí, cara a cara. 

3. Diversidad – La población de los EEUU está llegando a ser más diverso.  Se hace más importante aprender acerca de otra gente y sus culturas porque el comercio es mundial.  La gente es más consciente y se considera otros aspectos cuando tiene experiencia con diversidad.  La gente se consideran de puntos de vistas diferentes cuando se conoce la diversidad cada día.  Más diversidad llega a reducir los niveles de discriminación y racismo.   

Qué son los papeles del gobierno, organizaciones sin ganacia, comercio y individuos? 

Gobierno

  • Salud – Educar la gente sobre la realidad de enfermadades sexuales, adicción a las drogas y como se puede evitar los.  Invertir en más programas y personal para hablar a temas de salud en comunidades locales.  Continuar a crear e imponer políticas para proteger la gente de enfermadades contagiosos. 
  • Educación – Aumentar los fondos para educación.  La educación necesita ser una prioridad.  “No dejar atrás ni un niño.”  Cuantos dolares y cuales programas se han puesto para asegurar que no se dejan atrás ningún niño?  Hay muchos programas bilingües, programas de “ESL” y de inmersión de idioma.  Se necesita hacer investigaciones en los resultados de estes programas.  También hay una necesidad para más desarrollo del personal sobre estes temas.
  • Medio – Desarrollar políticas que limiten lo profano.  Invertir más en programas educacionales.  Asegurar que programas positivas son disponibles. 

 Organizaciones sin ganancia

  • Salud – Tener más programas con que pueden educar las comunidades acerca de cuestiónes de salud. 
  • Educacíon – Organizaciones sin ganancia deben apoyar los programas que ya existen que tienen éxito y asociarse con otras organizaciones para sostener los programas y no duplicar su esfuerzo.  Capacitar adultos y jovenes dentro de la comunidad para usarlos como recursos para dar los programas.  Ayudar desarrollar líderes del futuro. 
  • Medio – Anuncios educionales sobre temas de salud.

Negocios

  • Salud – Proveer benficios de salud a los empleados.  Educar los empleados sobre cuestiones de salud: como manejar el éstres , dieta, ejercicio, etc.  Mantener ambientes saludables, especialmente en relacion al uso de pesticidas en la industria de agricultural.  Dar información sobre los derechos individuos de los empleados. 
  • Educación – Los negocios deben capacitar su futuro mano de obra por medio de apoyar los programas que ayudan a la gente eloborar sus habilidades.  Debe ser una situación en lo que gana el empresario y el empleado.
  • Medio – Fijarse en información positiva sobre los jovenos y los cuestiones de ellos.  Identificar los métodos de usar la juventud en modos positivos y productivos adentro del comercio y usar el medio para comunicar este idea a otros negocios, jovenes locales y la comunidad como entero.

 Individuos

  • Salud – Llegar a ser más informados sobre todos los cuestiones de salud.  Compartir con otros lo que has aprendido.
  • Educación – Quedarse en el colegio y continuar a la universidad.  Animarse a otros jovenes que siguen estudiando.  Hacerse mentor a otros, contandoles de sus éxitos.
Medio – No dar su apoyo a lo que no le gusta.  Los individuos deben entender lo que es el esfuerzo atrás del mensaje del medio, porque se produce algo y que los imágenes que se proyecte no son siempre verdaderos.  Uno tiene que comprender que lo que ve en el medio no es siempre la realidad.  Compartir con otra gente lo que ha aprendido del medio.  Boicotear las compañías que anuncian por y apoyan el medio que acentuan los mensajes negativos sobre los jovenes.

 

Challenges & Opportunities for the Hip Hop Generation

 4-H Web Wizards

Washington County, Oregon 

These are the perspectives of 4-H members, Miguel, Denny, and Guadalupe.

 Three Challenges of the hip hop generation

  1. Health – The specific issues around health include: the use and abuse of illegal drugs & alcohol, sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy issues, and other new health issues like West Nile Virus, Anthrax, other bio-terrorist threats, etc.
  2. Education – High drop out rate of Latino youth.  It is difficult to find the resources to go to college.  We need more teachers to have smaller class sizes.  More money needs to be invested in schools to improve education.  Government needs to dedicate more resources to education.  Sometimes students have to drop out of school because they have to help provide support for their families.
  3. Media – There needs to be a more positive media message about youth.  All the messages about youth are negative, e.g. drug use, racing cars, violence, date rape, gangs, etc.  Media portrays the ideal female image as very skinny, contributing to the rise in eating disorders like anorexia.  The media could show youth in more positive ways.  Government should play a stronger role in the types of messages the media are projecting.  It’s all about money!  The negative images, controversial information, and sensationalism get people’s attention and sells. 

 Three Opportunities of the hip hop generation

  1. Education – A quality education, both at the secondary and college level is important.  In the United States, education is valued by businesses and government and is therefore necessary for higher paying jobs.  Once a person is educated there are more job opportunities available.  For many Latino youth, they may be the first person in their family to finish high school.  With higher levels of education, you have more knowledge and an expanded worldview, which enables you to share your ideas with others and strengthen relationships within your community and cross culturally.
  2. Technology – Greater access to more information and knowledge bases.  Knowledge about technology tools leads to more job opportunities, both within the high tech world and also business in general.  The distance technology provides greater opportunity to stay in touch with families far away and also with business.  It allows us to develop and maintain relationships worldwide at a low cost.  Saves time and money.  You can acquire information faster.  You can better understand other cultures and business environments without actually being there.  You can see pictures, live videoconferences.  With tow way video conferencing (such as the Polycom unit at the NEC demonstration site you can really connect emotionally.  It’s almost like you’re there face to face.
  3. Diversity – The US population is becoming more diverse.  It is becoming more important to learn about other people and cultures because businesses are trading worldwide.  People are more aware and view things differently when they experience greater diversity around them.  People see things from different points of view when they experience diversity on a daily basis.  Greater diversity leads to reduced levels of discrimination and racism. 

 What is the role of government, nonprofits, businesses, & individuals?

 Government

  • Health – Educate people about the realities of STDs, drug addictions, and how they can be prevented.  Fund more programs and staff to address health issues in local communities.  Continue to create and enforce policies to help protect citizens from communicable diseases. 
  • Education – Increase funding for education.  Education needs to be a priority.  “No child left behind!”  What dollars and programs are being put in place to assure that no child is left behind?  There are many ESL, Bilingual, and language immersion programs, more research is needed on the efficacy of these programs.  There also needs to be more staff development around these issues.
  • Media – Develop Policies limiting profanity.  Invest more in educational programming.  Ensure that more positive programs are available. 

Businesses

  • Health – Provide health benefits for employees.  Educate employees about health issues: stress management, diet, exercise, etc.  Maintain healthy work environments, especially in relation to the use of pesticides in the agricultural industry.  Provide information about individual rights as an employee.
  • Education -Businesses should train their future workforce by supporting programs that help people build their skills.  It should be a win-win situation for the employer and employee. 
  • Media - Focus on more positive information about youth and youth issues.  Identify ways to use youth in positive and productive ways within the business and use the media to communicate this to other businesses, local youth, and the community as a whole.

Nonprofits

  • Education - Nonprofit organization should support successful programs that are in existence and partner with other nonprofits to sustain programs and not duplicated efforts.  Train adults and youth in the community and then use them as resources to help with program delivery.  Help develop future leaders.
  • Health - Have more programs that will educate local communities about health issues.
  • Media - Educational advertisements on health issues.

Individuals

  • Health - Become more informed about each of the health issues.  Share what you’ve learned with others. 
  • Education – Stay in school and continue on to higher education.  Encourage others to stay in school.  Mentor others, informing about your educational successes.
  • Media – Don’t support what you don’t like.  Individuals should understand what is driving the media message, why something is being produced and that the images that are being projected are not always true or realistic.  You have to understand that what you see in the media is not always reality.  Share with others what you have learned about the media. Boycott companies advertising and supporting media that emphasize negative messages about youth.

Washington County 4-H Web Wizards

An after-school Media, Computer and Internet Technology Project

Program Successes

1999-2002

 

The 4-H Web Wizards project is a highly original tiered mentoring program focused on promoting education and careers in math, science and technology related fields among female, minority, and rural Oregon middle and high school youth.  Since its inception in the spring of 1999, this program has experienced phenomenal success and has become a national model for USDA and 4-H programs addressing these audiences.  

Oregon graduates 43% of its Latino students who are enrolled in 8th and 9th grades. - 6th lowest of all 50 states.  Web Wizards graduates 95% of participants referred by their schools.  The Intel Latino Network mentors are doing so many things in such an outstanding way that it is remarkable!!!

Some of the program successes include:

State and National Recognition: 

  • 2000: Intel and ILN selected as Cooperators of the Year. Because of their demonstrated support and commitment to positive youth development through the 4-H Web Wizard project, their support of the Extension service politically in Washington County as well as statewide, their equally impressive commitment, funding, and support of Washington County k-12 education, along with their support of and contributions to higher education in the state of Oregon (notably OSU), Washington County 4-H nominees Intel Corporation and the Intel Latino Network (ILN), were selected as the OSU Extension Service Cooperator of the Year Award in the year 2000,  

  • 2001 Featured Success Story - Oregon Legislature: 4-H Web Wizards was featured in information and success stories prepared for Oregon Legislative Packets regarding Bi-annual OUS Budget process, 

  • 2002 National 4-H WebCast: 4-H Web Wizards in Washington County is named as one of 5 pilot test sites for a new national 4-H Web Cast initiative, 

  • 2002 Oral History Project: 4-H Web Wizards named as participant in “Portraits of Oregon” history project. 

  • 2001 National Diversity Award: 4-H Web Wizards joins other Oregon Outreach programs as recipients of 2001 NAE4-HA Diversity Award 

  • Annual Report: 4-H Web Wizards project is the only Oregon program featured in Intel Corporation 2001 Annual Report 

  • 2002 Congressional Award: 4-H Web Wizards receives one of 10, 2002 CBC Congressional Awards for NGY Youth Service 

  • 2002 National Technology Education Award: 4-H Web Wizards receives 2002 NAE4-HA National Education Technology Award 

  • 2002 National Diversity Award:4-H Web Wizards receives 2002 NAE4-HA National Diversity Award for Summer Camp

 

Grants received:

  • 2002: $2600 grant from CYFAR

  • 2002: $60,600 grants from Intel

  • 2002:$10,000 grant from Juan Young Trust for the Summer Day Camp

  • 2001: $125,000.00 in grants from Intel and IBM to Washington County 4-H for summer camp portable computer lab, video servers, and streaming video curriculum to bring expertise to rural locations

  • 2000: $52,000.00  in grants from Intel to 4-H Web Wizards to establish ‘Puente Digital’ Computer lab in Shute Park Library, so that computer and Internet resources are accessible to community residents

  • 1999: $75,000.00 grant from Intel to 4-H Web Wizards for the establishment and support of a community computer lab in Washington County located at the community center Centro Cultural in Cornelius, and a total of 6 computer stations at: Beaverton, Forest Grove and Cornelius libraries respectively.

  • 2001: $12,000 in grants from Spirit Mountain Foundation for Technology and Culture 4-H Summer Day Camp for low-income female, minority and rural elementary aged youth.

  • 1999-2001: Beaverton School District receives $8000 to support Web Wizard program with busing and teacher advisors.
  • 1999-2001: $17,000 grants from OSU, and Extension for PROMISE summer Interns to staff the summer technology programs.
  • 1999-2001: $8000 grants from Washington county 4-H Leaders Assn. 501c3
  • Secured ongoing resources toward the sustainability of the 4-H Web Wizard project in Washington County by institutionalizing all aspects of the program except a partial staff salary,
  • 2000-2001: $3000 grant form the Oregon Rural Development Council to develop and conduct a Spanish language basic Rural Business On-line computer and Internet technology class for low income Latino adults interested in volunteering with Web Wizards
  • 2001: 4-H Web Wizards partner with 4-H in Boardman to bring a $45,000 grant for a community computer lab to Morrow County,
  • 2001: 4-H Web Wizards partner with Centro Cultural to win a $150,000 federal grant to support continuing technology program development.

Volunteers from High tech Industry:

          Provided workshop presenters to the 2002 NAE4-HA annual conference

  • Provided the Key Note speaker and workshop presenter at the 2002 National 4-H Technology Conference

  • Provided workshop presenters for the 2002 CYFAR annual conference

  • Volunteered as Board members and officers of the Washington County 4-H Leaders Association 501c3

  • Provided highly specialized volunteers who contributed over 2000 volunteer hours to mentoring youth in the after-school 4-H Web Wizard program (during normal work hours) so that youth learn state of the art technology skills,

  • Provided 20+ Latino volunteers with technical expertise to develop and deliver bilingual computer curriculum to youth, families, and community members through Extension programs,

  • Provided High Tech Latino volunteers who participated in Extension advisory groups,

  • Provided 4 High Tech Latino participants for the statewide Extension needs assessment,

  • Generated volunteer, community, and corporate support for the replication and expansion of the 4-H Web Wizard project in Oregon as well as other states; Underway is a proposal to expand the program to rural Oregon (Boardman as pilot site) in 2002,

  • Sent teams of involved volunteers to present to NAE4-HA and Extension-related (USDA, CYFAR) conferences to assist with the dissemination of information and share ‘key learnings’ regarding working with Latino audiences and involving Corporate America in Extension programming and support,

  •  Participated in the development of national and regional Extension volunteer recruitment videos - especially those targeted at involving Latino volunteers and Corporate America in Extension Programs of all kinds, 4-H “Make a Difference” volunteer promotional video by Northwest Regional 4-H,  ‘Give’ campaign by KGW Northwest Channel 8 (NBC affiliate), and the ‘How the West Will Win’ film by New Mexico State University in the year 2001,

Community Collaborations for sustainability:

Community Partners Beaverton City Library, Cornelius City Library, Forest Grove Library, Centro Cultural, Forest Grove High School, Forest Grove Chamber of Commerce, Neil Armstrong Middle School, Sunset High School, Meadow Park Middle School, Capital Center High School, Oregon State University Extension Service 4-H Washington County, Washington County 4-H Leaders Assn. (501c3), Intel Latino Network (ILN), Intel Community Involved employee volunteers, Intel Corporation Oregon, Intel Foundation, City of Hillsboro, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Hillsboro High School, PCC Family Literacy, Hillsboro Senior Center, USDA

  • Program established in 3 local high schools: Sunset High School in Beaverton, Forest Grove High School and Hillsboro High in Hillsboro,

  • Program established in two Middle Schools: Meadow Park in Beaverton, and Neil Armstrong in Forest Grove,

  • Technology and grant investments have attracted additional volunteer talent at all levels by allowing volunteers to receive training and then to present specialized information via technology.  With the addition of the community computer lab sites, new, underserved communities have access to technology and community volunteers have an accessible location at which to volunteer,

  • Grant dollars and supervising volunteers have allowed participating youth to train community members, making technology accessible to the various social/cultural communities and to a wider audience in Washington County.  Cultural competence research specific to, but not restricted to, Latino populations, indicates the necessity of reaching whole family groups in order to obtain sustainable attitudinal and behavioral impact.  The youth are also visible socially and have experienced themselves as a community resource (as opposed to invisible and a statistical “need” category) and have therefore had the environment to engage in and develop leadership skills,

  • These community computer labs have also provided an opportunity for Extension faculty in other disciplines, as well as local community college faculty and social service agency personnel to utilize the technology for program development and delivery to new audiences,

  • Adult Latino audiences are learning about e-commerce (small business), family literacy, nutrition and health, and domestic violence prevention,

  • Over 3000 community members have accessed computers and the Internet through use of these technologies at participating community sites

Youth:

  • Of 150 youth involved, 90% have experienced an improvement in their high school GPA,

  • Of 150 youth participants selected to participate, only 5% have left high school before graduating compared to a school district 86% drop out rate for Latino students.  One student dropping out of school returned when informed that the only way to participate in 4-H Web Wizards was to be enrolled in school and making progress toward graduation,

  • 100% of participating students are displaying an interest in finishing high school and pursuing post high-school education,

  • 100% of seniors graduating in the first class of 4-H Web Wizards are pursuing higher education in computer and technology related fields and have received substantial (14-40K each) scholarships,

  • 4-H Web Wizards were selected to participate in the launch of a national USDA initiative CyberSeniors/CyberTeens in which youth help Senior citizens learn about technology, addressing the digital divide in a different way,

  • 4-H Web Wizards developed in partnership with Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS) an award -winning educational bilingual website based on national education standards. Please, go to: http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/

  • 4-H Web Wizards developed and published the web site for the Cooperative Public Agencies of Washington County. Please go to: http://www.cpawc.org 

  • 90% of students and mentors who started 4-H Web Wizards continue with the program, including those students who have graduated high school but still live and attend college in the area,

  • 100% of students who had not previously taken computer/technology courses in High School, enrolled in computer/technology courses as a direct result of participating in the program, 

  • Seven students were selected to present a workshop at the national CYFAR conference in North Carolina (650 University, USDA, and state program leaders participated) in March 2000, and were evaluated as the top conference presentation,  

  • Five students were selected to represent the state of Oregon as the Oregon delegation at the National 4-H Technology conference in Washington D.C. in July 2000,

  • One student was selected (as one of only 12 high school students nationally), to serve on the National 4-H Youth Technology Leadership Team in 2001.

  • One student was selected (as one of 5 high school students nationally), to serve on the National 4-H Leadership Design Team,

  • Each youth participant has contributed 15 hours of community service for each skill level achieved.  Youth act as a community resource by teaching community members (Spanish and English speaking) basic computer and Internet skills

  • 15 youth are learning streaming video production in order to develop PSA’s for 4-H for the Internet as well as television, and also to stream Bilingual Web Wizard curriculum, and workshops on the Internet so that youth in remote Oregon and national locations can learn.

  • Youth created a bilingual web site as a community service to Spanish speaking rural audiences needing technical expertise: www.4-hwebwizards.org

  • Youth share information with 4-H Web Wizard members statewide in online community 4h-webwizards on msn.com

  • One student chosen for Intel internship in Community Affairs

  • One student chosen for AT&T Youth Leadership Program (one of 18 chosen in competitive process nationally)