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Affairs & New Nontraditional Programs |
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As Alabama's
population becomes more urban, outreach services must shift to
meet changing needs. This unit provides educational programs
to help the state's urban and nontraditional audiences adapt
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Multimedia
Publishing Procedures
| UNP-Form A
How to Write Effective Success Stories
[PowerPoint Presentation]
Adult Photo Release Form [Spanish] | Youth
Photo Release Form [Spanish]
(Wherever possible, use in conjunction with Extension
Photography
Talent Release form)
Dogs
As Companion Animals
Dogs are used to aid humans
in tasks such as hunting, herding and guarding. They are also
used to enhance the quality of life of individuals with disabilities.
FACTS on Families
A quarterly profile and an
annual report that presents data on social and economic indicators
for families in Alabama's MSAs.
Order
Form [pdf]
E-Waste Institute
Establised July 23, 2008 by
a Consortium of Alabama A&M University, the Urban Affairs
& New Nontraditional Programs unit of the Alabama Cooperative
Extension System, and King Electronic Processing in Huntsville,
Alabama.
Press Release
Faith-Based Gardens
Gardens have been recognized
by many cultures, groups, and religions for their functionality
and overwhelming benefits. They serve as therapeutic jewels to
provide social, emotional, environmental, and cultural outcomes.
Besides personal benefits, one of these outcomes may include
revived community pride and community asset development that
results in increased tourism!
UNP-72 A
Resource Manual for Faith-Based Gardens Order Form [Word document]
FYI--Forefronting
Youth Initiative
This initiative focuses on
building and engaging the service learning and prevention skills
of young people who dwell in Alabama's metropolitan areas to
promote positive citizenship and community development.
Parental
Consent Forms [MS Word document]
LifeSmarts...the ultimate consumer challenge
A game show competition for
youth from any school, group, or organization in the state, in
grades 9 through 12.
PYLI
The Points of Light Foundation
engages and mobilizes millions of volunteers who are helping
to solve serious social problems in thousands of communities.
Through the Points of Lights Institute training and a variety
of other programs, the Foundation encourages people from all
walks of life - corporations, faith-based organizations, low-income
communities, families, youth, and older adults - to volunteer.
Programación
en Español
A Spanish-only website devoted
to serving Hispanics in the U.S. The site contains:
- Links to more than 4,000
research-based publications in Spanish!
- A link to an English-friendly
version of the site [English titles of the Spanish text publications].
- A PowerPoint presentation
in English on demographics of Hispanics in the United States.
- Links to information on Spanish-speaking
countries in Central & South America, and the Caribbean [in
Spanish].
- Links to Spanish-speaking
countries' Embassies/Consulates and United Nations official web
sites where available [in Spanish].
- Links to program areas of
the Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional Programs unit in Spanish.
Resource
Management
HELP to achieve your goals.
Sheep
and Goat Production Systems
Extension Team Project 11B:
Sheep and Goat Production Systems is designed to respond specifically
to production and consumer demands of alternative animal production
systems. Outreach efforts support integrated approaches to nontraditional
agriculture with a focus on sheep and goats.
Highlights
of the Tennessee Goat Expo held in Nashville [selected
video must have Quick Time
7.0 to view]
Selecting
and Marketing Breed Stock Workshop [selected video &
photos of goat show and carcass cutting demonstration, 22 minutes
in length; must have Quick
Time 7.0 to view] WARNING: this will take 2 to 3 minutes
to download depending on the speed of your commection!
Highlights
of Breed Stock Workshop
2008 Small Ruminant GI Parasite Workshop Brochure
Scrapie
Eradication Program
Shiitake Mushrooms
Increase productivity of shiitake
mushrooms--evaluate shiitake strains, wood species, substrates,
soak tanks and substrate additives, and timing variables.
STAR
Saving Towns Thru Asset Revitalization
(STAR) is a statewide asset-based community development initiative
designed to provide urban greenspace activities, projects, and
experiences that impact human potential, family development,
and community capacity-building.
Urban Family Network
Providing training and educational
resources to strengthen coping and survival skills of individuals
and families in urban communities.
Activities Log [pdf]
UNEP (Urban Nutrition Education Program)
A USDA Food Stamp nutrition
education program that serves limited resource audiences, both
adult and youth, in Alabama's nine metropolitan areas.
Urban
Rural Interface Conference
This conference responds to
urban-rural interface issues and focuses on the importance of
building a working relationship with communities, organizations
and agencies to serve diverse audiences through more balanced
programming efforts. The activities are designed to educate participants
on how to collaborate, build partnerships, and establish coalitions
that enhance programs and services.
WECAN4U
A one-stop Web site that provides
employment, business, education, legislative, and financial information
for Alabama and West Virginia residents.
PRESS RELEASE: We Can For You (pdf)
Welcome To The Real World Reporting
Form [pdf]
Workforce
& Economic Development
To deliver multiphased training
and programs for education and training of the hard to reach
audiences in Alabama in the areas of CRD and Workforce and Economic
Development over a four-year period that includes: WECAN4U,
Welcome To The Real World, Work Force Preparation, & Job
Hunting Kit.
2008 Youth Career Summit
Program (pdf)
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED
TO MAKE THE
2008
Annual Family Conference
Strengthening
Family-Centered Communitie
AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS!
"Family
Preparedness for Current & Emerging Epidemics"
Especially Dr. M. Joycelyn
Elders, 15th Surgeon General of the United States,
the keynote luncheon speaker at the Distinguished Public Service
Awards Luncheon
Events Release
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED
TO MAKE THE
Teens & Tweens Empowerment Conference 2008
AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS!
June 30 - July 1,
2008
James I. Dawson Building
Alabama A&M University
Brochure | Information
Packet [pdf format]
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Information
Packet [Word format]
| Parental
Consent Forms [pdf format]
Information Packet
includes: objectives, registration information, chaperon requirements,
tentative schedule,
a list of what to bring to the conference, and a registration
form for both youth and adult participants.
SORRY YOU MISSED THE
2008 Urban-Rural Interface Conference
Thursday, April 24,
2008
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Keynote Speaker:
Dr.
Guadalupe Quintanilla
National Hispanic Hall of Famer
Associate Professor at University of Houston & President,
Cross-Cultural Center in Houston
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