4-H and GIS

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4-H and GIS

Announcements

ESRI Awards Grants to 4-H Clubs

Information for the 2010 ESRI GIS Grant Program will be posted on Oct 1, 2009, the application deadline will be Dec. 1, 2009.

Contact for 4-H Program

For more information e-mail
4-HGIS_external@esri.com

The 4-H GIS Program provides GIS and geospatial technologies to young people and qualified adults involved with U.S. 4-H clubs and related state and national organizations. It is created in cooperation with the National 4-H Headquarters, the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

This multifaceted program is intended to help 4-H expand its current programs that support nearly 7 million youth members including

4-H in Emergency Preparedness

4-H clubs around the U.S. are getting involved in emergency preparedness at their local community level. Several are beginning by helping local emergency official identify suitable locations within the community, or in neighboring communities that could be used as temporary pet shelters in the event of a community disaster. Please go to www.crn4h.org for information and training resource materials.

South East United States Regional GIS Project

4-H Alert, Evacuate and Shelter
The Alert, Evacuate and Shelter (AES) project will enable 4-H, their families and their communities' to experience the geography of their local communities while helping their local emergency officials develop and build comprehensive emergency plans and maps for situations when citizens may need to be alerted, quickly evacuated, and sheltered during an emergency.The AES program focuses on keeping communities safe that are located in hurricane ridden areas through the creation of evacuation and shelter maps and through the use of advanced geospatial technologies.AES encourages 4-H youth to use their acquired leadership skills to educate their communities and to provide assistance, and direction, to their community leaders on the safe evacuation and shelter of local citizens during a hurricane.

Nation 4-H Mission

The National 4-H mission is to empower youth to reach their full potential by working and learning in partnership with caring adults, and fostering opportunities for community engagement and service projects.

4-H Community Atlas Projects—look for 4-H Community Atlas projects by selecting Youth Clubs. The McLean County Kentucky 4-H club was selected as the 2006-2007 Model Project.
4-H Youth Favorite Places—a national project that teaches 4-H youth about GIS and GPS while providing a community service.