Extension Team Project (ETP)
Alabama 4-H War on Hunger…
Making a Difference
Getting Started
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Social Policy class project: develop engaging
hunger-related materials for youth
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Intended audience: 4-H summer camps
Internet research
Piloting activities
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3rd grade classroom
4-H state congress
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Hunger Jeopardy
(adapted from http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm, Kim Overstreet )
AL 4-H War on Hunger…
Making a Difference
GOALS
 To educate youth (9-19 yo) about hunger
 To facilitate engagement in the community
and the development of civic identity
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Raise awareness about global and local hunger
Move toward solutions for reducing hunger in AL
communities
To evaluate the quality of the info/activities
and their impact on youth
Educate Youth
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Engaging Activities (3-7 days minimum)
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Hunger Jeopardy
Action Tree
Hunger Obstacle Course
Web of Advocacy
Setting Priorities
And more! (Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger, etc.)
Community Involvement
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Each group that signs up for the ETP will
also complete at least one hunger-related
community service activity
(3-7 days minimum)
Evaluate Impact
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Retrospective pre/post surveys
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Open-ended questions (optional)
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My knowledge of global hunger before/after; poor,
fair, good, excellent
Which activities were the most meaningful to you?
Why?
Demographic record
Activities record (edu and community)
Success story
What’s Next?
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Complete first version of the curriculum Alabama
4-H War on Hunger… Making a Difference
Distribute facilitator’s guides and orient
partcipants to the ETP (Jan 2008)
Implement the ETP across Alabama
Continued partnership between 4-H and Auburn
University War on Hunger
Analyze evaluation data to determine impact
Continue to enhance curriculum
Expected Impacts and Outcomes
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Increased knowledge of global/local hunger
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Increased involvement in creative
community service activities
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Increased awareness of and involvement in
the context in which hunger (and solutions)
exist