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Urban Hispanic NPS Pollution Prevention Outreach & Education. Michele Steele University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Tonight’s Agenda. What is the Extension Service? Short overview of Hispanic project - expectations and tasks Input from Focus Committee.
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Urban Hispanic NPS Pollution Prevention Outreach & Education Michele Steele University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Tonight’s Agenda What is the Extension Service? Short overview of Hispanic project - expectations and tasks Input from Focus Committee
The UA Cooperative Extension Service What we do: Outreach and education for Division of Agriculture Offices located in all 75 counties in Arkansas Provide educational programs and research-based information to the people of Arkansas at no cost Topics include parenting, foods & nutrition, horticulture, agriculture, leadership and youth programs “Arkansas is our campus.”
Cooperative Extension ServiceWater Quality Education Projects First NWA project – Moore’s Creek Project Historically have focused on rural communities EPA’s Phase II Stormwater Regulations Allowed CES to branch out into urban areas & issues
Urban Hispanic NPS Pollution Prevention Outreach & Education Project • Past educational efforts have neglected the growing Hispanic community • Arkansas’ Hispanic population has increased exponentially since 1990 • Benton County up 891% • Carroll County up 1174% • Madison County up 293% • Washington County up 747%
Urban Hispanic NPS Pollution Prevention Outreach & Education Project 3 year project through September 2008 Funds provided by an EPA 319 grant Specifically targets urban Hispanic population Project area includes Benton, Carroll, Madison & Washington counties
Grant Tasks & Activities Translation of Education Materials News articles, PSA’s, fact sheets, posters Public Outreach & Awareness Youth Education School programs, after-school programs, summer camps, youth clubs, 4-H Adult Education Community and civic groups, surveys, HHW cleanup
How you can help us… How best to reach the Hispanic community Topics for fact sheets Ideas for educational activities – especially youth & families Translation, translation, translation…
For more information… Carroll County CES 909-B Freeman Switch Road Berryville 870-423-2958 Madison County CES 222 N. Gaskill Road Huntsville 479-738-6826 Benton County CES 1204 SW 14th Street Bentonville 479-271-1060 Washington County CES 2536 N. McConnell Fayetteville 479-444-1755 UACES website: www.uaex.edu