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Cooperative Extension Division 2010 Annual Update October 19, 2010 Orange County/University of Florida IFAS Extension Center. PREAMBLE. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. History Major Program Areas Highlights. PREAMBLE. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. History Major Program Areas Highlights. Background.

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  1. Cooperative Extension Division 2010 Annual UpdateOctober 19, 2010Orange County/University of Florida IFAS Extension Center

  2. PREAMBLE PRESENTATION OUTLINE • History • Major Program Areas • Highlights

  3. PREAMBLE PRESENTATION OUTLINE • History • Major Program Areas • Highlights

  4. Background HISTORY Cooperative Extension Service • Morrill Act 1862 – Established the land grant university system: University of Florida and Florida A&M University • Hatch Act 1887 – Established Agricultural Research Stations: Mid-Florida Research & Education Center, Apopka • Smith Lever Act 1914 – Established Cooperative Extension Service: Orange County Extension

  5. HISTORY Extension Partners 2010 • Orange County BCC $1,148,460 • University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences $1,008,921 • United States Department of Agriculture – FNP Grant $305,339

  6. PREAMBLE PRESENTATION OUTLINE • History • Major Program Areas • Highlights

  7. MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS • Agriculture / Horticulture/ Natural Resources • Family and Consumer Sciences • 4-H Youth Development Orange County Extension has access to hundreds of UF specialists to help address local needs

  8. MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS • Agriculture / Horticulture/ Natural Resources • Family and Consumer Sciences • 4-H Youth Development • Orange County Extension has access to hundreds of UF specialists to help address local needs

  9. Agriculture/Horticulture Natural Resources Enhancing the Sustainability of Agriculture in Orange County Urbanization 901 farms on 146,637 acres Agriculture 8,220 Jobs Overall economic impact of $472 Million Dollars

  10. Agriculture/Horticulture Natural Resources • It ranks 2nd among Florida counties in sales of nursery and greenhouse crops • Ag & natural lands conserve open space for flood control, water filtration & aquifer recharge – OCG Goals • Orange County ranks 8th out of 67 Florida counties in annual sales of Ag products

  11. Agriculture/Horticulture Natural Resources Residential & Urban Horticulture • Commercial Horticulture Services • Master Gardener Program -102 Registered MG Volunteers in Orange County!

  12. Residential & Urban Horticulture • Community Gardens / Streetscape Program Florida Friendly Landscaping

  13. Agriculture/Horticulture Natural Resources Residential & Urban Horticulture • Protection of water quality, improve urban aesthetic quality/maintain the residential character of neighborhoods - OCG Goals

  14. MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS • Agriculture / Horticulture/ Natural Resources • Family and Consumer Sciences • 4-H Youth Development • Orange County Extension has access to hundreds of UF specialists to help address local needs

  15. Family & Consumer Sciences Health, Nutrition, & Food Safety • ServSafe Food Manager Certification • Food Preservation & Food Safety in the Home • Healthy Choices from Birth through Adult • Disease Prevention Programs

  16. Family & Consumer Sciences Nutrition Education for Low Income Audiences FAMILY NUTRITION PROGRAM (FNP) • Grant funded through USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Ed) (Formerly Food Stamp Program) • Targets: • Youth • Families with children • Seniors EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM (EFNEP) • Targets: • Households with young children

  17. Family & Consumer Sciences Sustainable Housing & Economic Security • Housing & Home Environment • Ownership & Maintenance Indoor Air Quality • Home Energy Conservation • Green Homes • Personal Financial Well-Being • Budgeting • Debt Management • Home Purchasing & Foreclosure Prevention (HUD Approved)

  18. Family & Consumer Sciences Sustainable Families & Leadership • Healthy Family Relationships (Union Park NCF) • Stress Management • Home & Community Education Volunteers (HCE) 71 volunteers donating 931.5 hours valued at $16,580 • Leadership Development • Community Service & Outreach • Donated 5300 handcrafted • items valued at $12,000 • Teach Monthly Programs

  19. Family & Consumer Sciences • Promote healthy communities & more sustainable families / safe, sanitary & affordable housing – OCG Goals

  20. MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS • Agriculture / Horticulture/ Natural Resources • Family and Consumer Sciences • 4-H Youth Development • Orange County Extension has access to hundreds of UF specialists to help address local needs

  21. 4-H Youth Development • The Purpose of 4-H is to teach youth the skills necessary to become productive and successful adults • 4-H is the largest youth organization in the world “Learn by Doing”

  22. 4-H Youth Development • Volunteer-led programs • Safe and secure environment for Positive Youth Development (PYD) • 210 Registered volunteers – 24 Clubs

  23. 4-H Youth Development • Career Building 4-H Club Specialization • Livestock • Cooking & Sewing • Robotics • Healthy Lifestyles • Public Speaking • Archery / Shooting Sports • 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking & other school enrichment programs

  24. 4-H Youth Development Research has shown that 4-H youth are 1.6 times more likely to attend college Recent Money Management Day Camp attendees showed a 25% increase in financial literacy after 15 hours of instruction

  25. 4-H Youth Development • Provide community support for the development and growth of all children – OCG Goals

  26. PREAMBLE PRESENTATION OUTLINE • History • Major Program Areas • Highlights

  27. Highlights Orange County Extension ’09-’10 Educational & Clientele Contacts 1,391 educational events attended by 35,717 adults and youth 12,241 questions answered by phone 5,520 office visitors helped 2,021,914 television, newspaper, radio website & magazine contacts per month

  28. Highlights Orange County Extension ’09-’10 Volunteer Commitments 479 Registered Volunteers/24,493 hours $435,486 Service to Orange County* Master Gardeners - 102 4-H Program Adult Volunteers - 210 FCS Home & Community Educators - 71 9 Citizen Advisory Committees – 96 *Based on $17.78 per hour for Florida

  29. Orange County Extension 2008-2010 Awards • Search for Excellence in Crop • Production (Southeast Regional Winner) • Bayer Communication Award - (National Winner) Environmental Education Award - (National Team Winners)

  30. Orange County / University of Florida IFASExtension Education Center SolutionsForYourLife.com

  31. Cooperative Extension Division 2010 Annual UpdateOctober 19, 2010Orange County/University of Florida IFAS Extension Center

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