4-H Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) LEt’s Grow Urban Agriculture through Community and Youth (LEGACY) teen leaders were featured at New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s convening of the New York Youth Agriculture Leadership Conference in Albany, NY, held from November 13-14, 2024.
https://www.nys4-h.org/ag-leadership-conference
Five youth delegates from NYC represented a partnership between 4-H and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS). The teen leaders and their Adult Advisors spent two days exploring workshops, networking opportunities, and agriculture careers. In the process, they achieved the goals of the event as they collaborated with other teen leaders, cultivated new ideas and connections with youth and adults, and elevated their awareness and skills. This is the first of many outstanding experiences and a major first step for three youth ag organizations (4-H, MANRRS, and FFA) to come together.
The 4-H CYFAR LEGACY project promotes innovations in science and culture, justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, STEM, civic engagement, workforce preparation, asset development, agriculture, and urban agriculture among youth in New York City. The 4-H CYFAR LEGACY project is conducted by Cornell University Cooperative Extension of NYC in close partnership with New York State 4-H, the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, and Cornell University. The 4-H CYFAR LEGACY project is a CYFAR Program, Sustainable Community Project (SCP).
To learn more about the 4-H CYFAR LEGACY program, please contact:
Jamila Walida Simon, 4-H CYFAR LEGACY, Principal Investigator, State Project Director, and Technology Specialist
New York State 4-H Youth Development
jws62@cornell.edu
607-255-0287
Lucinda Randolph-Benjamin, 4-H CYFAR LEGACY Program Manager & Supervisor
Cornell University
Cooperative Extension of NYC
lr26@cornell.edu
Governor’s press release: https://www.agriculture.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-new-initiatives-support-growth-new-york-agricultural-education