Teen leaders from the 4-H Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) LEt’s Grow Urban Agriculture through Community and Youth (LEGACY) program at the New York Youth Agriculture Leadership Conference in Albany, NY, November 13-14, 2024. (Photo provided)
Five teen leaders from the 4-H Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) LEt’s Grow Urban Agriculture through Community and Youth (LEGACY) program were featured at the New York Youth Agriculture Leadership Conference in Albany, NY, November 13-14, 2024. The youth represented a partnership between 4-H and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS).
The teen leaders and their adult advisors explored workshops, networking opportunities, and agriculture careers. In the process, 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 agriculture organizations (4-H, MANRRS, and Future Farmers of America) 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 – 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, contact Jamila Walida Simon, 4-H CYFAR LEGACY, Principal Investigator, State Project Director, and Technology Specialist for New York State 4-H Youth Development at jws62@cornell.edu or Lucinda Randolph-Benjamin, 4-H CYFAR LEGACY Program Manager & Supervisor with Cornell University Cooperative Extension – NYC at lr26@cornell.edu.
