Cooperative Extension Division 2010 Annual Update

October 19, 2010

Orange County/University of Florida IFAS Extension Center

PREAMBLE

• History

• Major Program Areas

• Highlights

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PREAMBLE

• History

• Major Program Areas

• Highlights

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Background

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

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

HISTORY

PREAMBLE

• History

• Major Program Areas

• Highlights

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• 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

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

MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS

901 farms on 146,637 acres

8,220 Jobs

Overall economic impact of $472 Million Dollars

Agriculture

Urbanization

Agriculture/HorticultureAgriculture/HorticultureNatural ResourcesNatural Resources

Enhancing the Sustainability of Agriculture in Orange County

Agriculture/HorticultureAgriculture/Horticulture

Natural ResourcesNatural 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

• Commercial Horticulture Services

Agriculture/Horticulture Natural Resources

• Master Gardener Program -102 Registered MG Volunteers in Orange County!

Residential & Urban Horticulture

• Community Gardens / Streetscape Program Florida Friendly Landscaping

Residential & Urban Horticulture

Agriculture/Horticulture Natural Resources

• Protection of water quality, improve urban aesthetic quality/maintain the residential character of neighborhoods - OCG Goals

Residential & Urban Horticulture

• 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

MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS

Health, Nutrition, & Food Safety

• ServSafe Food Manager Certification• Food Preservation & Food Safety in the Home• Healthy Choices from Birth through Adult• Disease Prevention Programs

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

Family & Consumer Sciences

• 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)

Sustainable Housing & Economic Security

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

Family & Consumer Sciences

•Promote healthy communities & more sustainable families / safe, sanitary & affordable housing – OCG Goals

Family & Consumer Sciences

• 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

MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS

• 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”

4-H Youth Development

4-H Youth Development

• Volunteer-led programs• Safe and secure

environment for Positive Youth Development (PYD)

• 210 Registered volunteers – 24 Clubs

• 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

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

4-H Youth Development4-H Youth Development

• Provide community support for the development and growth of all children – OCG Goals

4-H Youth Development

PREAMBLE

• History

• Major Program Areas

• Highlights

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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

Highlights

• 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

HighlightsHighlights

Orange County Extension ’09-’10 Orange County Extension ’09-’10 Volunteer CommitmentsVolunteer Commitments

• Environmental Education Award - (National Team Winners)

Orange County Extension2008-2010 Awards

• Search for Excellence in Crop

• Production (Southeast Regional Winner)

• Bayer Communication Award - (National Winner)

Orange County / University of Florida IFAS

Extension Education Center

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Cooperative Extension Division 2010 Annual Update

October 19, 2010

Orange County/University of Florida IFAS Extension Center