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Affairs & New Nontraditional Programs |
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As Alabama's
population becomes more urban, outreach services must shift to
meet changing needs. This unit provides educational programs
to help the state's urban and nontraditional audiences adapt
to changing environments and needs. |
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Multimedia
Publishing Procedures
| UNP-Form A
How to Write Effective Success Stories
[PowerPoint Presentation]
 Second Annual North Alabama Dog Expo
Saturday, June 7,
2008
10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.
Agribition Center, 4925 Moores Mill Road
Huntsville, Alabama
Poster [11 x 17]
Teens & Tweens Empowerment
Conference 2008
June 30 - July 1,
2008
James I. Dawson Building
Alabama A&M University
Brochure | Information
Packet [pdf format]
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Information
Packet [Word format]
| Parental
Consent Forms [Word format]
Information Packet
includes: objectives, registration information, chaperon requirements,
tentative schedule, a list of what to bring to the conference,
and a registration form for both youth and adult participants.
Dogs
As Companion Animals
Dogs are used to aid humans
in tasks such as hunting, herding and guarding. They are also
used to enhance the quality of life of individuals with disabilities.
FACTS on Families
A quarterly profile and an
annual report that presents data on social and economic indicators
for families in Alabama's MSAs.
Order
Form [pdf]
Faith-Based Gardens
Gardens have been recognized
by many cultures, groups, and religions for their functionality
and overwhelming benefits. They serve as therapeutic jewels to
provide social, emotional, environmental, and cultural outcomes.
Besides personal benefits, one of these outcomes may include
revived community pride and community asset development that
results in increased tourism!
UNP-72 A
Resource Manual for Faith-Based Gardens Order Form [Word document]
FAME--Fostering
Achievement through Mentoring Education
Helping youth build urban communities.
FYI--Forefronting
Youth Initiative
This initiative focuses on
building and engaging the service learning and prevention skills
of young people who dwell in Alabama's metropolitan areas to
promote positive citizenship and community development.
Parental
Consent Forms [MS Word document]
Greenspace
Want to develop, purchase,
or convert rails, open space, or potential trails into areas
for public consumption? We provide links to information in all
areas of Greenspace development.
LifeSmarts...the ultimate consumer challenge
A game show competition for
youth from any school, group, or organization in the state, in
grades 9 through 12.
Programación
en Español
A Spanish-only website devoted
to serving Hispanics in the U.S. The site contains:
- Links to more than 4,000
research-based publications in Spanish!
- A link to an English-friendly
version of the site [English titles of the Spanish text publications].
- A PowerPoint presentation
in English on demographics of Hispanics in the United States.
- Links to information on Spanish-speaking
countries in Central & South America, and the Caribbean [in
Spanish].
- Links to Spanish-speaking
countries' Embassies/Consulates and United Nations official web
sites where available [in Spanish].
- Links to program areas of
the Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional Programs unit in Spanish.
Resource
Management
HELP to achieve your goals.
Sheep
and Goat Production Systems
Extension Team Project 11B:
Sheep and Goat Production Systems is designed to respond specifically
to production and consumer demands of alternative animal production
systems. Outreach efforts support integrated approaches to nontraditional
agriculture with a focus on sheep and goats.
Selecting
and Marketing Breed Stock Workshop [selected video &
photos of goat show and carcass cutting demonstration, 22 minutes
in length; must have Quick
Time 7.0 to view] WARNING: this will take 2 to 3 minutes
to download depending on the speed of your commection!
2008
Small Ruminant GI Parasite Workshop Brochure
Shiitake Mushrooms
Increase productivity of shiitake
mushrooms--evaluate shiitake strains, wood species, substrates,
soak tanks and substrate additives, and timing variables.
SPACE
Students Promoting Action/Community
Education college-based organization that recruits student volunteers
to improve the quality of life of children, youth, families,
adults, and limited-resource citizens.
STAR
Saving Towns Thru Asset Revitalization
(STAR) is a statewide asset-based community development initiative
designed to provide urban greenspace activities, projects, and
experiences that impact human potential, family development,
and community capacity-building.
Urban Family Network
Providing training and educational
resources to strengthen coping and survival skills of individuals
and families in urban communities.
Activities Log [pdf]
UNEP (Urban Nutrition Education Program)
A USDA Food Stamp nutrition
education program that serves limited resource audiences, both
adult and youth, in Alabama's nine metropolitan areas.
Urban
Rural Interface Conference
This conference responds to
urban-rural interface issues and focuses on the importance of
building a working relationship with communities, organizations
and agencies to serve diverse audiences through more balanced
programming efforts. The activities are designed to educate participants
on how to collaborate, build partnerships, and establish coalitions
that enhance programs and services.
WECAN4U
A one-stop Web site that provides
employment, business, education, legislative, and financial information
for Alabama and West Virginia residents.
PRESS RELEASE: We Can For You (pdf)
Welcome To The Real World Reporting
Form [pdf]
Workforce
& Economic Development
To deliver multiphased training
and programs for education and training of the hard to reach
audiences in Alabama in the areas of CRD and Workforce and Economic
Development over a four-year period that includes: WECAN4U,
Welcome To The Real World, Work Force Preparation, & Job
Hunting Kit.
SORRY YOU MISSED THE
2008 Urban-Rural Interface Conference
Thursday, April 24,
2008
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Keynote Speaker:
Dr.
Guadalupe Quintanilla
National Hispanic Hall of Famer
Associate Professor at University of Houston & President,
Cross-Cultural Center in Houston
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Thanks to
all who attended the 9th Annual Family Conference
October 10-11, 2007
Huntsville, Alabama
[Program
1,
Program
2]
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Press
Release |For
more information!
Dr.
Blakey's Presenation, Dr.
Woernle's Presenation
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