Component 1
The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) is a free, 32-week program for adolescents aged 10-13 that promotes healthy development through weekly peer meetings, evidence-based curriculum, and community service. Led by trained educators, TOP Clubs focus on goal setting, healthy decision-making & relationships, & recognizing risky behaviors. Clubs meet throughout the school year and enrolled youth will participate in 20 hours of community service learning.
The Legacy Program is a free, 6-week long evidence-based program for adolescents aged 10-13 that engages young adolescents in thinking about their possible futures. Led by trained educators, youth will meet twice a week. These sessions will invite youth to prepare for their future, creating resumes and evaluate possible careers.
Component 2
CARE connects youth aged 10-13 to adult-supervised educational, recreational, and vocational opportunities through 4-H and beyond, that foster their strengths and future aspirations. The program promotes learn-by-doing experiences that encourage experimentation, innovation, and independent thinking while developing leadership, citizenship, and life skills
Component 3
CARE provides parenting education to enhance and strengthen the communication and supervision skills of parents, guardians, and other adult caregivers. Information can be shared with caregivers alone or with caregivers and children together through group workshops, youth and family events and activities, and/or one-on-one home visits.
Homeschool Program
This structured program focuses on career exploration and may include activities such as STEAM, life skills, and physical education! The program runs on 6-week cycles with sessions held 2 times per week. Each session begins with a provided snack.
We welcome up to 20 youth per cycle. Once we reach capacity, additional families will be added to a waitlist and given priority registration for the next available cycle. Waitlisted families will be contacted via phone or email to confirm their continued interest. If a registered participant cancels, we will notify the next family on the waitlist as soon as possible.
Program Themes
We alternate programming themes each cycle.
Cycle 1, 3, 5, etc. - Life Skills Programming
Cycle 2, 4, 6, etc. - Career Exploration Programming
Daily Schedule
- 10:00–10:15 AM – Attendance & Snack
- 10:15–11:00 AM – Legacy Program
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM – Adult-led Activities
Registration & Contact
Register here!
Contact
Gabrielle Dion
4-H CARE Wellness Educator
tar234 [at] cornell.edu (grd46[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Jenn Howland
CARE Program Manager
tar234 [at] cornell.edu (grd46[at]cornell[dot]edu)
The CARE Program is made possible with support from federal Title V State SRAE funds, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Division of Family Health, and New York State's Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Initiative. This initiative utilizes an integrated model of evidence-based education and adult-supervised activities and opportunities for youth ages 10-13, together with parenting education classes for parents, guardians, and caregivers aimed at delaying the onset of sexual activity, preventing abuse, and supporting a healthy transition from early to middle adolescence for children in priority communities. Training and evaluation for each project is supported by the ACT for Youth Center for Community Action through funding from NYSDOH.
This website was developed in part with funding from The New York State Department of Health, Division of Family Health.