Engaging Communities & Transforming Lives!

Many have asked… ”What is happening with Extension?” Well, to say the least, a lot! I am glad to briefly report that Central State University Extension (CSUE) has done a remarkable job developing, designing, and building an Extension organization with a community-based focus! CSUE’s mission has been to deliver research-based educational programs to address local issues, especially in the socioeconomic, limited resource, underrepresented in urban and rural communities in Ohio for the purpose of improving the quality of lives and sustaining healthy communities. This edition share some things about CSUE.

COUNTYAGENTS: These planned programs target issues all over Ohio,

but particularly those with emphasis in Butler, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, Montgomery, and Greene counties.

PROGRAMS

Central State University Cooperative Extension Service ◊ E.J. Emery Hall ◊ 1400 Brush Row Road ◊ Wilberforce, OH 45384-1004

Volume 1 ◊ Issue 1 ◊ July 2017

OVERVIEW

Central State University was designated as an 1890 Land Grant Institution on February 7, 2014. Most people, however, are unaware that Central State University Extension (CSUE) did not receive federal or state funds to support its administrative or technical programming until February 2016. Shortly after receiving funding, CSUE determined the Extension framework, designed the Extension organization, developed the Extension details, and has been implementing Extension programs. This has been a monumental task! Our immediate goal has been to mobile resources and develop programs to provide assistance to clientele across Ohio.

To date, CSUE has been structured, created 14 programs, and has hired 15 of the 20 original planned personnel based our Fiscal 2016 federal and state funding level. Strategically, CSUE has partnered with organizations such as USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS), Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), and New Concepts Management Solution to initially strengthen our technical capacity to service communities.

Further, CSUE has County Agents staffed in all 5 of Ohio’s major city locations. Our Agents allow us to connect to local communities in order to conduct research-based educational programming. Along with support staff, our agents have been planning, designing, and implementing programs for Family and Consumer Science, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Community Economic Development, and 4-H Youth Development program areas. To help Ohioans, CSUE programs focus on the five following impact areas:

- Improving Agriculture, Plant, and Economics- Creating Youth Pathways to Success- Developing Better Social Economic Sustainable

Communities- Building Families and Communities- Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program

As the newest land-grant institution in Ohio, CSUE has developed several programs to engage families, assist urban and rural agriculture communities, and promote youth development.

ADMINISTRATIVE Ohio

Ambrose MosesCleveland

Brittany JonesToledo

Kevin McGheeDonna Kuykendall

Dayton

Lisa CraigCincinnati

Renita PorterColumbus

1. Improving Agriculture, Plant Sciencesand Economics• Farmer Conferences, Tours and Workshops• Pesticide Certification• CBG Water Quality/Aquaponics Extension

Program • CSU’s Urban Gardener Workshops• Extending Your Growing Season• Urban Agriculture Programso Aquaponics/aquacultureo Community Gardenso Farmers Markets

Dr. Clarence Bunch

ADMINISTRATIVE

PROGRAMS

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING WITH ORGANIZATIONS

FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS

SPOTLIGHTS

INSIDEDiscussion:

SPOTLIGHT

PROGRAMS (cont’d)2. Creating Youth Pathways to Success

• Seed to Bloom Ag-STEM Institute Residential Camp• Discovery Day Camp• 4-H STEAM Youth Afterschool & In School Program

3. Developing Better Social and Economically Sustainable Communities• Developing AG Business Plan • Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs• Copyright and Trademark Protection• Social Enterprise is Good Business• The Real Deal on LLCs & Corporations

4. Family & Consumer Science —Empowering Families and Communities• 30 Days of Meals: Creating a Monthly Family Food-Budget Plan• Mastering “Adulting” After Moving Out• Childhood Obesity, “Let’s Get Turned Up and Turn it Around”• Budgeting 100 “Keeping It Real” – Learning how to budget

when it seems impossible

5. Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) —• Adult EFNEP: Eating Smart — Being Active• Youth: Eat for the Health of it

4-H STEAM Youth Program (Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, & Xenia)Playtime Daycare, Ethan Temple SDA Church, Education Solutions Company, Edgemont, First United Christian Church, Assembly Baptist Church, My WISH Foundation, Fort McKinley and The Point, St. Stephen’s Community House, The Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith.

EFNEP (Dayton & Xenia)Catholic High School, Play time Nursery, YWCA Girls, Community Center, ZIKS Pharmacy, Dayton Community Center, Dayton Metro Library, AME Church, Homefull – West Dayton Food Access.

Ag and Natural Resources (Dayton) CSUE conducted 4 education workshops on Urban Agriculture at OEFFA’s 38th

Annual Conference.

Community and Economic Development (Columbus, Cleveland, & Toledo)Ohio Small Business Center,NAACP, Economic Community Development Institute, Mt. Pleasant Community Corporation, Increase CDC, Ohio Minority Business Assistance Center, U.S SBA, and Shaker Heights CDC

Seed to Bloom Ag-STEM Institute - Last month, 60 rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from all across Ohio participated in our two-week residential summer camp. Students learned about agriculture, soil health, assessing water quality, soil and water PH, as well as other STEM topics from CSU faculty and industry experts. Students also participated in several workshops which focused on maintaining their physical and mental health, academic success, and leadership and empowerment.

Ohio Baptist Youth Assembly - Over 150 young people attended a 2 day camp on Campus. CSUE conducted 6 4-H STEAM education workshops on Healthy Soils and Eat Smart Nutrition.

The Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series – CSUE is conducting 3 farm tours and 2 workshops this summer in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Toledo in partnership with OEFFA which focus on urban agriculture in Ohio.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING WITH ORGANIZATIONS

FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS• RID-ALL AGREEMENT• CITY OF TROTWOOD AGREEMENT• DAYTON FOOD BANK AGREEMENT• GREATER EDGEMONT AGREEMENT

This summer, CSUE will participate in and exhibit at the Ohio State Fairin Columbus, as well as the County Fairs in Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo.

Over the past year, CSU Extension has been quite busy working with several local and regional individuals and organizations toconduct a number of programs in counties across the state. To identify a few, following is a list of organizations and locations wehave been planning and developing with:

• DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL AGREEMENT• XENIA YMCA PARTNERSHIP• USDA NRCS/ODA/US FORESTOR

PARTNERSHIP

• CSU DAYTON WEST-EFNEP DEVELOPMENT