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Family and Community Health

Choose Health: Food, Fun and Fitness Curriculum Implemented in County High Schools

2019-12-15T14:37:09-06:00

The Choose Health: Food, Fun and Fitness curriculum was implemented in Maverick County through health classes at CC Winn and Eagle Pass High Schools. The lessons focused on topics such as sugary drinks, the benefits of incorporating fruits and vegetables into a daily eating regimen, nutrition label reading, among others. The six-lesson series included interactive ...

Choose Health: Food, Fun and Fitness Curriculum Implemented in County High Schools2019-12-15T14:37:09-06:00

Homeless Veteran Housing and Disaster Worker Training Program

2019-12-15T14:37:10-06:00

According to the organization Veterans Coming Home “In addition to the complex set of factors influencing all homelessness - extreme shortage of affordable housing, livable income and access to health care - many displaced and at-risk veterans live with lingering effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse, which are compounded by a lack ...

Homeless Veteran Housing and Disaster Worker Training Program2019-12-15T14:37:10-06:00

Childhood Obesity

2019-12-15T14:37:10-06:00

Childhood obesity continues to be an issue identified by our national government and regional and county stakeholders. It was identified in our Texas Community Futures Forum and is also a NIFA (National Institute of Food and Agriculture) goal for the Cooperative Extension Program. During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in ...

Childhood Obesity2019-12-15T14:37:10-06:00

Harbor Light Center-Salvation Army Men’s Unit receives Money Management Classes

2019-12-15T14:37:10-06:00

Today’s economic situation reflects a severe lack of financial preparedness, an inability to navigate everyday financial situations from purchasing a home to retirement. Increasingly notable, consumers need to develop their knowledge and skills necessary to navigate in a complex economic marketplace and achieve lifetime financial security. As a result, there is an increased need to ...

Harbor Light Center-Salvation Army Men’s Unit receives Money Management Classes2019-12-15T14:37:10-06:00

Cameron County 2nd Annual 4-H Marine Day

2019-12-15T14:37:11-06:00

On July 21, 2017 Cameron County conducted their 2nd Annual 4-H Marine Day. The event was coordinated by Guadalupe Castro (extension agent for 4-H Youth and Development Agent with Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program), Tony Riesner (coastal marine agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service), and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ...

Cameron County 2nd Annual 4-H Marine Day2019-12-15T14:37:11-06:00

PVAMU’s Youth Lab Leads to Learning and Earning at Youth Conservation Corps

2019-12-15T14:37:12-06:00

The United States Youth Conservation Corps, part of the National Park Service, is a summer employment program for youth ages 15 to 18 that engages them in meaningful work experiences at national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and fish hatcheries while developing an ethic of environmental stewardship and civic responsibility. One role of the 4-H National ...

PVAMU’s Youth Lab Leads to Learning and Earning at Youth Conservation Corps2019-12-15T14:37:12-06:00

2017 Youth Leadership Lab Increases Awareness of STEM and Agriculture Careers

2019-12-15T14:37:12-06:00

The Cooperative Extension 4-H & Youth Development Program hosted Youth Leadership Laboratory (YLL), a 4-day/3-night pre-college outreach summer program at Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, Texas, July 16-19. This year's theme was "See Yourself in Agriculture," and it focused on environmental education. The program began with Samuel Coleman, Acting Regional Administrator for EPA's South Central Region ...

2017 Youth Leadership Lab Increases Awareness of STEM and Agriculture Careers2019-12-15T14:37:12-06:00

Money Management Classes Held for Harbor Light Center-Salvation Army Men’s Unit

2019-12-15T14:37:15-06:00

Today's economic situation reflects a severe lack of financial preparedness, an inability to navigate everyday financial situations from purchasing a home to retirement. Increasingly, consumers need to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate a complex economic marketplace and achieve lifetime financial security. As a result, there is an increased need to raise a ...

Money Management Classes Held for Harbor Light Center-Salvation Army Men’s Unit2019-12-15T14:37:15-06:00

Teen Leadership and Youth Voice on Display at National Training

2021-07-27T11:37:38-05:00

Nathan Longoria, age 14, and Keyla Sauceda, age 16, attended the 4-H National Healthy Living training at the National 4-H Center in Washington D.C. from September 26-27, 2017. Both are Heroes 4-Health Ambassadors from Cameron County. They were accompanied by Guadalupe Castro, CEP extension agent for 4-H and Youth Development in Cameron County, and ...

Teen Leadership and Youth Voice on Display at National Training2021-07-27T11:37:38-05:00

Cameron County 4-H’ers Attend Global Summit in Canada

2019-12-15T14:37:15-06:00

On July 11-14, 2017 three Cameron County youth attended the 4-H Global Summit in Ottawa, Canada with Guadalupe Castro and Dawn Burton. Castro is an extension agent and Burton is health coordinator for the Cooperative Extension Program. Students Perla Sanchez, Yuridia Ibarra, and Isela Diaz attended workshops that highlighted what 4-H youth were accomplishing around ...

Cameron County 4-H’ers Attend Global Summit in Canada2019-12-15T14:37:15-06:00