Intergenerational Youth Development Through Urban Food Systems
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2015-05-06
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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
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The Intergenerational Youth Development through Urban Food Systems project aims to promote positive youth development by establishing mentor/mentee relationships between elderly adults and youth in need of positive role models. Youth will learn how to appropriately interact with the elderly population and develop valuable interpersonal skills through a variety of service-learning/giving projects. The primary objective of this project is to build community pride leading to a better environment through gardening, food, culture, arts, and commerce.
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IMPACT. 1: The IYDUFS program will promote personal leadership and life skill development in youth (14-18) and elderly adults (50+) through mentor/mentee relationships. -- 2. Programming will engage the community promoting positive change and community pride through gardening, food, culture, arts, and commerce. -- 3. Implementation of a radically different holistic food systems model to change the way Linden citizens, especially youth ages 14-18 and elderly 50+, consider, and use food in their lives.
OSU PARTNERS: Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Franklin County Extension
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: New Harvest Cafe and Urban Arts Center
PRIMARY CONTACT: Gary Straquadine (straquadine.5@osu.edu)
OSU PARTNERS: Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Franklin County Extension
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: New Harvest Cafe and Urban Arts Center
PRIMARY CONTACT: Gary Straquadine (straquadine.5@osu.edu)
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Engaged Scholars, v. 3 (2015).