4-H Grilling and Beyond: Cultivating Healthy Fathers, Kids, and Communities
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The objectives of this project are (1) to help fathers increase their parenting abilities to provide guidance and nurturance to their teen, (2) introduce youth to 4-H youth development programs, and (3) to increase participant's knowledge of nutritional health.
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IMPACT. 1: Project organizers are working closely with community partners Pastors Eugene Norris and John Hafford of FameFathers - Charisma Community Connections to assist with program development and implementation. -- 2. Project organizers have conducted large grilling events in three locations around Ohio during which they collected needs/interests data from diverse audiences of fathers and youth. -- 3. Project organizers and community partners are developing curriculum that addresses the needs and interests of fathers and youth to accomplish the relational, personal, and nutritional objectives of the project.
OSU PARTNERS: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; College of Education and Human Ecology; OSU Extension-Family and Consumer Sciences
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: FameFathers; Charisma Community Connections; LIFE Ministries
PRIMARY CONTACT: James Bates (bates.402@osu.edu)