Schenectady County Nov/Dev Update

On October 23, 2008, 17 Action Taking Tween/Teen (ATT) group members gathered to listen to member Kaitlin Arndell speak about her experiences over the summer with a homeless person in the City of Schenectady. Mike Saccocio, Executive Director for the City Mission, spoke with the group about homelessness in Schnectady County. After he left, the group thought about how they could 'raise the level of awareness about the topic of homelessness in the county' and decided to coordinate various projects for community members to participate in. ATT members asked the 4-H Educator to make arrangements for a tour of the City Mission to further their knowledge. A tour was held on November 15th, 2008. A timeline of Community Action Projects related to "Operation H.O.P." is being developed and will be sent out to all organizational leaders. ATT is looking for liaisions to schools and others who would like to help spread the word. ATT has committed to trying to raise the level of awareness about homelessness in Schenectady for one year. ATT looks forward to working with people from throughout the county and welcome support from everyone. A meeting was scheduled for Dec '08 to make scarves and hats.

Delaware County December 2008 News

This year 632 Delaware County 4-H Members working in partneship with adults, participated in a variety of community service projects. Teens selected, designed, and implemented the many activies and afterwards processed their efforts making the activities much more meaningful to them personally.

• Five clubs applied for $100.00 Community Service mini-grants and used the money to provide care packages for children abruptly placed in Foster Care programs.
• Purchased items needed by an Animal Sanctuary.
• Volunteered their time to clean and paint.
• Provided an orphanage with basic supplies.
• Helped with a community Easter Egg Hunt.
• Raised $1000.00 for a community pool.
• Twenty individual partipated in a countywide community service project making 21 Lap Quilts for the Mountainside Residential Care Center in Margaretville.