Together with the Harris Poll, National 4-H Council set out to examine the impact of the public health crisis on the mental health of teens. The survey revealed that in the wake of COVID-19, 7 in 10 teens are struggling with their mental health and more than half of those surveyed shared that the pandemic has increased their feelings of loneliness, with 64 percent believing it will have a lasting impact on their mental health. Click here to read the report. To learn more about the state of teens’ mental health and discuss ways Extension can support them, Extension Directors and Administrators are invited to join a webinar on July 16 (2:00- 3:30 PM ET) co-hosted by National 4-H Council President and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo and Extension Health Director Roger Rennekamp. The Harris team will review the survey findings. Register here for the webinar.
Fulfilling the Land Grant University Mission Leading Edge Dialogue - The Western Center for Metropolitan Extension and Research has released the next white paper in their Leading Edge Dialogue series: Fulfilling the Land Grant University Mission: Extension and Community-based Applied Research, co-authored by retired colleague and ECOP Member, Lou Swanson (Colorado State University). Major themes of the discussion included: recognizing Extension's emerging role-shift into inter- and multi-disciplinary work across the university system; establishing Extension as a co-creative partner with other public institutions in the work of community development and applied research; and exploring methodologies to advance workforce development and urban-rural interdependencies through programming. Emerging opportunities for collaboration from a panel of experts and participants at the 2019 National Urban Extension Conference during the 90-minute interactive Leading Edge Dialogue are available here.
2021 CNCS Senior Corps RSVP Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity - The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is releasing the Fiscal Year 2021 Senior Corps RSVP Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT), Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. This Senior Corps RSVP NOFO prioritizes grant-making in the six focus areas identified by the Serve America Act of 2009 and in alignment with the CNCS Strategic Plan: Disaster Services; Economic Opportunity; Education; Environmental Stewardship; Healthy Futures; and Veterans and Military Families. CNCS will host a series of technical assistance webinars to answer questions about this funding opportunity, performance measures, and eGrants. CNCS strongly encourages all interested applicants to participate in these sessions. Zoom webinar dates and times can be found here. If you have questions at any time during the application period, please send an email to 2021RSVP@cns.gov.
