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    Community Pride: Service-Learning Grant Program

    Community Pride is a service-learning program aimed to support 4-H members and clubs across the state in giving back to their communities.

    Project proposals are due December 1. Final reports are due June 1. All information regarding these submissions can be found below.

    • Program Objectives

      The objectives for this program are for youth to:

      • Learn about their community and the impact it has on their lives
      • Learn to work with a team in community activities, programs, organizations
      • Develop skills and knowledge in community leadership
      • Gain experience carrying out projects to improve their community
      • Develop an interest in and love for their community

    Questions

    Contact 4hevents@ifas.ufl.edu.

    Join us on Thursday, September 25 at 7:00PM ET/6:00PM CT on Facebook @Florida4H for Ask 4-H About Community Pride. No login required. You can click the X when prompted to login. 

    We will discuss information related to selecting a cause, coordinating a project, submitting a proposal and final report, and whatever questions you bring to us live. A recording will be available on this page following the live event.

     

    Partnership Opportunities

    Partnership opportunities, including title sponsorship, are available for this statewide program. Contact Caylin Hilton at grow4h@ifas.ufl.edu to learn more.

     

    Guidelines & Procedures

    4-H members of all ages may participate in a Community Pride Project.  During the project a community issue is identified, a service project is selected, a plan is implemented by the group, and reflection and reporting take place.

    This is a competitive project. To be eligible for one of the Top Five Community Pride Project Awards, groups must have submitted a proposal and a final report. Even groups who do not receive funding are eligible to submit a final report and compete for one of the Top Five Awards.

    • Step 1: Community Needs Assessment

      During the fall, youth study the challenges facing their community and identify needs and assets. Youth then select one community need to focus on.

    • Step 2: Planning Process

      Youth research the community need they are going to focus on and develop a plan to combat this community need.

    • Step 3: Submit a Community Pride Proposal

      Each group must submit a proposal for funding their Community Pride Project.

      Proposals must be submitted online through the following link by December 1 to be considered for the current 4-H years funding, Community Pride Proposal (ufl.qualtrics.com). County 4-H Professionals (faculty/staff) will receive an email to approve the application once it is submitted. Applications will not be considered complete without approval from your county 4-H professional. 

      For submission, you will need to upload additional documents that can be found at the following links, Proposed Project Budget and Proposed Media Strategy.

      For reference only, you can see what information needs to be submitted at the following link, Sample Proposal - Community Pride. All submissions must be made through Qualtrics. No other types of submissions will be accepted.

      Proposals will be scored by volunteer judges and then receive an average score. To help prepare and ensure that your proposal is clear to judges, you can access the score sheet at the following link, Proposal Score Sheet - Community Pride.

      Please Note: Funding is awarded based on available funding, number of proposals submitted, and score received on the proposal. If a project does not receive full funding from the Florida 4-H Foundation, groups are still expected to follow through on the process by working with you to build additional support.

      Groups that are awarded funding will be notified via email in January. Groups that are awarded funding MUST follow up with the Florida 4-H Community Pride Final Report available below.

       

    • Step 4: Implement Your Project

      Youth should implement their service project between January and June.

    • Step 5: Evaluate and Report

      All submissions must be made at Community Pride Final Report (ufl.qualtrics.com) by July 1 to compete at the state level for recognition. All proposals are invited to submit a final report; those that received grant funds are expected to submit.

      As part of the report, you will need to download the Final Project Budget, fill it out, and upload it within the online submission form. For reference only, you can see what will need to be reported at Sample - Community Pride Final Report. No PDF submissions will be accepted.

      Final reports will be scored by volunteer judges and then receive an average score. To help prepare and ensure that your final report is clear to judges, you can access the score sheet at the following link, Final Report Score Sheet.

      All participants in the top projects will be invited to a recognition meal held during 4-H University.

    • Leader's Guide

      You can access at Community Pride Leader’s Guide (edis.ifas.ufl.edu).

      This guide supports Club/Project Leaders in helping club members succeed. It includes:

      • Community needs assessment instructions
      • SMART Goals Worksheet
      • Project calendar worksheet
      • Sample reflection questions.

    2025 - Top 3 Projects

    • STEAM Club – Duval (Top 3 Project)

      Growing Nutritious Food with Youth in Food Deserts

      The Duval 4-H STEAM club became aware of the issue of food deserts in their community when youth did not have access to fresh fruits and vegetables when they needed a snack at an after-school program. The club chose to grow microgreens because they have 40 times more nutrients than a full-grown plant. This is a great option to ensure that youth have a nutritious, low cost, and sustainable option for healthy foods. The Duval 4-H members surpassed their goal and reached over 600 youth in schools and donated 740 microgreens kits. This project was beneficial in many ways for youth in the community and also learned to grow microgreens for themselves.

       

    • Nease High School 4-H Club - St. Johns (Top 3 Project)

      Port in the Storm: A Boxing Haven

      The Nease High School 4-H Club created an outdoor boxing gym at Port in the Storm, an organization serving homeless and unaccompanied youth and young adults in St. Augustine. This space provided an opportunity for homeless teenagers in the community to have an outlet for physical activity and stress reduction. The 4-H members learned through this project the importance of really listening and being flexible when trying to help people. 

    • County Council - Wakulla (Top 3 Project)

      Deeply Rooted in the Hands of Time

      This project was dedicated to preserving the rich and diverse history of Wakulla county, capturing not only significant events that shaped the area but also personal stories, memories, and legacies of the families who have lived in the area for generations. The youth have worked to collect stories and preserve and showcase them at the Wakulla wonderful event this past March. As youth began collecting stories they realized just how many more stories were being overlooked and quickly evolved into something more profound.

       

    • Previous Community Pride Projects

      2025

      COUNTY PROJECT GROUP DESCRIPTION
      Duval Top 3 - Growing Nutritious Food with Youth in Food Deserts STEAM Club Microgreen kits for schools
      St. Johns Top 3 - Port in the Storm: A Boxing Haven Nease High School 4-H Club Created an outdoor boxing gym for local youth experiencing homelessness
      Wakulla Deeply Rooted in the Hands of Time 4-H County Council Preserving history of Wakulla County
      Gilchrist Bulldog Boost Helping Hands 4-H Club School ground beautification and teacher/staff appreciation
      Lake Bags of Courage G.R.I.T.S. 4-H Club Supply bags for youth in foster care
      Lee Supplying the Future Teen Leadership 4-H Club

      Learning kits for students

      Sumter Meeting Needs of Foster Teens Sewing Basics & Beyond Travel bags for teens in foster care

      2024

      COUNTY PROJECT GROUP DESCRIPTION
      Leon Top 3 - Kindness in Crisis Teen Leadership Club Disaster relief kits to the elderly 
      Nassau Top 3 - Teens Helping Teens Teen Leadership Council Supply bags for foster teens
      Wakulla Top 3 - Dash into the 50's County Council Prom for a senior center
      Alachua GNV Target Range Sustainability Project Alachua County Shooting Sports Shooting range ecological sustainability
      Broward Quilting for Kinds Dream It, Style It, Make It Nap blankets for children in foster care
      Lee Bags of Hope Teen Leadership Club Basic necessity bags for children in foster care
      Sarasota Clover Care Packages Action Clovers 2.0 Care packages for nursing homes and assisted living facilities
      St. Lucie Mailboxes for Creature Safe Place Mane Attraction Mailboxes for essential paperwork at local wild animal refuge drop off

      2023

      COUNTY PROJECT GROUP DESCRIPTION
      Gilchrist Top 5 - Outreach to Officers Helping Hands Supplies for children in need and appreciation for police officers
      Lake Top 5 - G.O.A.T. Soap Goat Busters Making and supplying soap and other critical items to those in need
      Lee Top 5 - Dig Into Reading Teen Leadership Club Making and supplying literacy kits for those in need
      Polk Top 5 - Vandal Control Homegrown Beautification of local areas that have been vandalized
      Sumter Top 5 - Helping Hands for Healthy Meals Sumter STEM Creating a sustainable garden to provide healthy food options to local food banks and soup kitchens
      Wakulla Honorable Mention - Let's Clean Wakulla Together Teen CERT & County Council Advocating against litter, bringing awareness to the effect litter has on their local environment
      Alachua Gator Skeet & Trap Rejuvenation Alachua County Shooting Sports Beautification of local shooting range
      Escambia Life Skills 101 Northview Coordinating a week-long life skills summer day camp
      Escambia Bringing 4-H to the Kids Northview Coordinating STEM activities for youth at a local homeless shelter
      Manatee The Rabbit Cooperative Learning Project Bradenton Bunnies Coordinating a rabbit care and showmanship clinic for local youth
      Sarasota Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE) Pollination County Council Building a pollinator garden and creating educational advocacy videos about pollinators
      Washington Little Free Library LEGO Masters Creating two Little Free Libraries in locations over 25 miles from a local library

      2022

      COUNTY PROJECT GROUP DESCRIPTION
      Broward Top 3 - Tree-Plenish Tree Giveaway Dream It, Style It, Make It Providing their schools and community with trees and pollinator friendly plants
      Lake Top 3 - Mission Foster Closet G.R.I.T.S. Providing welcome kits to families with new foster youth that included items like toothbrushes, sippy cups, snacks, stuffed animals, coloring books, and toys
      Wakulla Top 3 - Blessing Box County Council Creating and stocking a blessing box at their Extension office to help combat food insecurity
      Hamilton Foster Love Bags Explorers Providing foster youth with backpacks filled with pillowcases sewn by 4-Hers and personal items
      Wakulla Disaster Buckets for Seniors County Council Provided senior citizens with disaster buckets and taught them how to make their own to be prepared for disasters

      2021

      COUNTY PROJECT GROUP DESCRIPTION
      Broward Top 5 - Craft Workshops for Mental Health Assisted Living Dream It, Style It, Make It Providing educational craft workshops to enhance living at a local assisted living facility
      Broward Top 5 - Butterfly Garden for Mental Health Assisted Living Tropical Troopers Creating a butterfly garden to enhance living at a local assisted living facility
      Lake Top 5 - Retire, Respect, Replace Green Clover Legacy Educating local community about the proper care of the American flag along with its meaning and purpose
      Osceola Top 5 - Gateway Shields and Masks Why Knot Sewing window covers and face masks to help protect schools in crisis
      St. Lucie Top 5 - Water Quality Water Quality Team Creating educational flyers and trash collection sites to educate local community about their responsibility in keeping their waterways clean
      Brevard Brevard 4-H Adopt a Camp Sharp Eyed Shooters Cleaning up and improving local public wildlife lands
      Broward Food Forest Plant Propagation Flagler Village Monarchs Propagating plants from their local food forest to feed and educate community members on preparing healthy meals with fresh fruits and vegetables
      Escambia Purple Up for 4-H Military Youth Discovery Assembling and delivering Clover Care Kits to 4-H miliary youth to support them through the challenges they face
      Lake Mission Foster Closet G.R.I.T.S. Collecting requested items for local foster closet and bringing community awareness to foster family needs
      St. Lucie Lending Library County Council Building a lending library in a local park to give children access to free books
      Wakulla Rainwater Collection System Food Forest Project Installing a rainwater collection system to create a sustainable water source for their community food forest
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