Environment & Healthy Living

Members Forum

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Outreach Initiatives

Initially launched in 2020, 4-H Canada’s Outreach Initiatives have enabled over 7,000 youth across Canada enjoy hands-on activities any time, from anywhere, while making meaningful contributions to their communities, country, and the world.

In 2022, Outreach Initiatives were not only made available to 4-H members and clubs, but non-members as well, to encourage all families and educational organizations across the country to enjoy the activities in group settings, or from the comfort of home.

NOVEMBER 1–6, 2022; TORONTO ON

First offered in 1931, Members Forum is 4-H Canada’s longestrunning program, having celebrated its 90th year with the return to in-person member programming in 2022. This iconic event is the premier opportunity for 4-H youth from across Canada to come together for an impactful, engaging, and fun-filled conference. The goals of the conference are to expose youth to career opportunities and support them in exploring their interests and developing a career plan. The 2022 Members Forum was centered on the theme, Living Like a Leader, asking members what it means to live as a leader in their local and global communities.

Highlights:

• The opportunity to ask questions and gain insight from top professionals and executive leaders in a variety of fields, from agriculture to healthcare to communications, during Mentorship Circles.

• Engaging career exploration and skills workshops, including Empowering Minds in New Times, and Self-Empowerment, delivered by YouthSpeak, and the keynote talk presented by Jeff A.D. Martin.

• Interactive Careers on the Grow programming that allowed youth to explore and discuss preparing for their future career using LinkedIn.

• Visit to the Royal Ontario Museumand The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, as well as participation in Campfire Circle.

Highlights:

• Our four outreach initiatives were redesigned and relaunched in 2022

• 1,152 digital resource downloads

Powered Up! - Presented by Cargill, and supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation, Corteva Agriscience, and Desjardins

SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy

Powered Up! provides hands-on learning experiences for youth to explore alternative, affordable, and clean energy while enabling them to be energy champions in their own communities through a variety of activities.

Making a Splash – Presented by Cargill, and supported by Corteva Agriscience and Desjardins

SDG 14 – Life Below Water

Making a Splash guides youth through experiential activities to discover their personal role in supporting healthy water ecosystems.

Proud to Bee a 4-H’er –Presented by Syngenta Canada

SDG 15 – Life on Land

As one of 4-H Canada’s longest-running Outreach Initiatives, Proud to Bee a 4-H’er is centered on planting a pollinatorfriendly garden to support a healthy ecosystem and sustainable food supply.

Dig into Soil – Presented by Syngenta Canada

SDG 13 – Climate Action & SDG 15 – Life on Land

Dig into Soil provides hands-on learning experiences for youth to discover how healthy soils contribute to addressing climate change while empowering them to champion soil conservation activities in their own communities.