Missouri 4-H Youth Voices on Rural Broadband (Missouri 4-H Legislative Academy 2018)

Legislative Academy is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for 4-H teens to be ambassadors for Missouri 4-H at the heart of Missouri state government in Jefferson City. Youth delegates from across the state are selected by 4-H to meet with executive, legislative, and judicial state government leaders. Highlights also include shadowing state legislators, and meeting with commodity groups, state agencies, and major supporters of the 4-H program. The Academy provides teens with opportunities to share their 4-H experiences and success stories, while gaining leadership and citizenship skills for careers in public service, law, journalism, public relations, lobbying, and related fields.

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Legislative Academy is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for 4-H teens to be ambassadors for Missouri 4-H at the heart of Missouri state government in Jefferson City. Youth delegates from across the state are selected by 4-H to meet with executive, legislative, and judicial state government leaders. Highlights also include shadowing state legislators, and meeting with commodity groups, state agencies, and major supporters of the 4-H program.

The Academy provides teens with opportunities to share their 4-H experiences and success stories, while gaining leadership and citizenship skills for careers in public service, law, journalism, public relations, lobbying, and related fields.

Services Provided

Broadband focus/topic area

  • Data analytics regarding broadband deployment or adoption
  • Digital training
  • Online education for populations impacted by the “Digital Divide”
  • Remote learning
  • Technology-based entrepreneurship

Broadband applications

  • Online education for populations impacted by the “Digital Divide”

Broadband utilization

  • Digital training
  • Social and economic impacts of broadband
Contact Information
Steven Henness