UNR Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program

4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

4-H began a century ago as an educational program for the nation’s rural youth. 4-H is the youth development education program of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.

4-H is the largest out-of-school youth organization in the United States with over 7 million members. There are over 49,000 young people engaged in 4-H programs across the state of Nevada. The 4-H program promotes life skills development through an expanding number of delivery modes: 4-H community and project clubs, military, and 4-H afterschool programs; special interest groups; school enrichment; camping and more.

4-H participants are all youth, ages 5 to 19, taking part in programs provided as the result of actions planned and initiated by Cooperative Extension personnel in cooperation with volunteers.

C-STEM

Since 2002, CSTEM has operated as a non-profit organization providing services to teachers and students in areas of communication, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (CSTEM). Through action research, CSTEM has developed a program that supports and services Pre K-12 pipeline teams, enriching the teaching and learning process for both teachers and students around the world.

UNR TRIO Upward Bound

Upward Bound is a FREE college preparatory program designed to help qualifying students graduate from high school, gain entrance to and successfully graduate from college. Upward Bound provides college readiness for motivated, income qualified and first- generation college bound high school students through the development of skills and knowledge essential for successful admission, persistence, and completion of post-secondary education.

Nevada State College TRIO Upward Bound Program

Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits. Upward Bound serves: high school students from low-income families; and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education.

UNLV GEAR UP

The mission of GEAR UP is to significantly increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. GEAR UP is designed to enable more young Americans to stay in school, study hard and take the right courses to succeed in college. The aim is to help communities create new or expanded school programs and provide educational opportunities for students. Additionally, GEAR UP prompts local schools, community-based organizations, private industry and institutions of higher education to work in partnerships to help students, and their parents, gain needed knowledge and bolster academic programs in their schools.

UNLV Upward Bound Math and Science

The Upward Bound Math and Science program is designed to strengthen the math and science skills of participating students. The goal of the program is to help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and encourages them to pursue postsecondary degrees in these fields.

UNLV Educational Talent Search

The mission of the Educational Talent Search Program is to identify disadvantaged youth with potential for post-secondary education, encourage them to continue and graduate from secondary schools and to enroll in post-secondary education programs. In addition, Educational Talent Search encourages high school dropouts to return to school.

Alliance for Climate Education (ACE)

ACE is the national leader in high school climate science education and an award-winning national nonprofit dedicated to educating America’s high school students about the science behind climate change and inspiring them to do something about it, while having fun along the way. We’re based in Oakland, California, with educator teams in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, Atlanta, New England, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

Sierra Nevada Journeys

Sierra Nevada Journeys is the leading provider of experiential education in the greater Reno/Lake Tahoe area, serving both students and teachers in Nevada and California. We carry out our mission through in-school lessons, after-school programs, field-based experiences, residential outdoor school, and summer camps. Each program focuses on hands-on, inquiry-based education. We sustain those student learning experiences through professional development opportunities for educators. Sierra Nevada Journeys works with more than 6,000 students and 1,000 teachers each year.

Nevada After School Network

The Nevada Afterschool Network is here to provide outreach and advocacy for parents, children and out-of-school program providers. We want to be the best Network we can be, so we rely on your feedback and participation to make the Network achieve it’s goals. We support out-of-school-time programs to provide access to safe and quality opportunities for all school-age youth. Let us know if you want to help in any way and if we can help you achieve your out-of-school goals!