Person County Cooperative Extension

Youth Programs

The goal of 4-H is to assist youth and adults in becoming competent, coping, and contributing members of a global society, developing essential life skills through planned "learn by doing" experiences.

4-H Y.E.S.

Youth Enrichment Services is a program identifying youth with problems and helping them learn acceptable behaviors while working to repay the community for any damage they may have done.

Mentors

This program is for youth who are having problems with growing up. Each youth is matched with an adult mentor who has volunteered their time to build a relationship in which they both may learn and grow.

Family Connections

This Intensive Family Preservation Service is a program consisting of six weeks of support in the families home used to prevent unnecessary placement of children away from their families.

SOS

Support Our Students is an after-school program that provides support and guidance to young people by involving them in activities to keep them focused and out of trouble.

Teen Court

This is an alternative system of restorative justice. It is a court where first-time offenders are tried by their peers for misdemeanor offenses. Offenders admit guilt and student volunteers decide their sentence.

North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Person County Center
304 S. Morgan Street, Room 123
Roxboro, NC 27573 (336) 599-1195

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