YUF Activities and Outcomes Urban Farmer Development
1. Objective
Service/Activity/Output
Public
Services
Who Performance
Measure Data
Collection
Method Who Timeframe Grant
60%
of
participants
will
write
a
business
plan
for
a
business
he
or
she
is
creating.
Business
plans
collected
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
July
2014-‐June
2015 CDBG
75%
will
report
that
they
gained
knoweldge
in
how
to
start
a
business
as
a
result
of
their
participation
in
the
program.
The
students
will
complete
surveys
to
assess
knowledge
they
have
gained.
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
July
2014-‐June
2015 CDBG
The
inaugural
class
of
8
students
will
complete
the
current
Young
Urban
Farmer
Development
program
in
the
Fall
of
2013
and
will
have
the
opportunity
to
assist
in
the
food
production
on
school
property
or
to
have
incubator
space
at
a
25-‐
acre
farm
managed
by
Athens
Land
Trust.
The
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
and
the
West
Broad
Farm
Manager
80%
of
participants
in
the
Young
Urban
Farmer
Development
Program
will
report
that
they
completed
a
business
plane
and
gained
skills
in
agriculture,
job
readiness,
and
business
development
as
a
result
of
their
participation
in
the
program.
Evaluation
forms
were
given
to
participants
after
the
training
program
to
determine
if
they
have
gained
skills.
(Nathalie
has
these
surveys)
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
November
2013-‐December
2014
PHP
A
new
class
of
12
students
will
begin
in
November
2013.
The
new
class
of
Young
Urban
Farmers
will
spend
12
hours
per
week
working
at
the
West
Broad
Market
Garden
and
participating
in
classroom
activities
The
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
will
oversee
the
program,
and
the
West
Broad
Farm
Manager
will
provide
hands-‐on
agricultural
education.
70%
of
participants
in
the
Young
Urban
Farmer
Development
Program
will
report
a
greater
sense
of
self-‐confidence
and
empowerment
as
a
result
of
their
participation
in
the
program.
An
evaluation
form
will
be
developed
by
program
staff
that
will
be
given
to
participants
to
measure
an
increase
in
self-‐confidence,
improved
skills
in
communication
and
conflict
resolution.
Also
measured
through
observation.
Observation
by
the
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
and
staff
of
the
Classic
City
High
School.
November
2013-‐December
2014
PHP
60
at-‐risk
youth
during
the
timeframe
participate Sign
up
sheets
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
90%
will
gain
knowledge
of
sustainable
agriculture
and
entrepreneurship
75%
will
express
an
increase
in
self-‐confidence
and
job
readiness
as
a
result
of
the
program
80%
of
students
who
participate
in
the
farm
incubation
program
will
report
an
increase
in
knowledge
of
how
to
operate
their
own
farm.
The
participants
are
given
surveys
at
the
beginning
of
the
program
and
then
at
the
end
to
determine
these
outcomes
Continue
and
expand
the
Young
Urban
Farmer
Development
Program
to
provide
agricultural
and
entrepreneurial
training
to
at-‐
risk
youth
Expand
YUFP
to
include
West
Broad
site
and
Williams
Farm
(projected
to
have
60
participants)
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator
Youth
Development
Program
Coordinator,
Williams
Farm
manager,
West
Broad
Farm
manager
Young
Urban
Farmer
Development
NIFA
Ongoing
(December
2015-‐
December
2017)
Teach
at-‐risk
youth
about
entrepreneurship
ALT
will
continue
the
Young
Urban
Farmer
Development
Program
in
partnership
with
the
West
Broad
Market
Garden.
The
15
at-‐risk
youth
will
have
classes
in
entrepreneurship
and
will
gain
hands-‐on
experience
with
the
micro-‐
enterprises
at
WBMG.
They
will
also
write
a
business
plan
for
their
own
business.
Farm
to
School
Garden
Assistant