Table of Youth in Transition

University Program Title Synopsis/Targeted skills and/or Accomplishments Age Participants

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE

(Living Interactive 

Family Education)

Mentoring 

Program

The Alabama 4-H LIFE Mentoring Program is designed to provide mentoring 

opportunities to enhance parental caregiver engagement and support to the 

Youth at Camp Lewis Academy (Calhoun County), Attention Home (Calhoun 

County) and Sequel Youth and Family Services (Madison County, expansion site 

in Year 4) implementing and utilizing three components weekly workshops, 

Family Reunification Quarterly Meetings and the Mentor/E-Mentor Component. 

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Males (Before 

fall 2012, Camp 

Lewis Academy 

was a facility 

that housed 

both males and 

females)

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring 

Program

The weekly workshops consist of three components including presentation, 

activities and evaluation. Some targeted skills that have been enhanced include 

communication skills focusing on verbal and non-verbal communication, selfreflection designed to allow the Youth to examine themselves, stress 

management was another technique designed to help the Youth understand 

how to handle stress more effectively and utilize techniques that will help 

control their stress levels.

Family Workshops is another targeted skill for both the parents and the youth to 

assist in strengthening family relationships.

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring 

Program

Themes of Weekly Workshops Presented to the Youth at Camp Lewis Academy 

and or Sequel Youth & Family Services:

1. Why Open Communication is Important

2. Enhancing your Communication Skills

3. Enhancing your Listening Skills

4. Managing Stress

5. Money Management

6. Healthy Home

7. Attitude is everything

8. Family Strengths

9. Fitness & Nutrition

10. Nutrition and Reflection

11. Self-Reflection Activity

12. Team Building Skills

13. My Family and I

14. Journaling Activity

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Males
Table of Youth in Transition

University Program Title Synopsis/Targeted skills and/or Accomplishments Age Participants

15. T.R.U.T.H

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring 

Program

Worked with over 200 Youth since 2011 implementing the 4-H LIFE Mentoring 

Program at two sites Camp Lewis Academy and Attention Home.

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring 

Program

A focus area of our engagement with the parents and Youth during our Family 

Reunification Quarterly Meeting to reaffirm the mentoring role of the Parents in 

the Youths life. We have presented modules from the Program “FACES” Family 

Advocacy through Caring Engagement Strategies” which seeks to build strong 

family relationships through program activities that promote quality time and 

encouragement and increase positive family interaction developed by the 

Alabama Cooperative Extension System/Urban Affairs and New Nontraditional 

Programs (UANNP) Unit at Alabama A&M University.

We have assessed their understanding of the source, causes and resolutions of 

conflict and stress. Based on the post assessments new ways of viewing and 

dealing with conflict and stress have been reported by both the Parents and the 

Youth.

12-18 years of Age 

Incarcerated Males 

(Before fall 2012, 

Camp Lewis Academy 

was a facility that 

housed both males 

and females)

Incarcerated 

Males

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring 

Program

Family Reunification Quarterly Meetings (Held Quarterly) 

Hats off to Strong Families

Mentoring at Mealtime (Importance of Mealtime and Families)

FACES Curriculum (Stress & Conflict)

Resolving Family Conflicts

Managing Stress

Legal Ease Curriculum

Holiday Newsletter 

Etc.

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth (Males)

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring is a key component of the 4-H LIFE Program.

 Therefore engaging the Youth with individuals who listen, discuss and 

provide insight on life choices that have produced positive influences on 

the Youth we are working with.

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth (Males)
Table of Youth in Transition

University Program Title Synopsis/Targeted skills and/or Accomplishments Age Participants

Mentoring 

Program

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring 

Program

Developed an E-Mentor component designed to mentor incarcerated Youth 

from a distance utilizing Adobe Connect. 

This technique (E-Mentoring) was developed due to several reasons including 

scheduling conflicts, confidentiality reasons, gaining access to the facility etc. all 

enforced why we used a different mentoring technique. 

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth (Males)

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring

Program

The Mentor component consist of recruitment, orientation and training and 

implementation, thus far 22 E-mentors have been recruited and trained to 

support the Youth at Camp Lewis Academy and Sequel Youth and Family 

Services. 

All potential mentors must attend the orientation and training and meet all 

requirements and fill out all documentation including background checks, photo 

release form, policies and procedures forms and other documentation 

necessary provided by the Youth facilities.

The E-mentoring sessions have been presented to the Youth at Camp Lewis 

Academy on a variety of themes to enhance and support the Youth through the 

sharing of knowledge, guidance and support.

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth (Males)

Alabama A&M 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Mentoring 

Program

The following E-Mentor themes have been discussed with the Youth at Camp 

Lewis Academy

 Mentoring/E-Mentoring Component

o Life Choices and Challenges

o Bullying

o Accountability and Motivation

o Aspiration and Inspiration

o Leadership

o Dynamics of Leadership

o Respect 

o ETC.

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth (Males)

Auburn 

University

Alabama 4-H LIFE 

(Living Interactive 

Family Education) 

Held weekly workshops with the Youth at the Attention Home on a variety of 

topics: 

 Introduction and Leadership Lessons

 Intro to Recycling

12-18 years of Age Incarcerated 

Youth (Females)
Table of Youth in Transition

University Program Title Synopsis/Targeted skills and/or Accomplishments Age Participants

Mentoring 

Program 

 Recycled Valentines

 North East Alabama Recycling & Recycling Videos

 What is 4-H? What is Parliamentary Procedure?

 My Money Personality

 Checking Accounts

 Table manners and etiquette

 Savings & Savings Accounts

 Ecological Footprints

 Credit & Credit Cards

 COLORS - Personality Assessment

 Resumes

 Job Application

 Job Interviews

 Mother's Day Plants @ Rusty Rock Greenhouse

 Kayak Trip on Terrapin Creek

 Mentoring Kayak trip (Pleasant Valley Elementary)

 Recycling & Decomposition

 Camp Cane Creek Volunteer Training

 Camp Cane Creek - Recycling & Creek Walk

 Water Cycle Bracelets

 Camp Cane Creek - Water Cycle Bracelets & help Mrs. Amanda w/

nutrition

 Compost Capsules

 Camp Cane Creek - Compost Capsules

 Fairy Houses

 Camp Cane Creek - Fairy Houses

 Communication - Introduction, Barriers & Bridges, Choosing Words 

Carefully

 Mulching

 Camp Wrap Up
Table of Youth in Transition

University Program Title Synopsis/Targeted skills and/or Accomplishments Age Participants

 Tech or not Tech - Spaghetti Towers

 Communication - Body Language Charades

 Communication - Communicating Assertively, Surveying your 

Assertiveness

 Clean up @ Cane Creek Community Gardens

 Pass Right/Pass Left, Zoom

 Wilderness Survival and Prisoner's Dilemma

 Cookie Mining

 Landfills & Recycling

 Communication - Illusions

 What is 4-H? What is Parliamentary Procedure?

 Parliamentary Procedure review and wrap up

 Kayak Trip on Terrapin Creek

 Stress - what is stress?

 Mentoring Kayak trip (Wellborn)

 Stress Management

 My Money Personality

 Manners for the Real World

 History of Money

 Fairy Houses

 Halloween Trivia and Games

 Recycled Ornaments

 Checking Accounts

 Savings & Savings Accounts

 Thanksgiving Games and Crafts

 Rolling Down the River

 Credit & Credit Cards

 Resumes

 Job Application

 Job Interviews
Table of Youth in Transition

University Program Title Synopsis/Targeted skills and/or Accomplishments Age Participants

 Parents Day - Katalin Herbaly talks about Hungary

 Career Day

 McWane Science Center Trip

 Thank you notes

 Budget

 Spaghetti Towers

 Decision Making

 Communication

 COLORS - Personality Assessment

 Volunteer at Special Kids Fishing Classic

 Cookie Mining

 Mentoring Kayak Trip (helping with Pleasant Valley Elementary kayak 

trip)

 Water Cycle Bracelets

 Camp Cane Creek

 Leadership

 International Food

There were several successful volunteer outings with the Youth and guest 

speakers came to speak to the youth on a variety of topics.