Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)
Citizenship
Washington Focus (CWF) is a 4-H leadership program for high
school youth, ages 15-19, from across the country. Every summer
thousands of young people stay at the National 4-H Conference
Center, near Washington, D.C., to participate in this week-long
program.
Where:
Washington D.C.
When:
Week #3 - June 13-21, 2009*
Week #4 - June 20-28, 2009*
Week #6 - July 4-12, 2009*
Week #7 - July 11-19, 2009 (12-5-08 - Cancelled for WI delegation due to low WI enrollment.)
*Confirmed December 5, 2008.
2009 Chaperone face-to-face orientation: Sat. April 18, 2009 10:30a-4:30p Location: Stevens Point, WI (tentative)
Approximately 200
Wisconsin 4 H Youth are selected to attend this leadership program
held at the National 4-H Center. Participants learn the importance
of civic and social responsibilities as they relate to the development
of better citizens and leaders. The week consists of participatory
workshops, speakers, committee work, field trips and social
events.
Qualifications:
- 10th-12th
grade at time of selection. Minimum age 15 during trip; be
selected at the county level;
- carry
county approval through time of award trip.
Costs:
- The total fee for the 2009 CWF trip is approximately $1,050. (fee depedent on bus/fuel costs).
- Some counties
offer partial local sponsorships.
Applications:
- Contact your County 4-H Youth Development Agent for application procedure and forms.
- Youth delegates are selected by their counties in the late fall or early winter.
***ADDITIONAL 2009 INFORMATION WILL BE PUBLISHED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. 2008 INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BELOW FOR REFERENCE.**
2008 CWF Orientation Teleconference Information
- Mon. May 5, 2008 - Week #3
- Tues. May 6, 2008 - Week #4
- Thurs. May 8, 2008 - Week #6
All three teleconferences will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. More information will be available in the 2008 CWF Handbook on-line in the spring. Please note that we will do our best to honor the delegate's request for a certain week but some adjustments may need to be made due to space limitations. Letters are sent to delegates (copy to agents) in early March confirming their assigned week and containing additional information.
Pre-registration and other information
New materials will be posted on-line as they become available.
2008 CWF Handbooks -
NOTE: The MS WORD files are quite large
and will take a while to download. To download right click on
and "save
target as" to your system. If you need the handbook in
another format e-mail us at 4h@uwex.edu.
 2008 CWF - WI Handbook - No Maps or Forms (17 pages, 7, 943, KB)  2008 CWF - WI Handbook - No Maps or Forms (18
pages, 473 KB) - 2008 CWF - WI Handbook - Forms Only (14 pages, 163 KB)
- 2008 CWF - WI Handbook - Forms Only (16
pages, 117 KB)
- 2008 CWF - WI Handbook - Maps Only (5 pages, 1,407 KB)
- 2008 CWF - WI Handbook - Maps Only (5
pages, 353 KB)
- 2008 Pre-Conference Preparation Handbook from National 4-H (4 pages,289 KB)
- 2008 Pre-Conference Preparation Handbook from National 4-H (4 pages, 416 KB)
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