BELVIDERE, Ill. - University of Illinois Extension and Rock Valley College are hosting a Hispanic 4-H Juntos Family Experience for high school students and their families. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, December 4, from 5:30 - 7 PM at Rock Valley College, Main Campus Stenstrom Center, at 3301 N Mulford Rd in Rockford. This event is presented primarily in Spanish and includes presentations on admissions, financial aid, dual credit opportunities, and a panel of Latino university students to discuss their college experience. Everyone is welcome.
If you have questions or need reasonable accommodations to participate in programming, contact Kathy Dombek at the DeKalb County Extension office at 815-758-8194. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your needs.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.