4-H CARTEENS is a traffic safety program conducted by 4-H teen leaders and their program partners for juvenile traffic offenders. 4-H CARTEENS goals include:

  • reducing the number of repeat juvenile traffic offenders,
  • decreasing the number of teen traffic offenders, and
  • increasing teen awareness of traffic/vehicular safety.

4-H CARTEENS Background
Ohio State University faculty and staff located in county Extension offices recruit and engage adult volunteers and teen leaders who provide leadership to educational programs for youth in local communities. Over the years, county needs assessments conducted by OSU Extension have repeatedly identified teen vehicular safety as a priority need in Ohio’s communities.

The 4-H CARTEENS vehicular safety initiative was developed in response to this need. The original CARTEENS Program began in Brown County, Ohio in 1987. The local 4-H educator, volunteer teen leaders, the juvenile probate court, and the Ohio Highway Patrol all collaborated to develop the program. Since 1987, the 4-H CARTEENS program has expanded throughout Ohio and to several other states across the nation.

In Knox County we have six teen volunteers, five adult volunteers, plus law enforecement.  We meet monthly with the teen traffic offenders. 

For more information about 4-H CARTEENS, visit

www.ohio4h.org/4-h-youth/teens/carteens.

2020 Schedule

Thursday, June 4th, POSTPONED (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 160 Columbus Rd OSUE Conference Room

Thursday, July 2nd, POSTPONED (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 160 Columbus Rd OSUE Conference Room

Thursday, August 6th, (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 1025 Harcourt Rd Conference Room

Thursday, August 20th, (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 1025 Harcourt Rd Conference Room

Thursday, September 3rd, (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 4H Building 700 Perimeter Drive

Thursday, October 1st, (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 4H Building 700 Perimeter Drive

Thursday, November 5th, (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 4H Building 700 Perimeter Drive

Thursday, December 3rd, (5pm registration, class starts promptly at 5:30pm through 7:30pm) location 4H Building 700 Perimeter Drive