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.
2021 Schedule
In 2021 we will be moving back to SATURDAY classes. All Classes will be at the Ramser 4-H Center, north of the Knox County fairgrounds (up the hill). The physical address is: 700 Perimeter Drive, Mt. Vernon, OH 43050. It is the only building with a green roof on the fairgrounds. Please drive up the hill if GPS tells you that you have arrived too soon!
- All Classes will have registration beginning at 8:30am with class promtly starting at 9am to 11 am
February 6, 2021
March 13, 2021
April 10, 2021
May 15, 2021
June 12, 2021
July 10, 2021
August 14, 2021
September 11, 2021
October 2, 2021
November 13, 2021
December 11, 2021