A team of Extension faculty from the Northeast is working on a project to increase the visibility of Urban Extension programs through a communications campaign. The project is funded through an award from the Northeast Executive Directors (NEED). The project team has created a quick survey, 3-4 minutes, that we are asking Urban Extension faculty and staff to share across the Northeast region with urban audiences. This survey will gauge community members recognition of the local extension logo and programs. Results will be used to help direct the development of the communications campaign.

If you can help, please reach out to one of the Co-PIs (contact information below) to let them know your interest in assisting on this project. If you are interested, you will be provided with a flyer that will invite community members to take the survey.

Survey participants will be eligible to enter a raffle for a gift card if they provide their contact information. We are asking that the flyers and survey links be shared with urban community members that do not already participate in Extension programming. For example, having the flyer at an open community event, asking a partner to share the link with their contacts, or distributing the flyer at urban community centers (faith-based organizations, retails options, etc). We will be asking partners to redistribute the survey again after the communications campaign has been developed (expected Fall 2024). Please feel free to reach out with any questions!

Co-PIs:     

Umekia R. Taylor, MS, RD, CD-N
UCONN Dept of Extension
Educator/EFNEP Supervisor

Email: umekia.taylor@uconn.edu

Jennifer Salt Taylor, RDN, CHES (she, her, hers)
Passaic County FCHS Educator
Department of Family & Community Health Sciences, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County   

Email: jennifer.taylor@rutgers.edu  Phone: 973-305-5746