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Belmont County CARTEENS Program
What is 4-H CARTEENS?
4-H CARTEENS is a traffic safety program for first time juvenile traffic offenders.
What are the goals of the 4-H CARTEENS program?
- Reduce the number of repeat juvenile traffic offenders
- Decrease the number of teen traffic offenders, and
- Increase teen awareness of traffic/vehicular safety
The History of the CARTEENS Program
Click here to read about the history of the CARTEENS program which was developed right here in OHIO!
CARTEENS Volunteers Needed?
CARTEENS volunteers are always needed. Check out the cool incentives available to active CARTEENS Volunteers! Then read about how to become a CARTEENS volunteer below.
How do I become a CARTEENS volunteer?
Potential CARTEENS volunteers must meet the following basic requirements:
- You must be 14 years old as of January 1 of the current year (at least a freshman).
- You must have no more than one minor traffic violation upon starting as a volunteer.
- You must not receive any traffic violations while serving as a volunteer.
- You must commit to attending the majority (over 50% of all scheduled sessions).
Previous participants of the program are encouraged to become CARTEENS volunteers.
If you are interested in becoming a CARTEENS volunteer and meet the basic volunteer requirements, please complete and submit the following forms to the Belmont County Extension Office, 101 N. Market Street, Suite A, St. Clairsville, OH 43950.
Contact Susan West, 4-H CARTEENS Coordinator, at (740)695-1455 or west.401@cfaes.osu.edu with any questions.
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CARTEENS volunteers will be rewarded for the time they contribute to the program. Awards will be given based on hours spent volunteering and recruitment of new volunteers. Examples of the awards include gas cards, mall gift certificates, a digital camera and an iPOD.
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Current CARTEENS Volunteers
Kara Humphrey Micah Humphrey Megan Infante
Daniel Lemunyon Megan Mowrer Blake Porterfield
Bryson Waller Jina Yu
2008 CARTEENS Program Schedule
The Belmont County 4-H CARTEENS program meets at the Ohio State University Extension Office
from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. on the following dates.
January 9, 2008 January 23, 2008
February 13, 2008
March 5, 2008 March 26, 2008
April 16, 2008
May 7, 2008 May 28, 2008
June 18, 2008
July 9, 2008 July 30, 2008
August 20, 2008
September 10, 2008
October 1, 2008 October 22, 2008
November 12, 2008
December 3, 2008 December 17, 2008
CARTEENS Program Partners
- The Ohio State University Extension, Belmont County
- Belmont County Juvenile Court, Judge Mark Costine
- Belmont County Correctional Institute
