Cornell Cooperative Extension

Drawing on public and private resources, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County (CCEDC) provides innovative, flexible, and participant-driven programs that promote new ways of learning, thinking, and acting. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County through Ag & Natural Resources, Family and Nutrition, Horticulture, 4-H Youth Devel... opment, 4-H Camp Shankitunk, and Rural Healthcare Alliance programs enhance the quality of life by promoting individual growth, strengthening families, improving the economic well-being of businesses, enhancing the environment, and building stronger communities. Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCEDC) is committed to partnerships among county, state, and federal governments; faculty, staff, administrators and volunteers; and public and private entities. The strength and durability of these partnerships depend on shared concerns, shared responsibility, shared authority, shared costs and shared recognition. Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCEDC) is committed to pluralism because differences enrich people and programs. Extension (CCEDC) values and pursues diversity in staff, volunteers, and program participants. We recognize that there are historical and present-day injustices that have made access to capital, land, education and supportive networks more challenging for people of color, indigenous people, women, people who are economically disadvantaged, and immigrants. We also recognize that our affiliation to a well-known academic institution provides privilege and access to resources including funding, land, and infrastructure. We commit to ensuring, to the greatest extent possible, that our time, energy, and financial resources are committed equitably to all people. We will continue to be actively engaged and involved in relationship building, collaboration, and support of efforts to build a diverse, equitable and just society. The staff of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Delaware County commits to the following actions: Support people of different backgrounds, ...Read More