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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, the county needs assessments conducted by OSU Extension have repeatedly identified teen vehicular safety as a priority needs 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.

Want to become a CARTEENS teen facilitator? Contact Kristen Eisenhauer (eisenhauer.30@osu.edu) or Beth Smith (smith.11958@osu.edu) by calling the Extension Office at 330-533-5538.

For more information about 4-H CARTEENS, visit https://ohio4h.org/families/just-teens/carteens.