Dunham, Trudy2012-06-142012-06-141998https://hdl.handle.net/11299/125493This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations. Current information available from the University of Minnesota Extension: https://www.extension.umn.edu.How might youth development professionals do their work in the future? With reduced budgets and staffing and changing demographics, Extension educators are looking at new ways to fulfill the land-grant mission through new audiences. This new look connects community-based programs through the Internet, where professionals work hand-in-hand with other professionals from other states as if they were in the same county. Technology is bringing the knowledge or the university to every home in the nation.en-USYouth DevelopmentDistance EducationArticle