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Author: Ari Veach
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
For youth in 4-H making it to the great Kentucky State Fair alone is a huge accomplishment! This year the youth in Grant County showed up and represented! Grant County youth worked hard in 2021, even given the shutdowns and new way of conducting meetings. Grant County had 6 champion ribbons along with many blues and reds ranging over 5 different projects. We had one 4-Her have a good day at Country Ham Day this year bringing home a first place overall in their age division, first place ham, and
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
For many years there has been a strong presence at the Alexandria Fair and Horse Show. From project work to livestock and horse shows to a fundraiser drink booth, the Campbell County 4-H Program has continued to stay active at the fair that is a 6 day, 5 night event over the Labor Day weekend. The Alexandria fair board is supportive of the county 4-H program throughout the whole year but especially during the fair weekend. This year discussion was held to offer youth activities continuously thro
Author: David Gabbard
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
For most youth across our state the month of August is for finishing up that magical summer must do list and trying to forget that n new school year is about to start. But for some 4-H members in Owen County had something else on their mind, the 2021 Kentucky State Fair. The State Fair was amazing, the Owen County 4-H Youth Development Agent delivered 72 entries, and 7 country hams to Louisville for display and judging in August! Owen County 4-H is so proud of all of our members for all the
Author: Rebecca Stahler
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
After many years of a successful community Boyd County Cloverbud Club; it was clear that another club for those Cloverbud graduates was desperately needed. Boyd County 4-H finally could offer an in person Community Clovers Club. Covid-19 restrictions had postponed the club for almost two years. 4-H Youth Development programs are designed to develop youth into confident, competent, and caring citizens. The overall goal is to promote healthy development in children by advan
Author: Kelly Woods
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
At the close of the 2020-2021 school year, which was a blend of virtual and face to face learning, COVID restrictions continued to challenge yet another aspects of our children’s lives, Summer Care. Oldham County Public Schools wanted to open up the Summer Care Programs but how could that happen safely when so much of the programming was field trips and taking the students out into the community. Protecting the students through the implementation of COVID guidelines was the first pri
Author: Victor Williams
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Shooting Sports is the largest and fastest growing 4-H Club in Laurel County. For several years, the Laurel County Sharpshooters utilized the Laurel County Fish and Game Club shooting range as their instruction and practice area. As the Game Club membership diminished, its facility began to run down and was in an increasing state of disrepair until it eventually closed in 2018. Unless a new practice range could be arranged, the Sharpshooters program would be unable to continue.
Author: Kindra Jones
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
With the return to a semi-normal school year, principals and teachers are allowing more community partners to come back into the classrooms, provided all school Covid-19 guidelines are followed. This has been great news for the Grayson County 4-H program as programming with fourth and fifth grades is an integral part of increasing interest in participation in 4-H programs and activities outside of school as well as 4-H Camp recruitment. The 4-H agent began reaching out to her teacher contacts in
Author: David Gabbard
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
During 2021 the Owen County 4-H program saw a lot of growth and potential for the coming years. In August the Owen County 4-H Agent sent out a Qualtrics Survey seeking club interest for the 2022 program year, with much surprise the involvement in the survey was much more than expected. This year there have been many clubs re-start with a couple of years of being inactive due to COVID or just not having Volunteers. Thus far there are 7 clubs and some school programs that are either brand new or h
Author: Kelly Smith
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Opportunity to get involved in extracurricular activities allow young people to become productive members in their community. The Jefferson County 4-H Agents, 4-H assistants and 4-H Teen club planned and implemented activities within the meetings held monthly. Along with activities on Leadership, they also planned service-learning projects. The Jefferson County 4-H Teen club planned a service day in December making dog treats and toys to be donated within the County to several
Author: Chanda Hall
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Opportunity to get involved in extracurricular activities allows young people to become productive members in their community. The Jefferson County 4-H Agents, 4-H assistants and 4-H Teen club planned and implemented activities within the meetings held monthly. Along with activities on Leadership, they also planned service-learning projects. The Jefferson County 4-H Teen club planned a service day in December making dog treats and toys to be donated within the County to several
Author: Dawna Peters
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Author: Dawna Jace PetersLeslie County 4-H has traditionally had an Annual Silent Auction for over 10 years. In 2020 we were unable to have the auction due to Covid-19. The purpose of the event has been to increase awareness and raise money for 4-H related costs. Leslie County is a rural county with the median income for a household being $31,627 with 25.8% of families below the poverty line. Therefore, for youth to be able to fully participate in our programs we must raise money for scholarship
Author: Lois Carter
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Our mission, to make a difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through research-based education, is fulfilled daily at the Bourbon County Cooperative Extension office by each of our programmatic areas comprised of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Horticulture, Family and Consumer Science, 4-H Youth Development and SNAP Ed. These programs by themselves provide impactful education to their corresponding clientele and reach further horizons when combined. A group effort was achieved as we we
Author: Ryan Spicer
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
During the 2021 pandemic the Breathitt County 4-H teen club wanted to create an educational program explaining the importance of clean waterways in Breathitt County. Based on their observations they found numerous examples of illegal dumping and trash along the banks of the river. Under the direction of the 4-H Youth Development Agent along with extension specialists, the teens planned to follow the citizen science model and conduct water quality testing and trash clean-up at selected sites alon
Author: Novella Froman
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Youth Exhibit Skills Through 4-H Fairs3030 Youth Exhibit Skills through Six 4-H Fairs!For the first time in three years the Pike County 4-H fairs were held in six locations to make the fairs accessible to all 4-H members. The Pike County Extension Council identified the acquisition of skills for the workplace as a need. The 4-H Projects gave these youth the opportunity to exhibit the skills they learned through their projects. Six high schools in Pike County served as hosts for
Author: Janet Turley
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
In the 2019 KY Extension Community Assessment Report, the top three issues under community vitality were: more qualified leaders to prepare community for the future, more youth community leadership opportunities, and more citizens helping to solve issues. This impact statement addresses all three of these top priorities by empowering youth and adult volunteers to be engaged in the Warren County community and beyond. To extend the reach of extension programming, the Cooperative Extensi
Author: Novella Froman
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Pike 4-H Clubs Donte to Help Needy Campers The wise man (or woman) does not lay up treasures. The more he (or she) gives, the more he (or she) has.-Chinese Proverb One of the H’s in the 4-H pledge is “the hands to larger service.” One hundred and fifty seven 4-H Clubs had a chance to give through the “Feed a Pig, Send a Child to 4-H Camp” campaign. The youth chose committee chairs, who made a sound of a pig wh
Author: Lena Mallory
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
The 4-H Thriving Model is the science-grounded in practice that describes the “magic” of 4-H. This model takes the science to explain the growth/thriving process of youth because of their 4-H involvement. Moving from the Developmental Context (4-H Programs) to Youth Thriving (Social, Emotional and Cognitive Learning) to Development Outcomes (Positive Youth Development) to Long-Term Outcomes. The 4-H Thriving Model is best envisioned thro
Author: Lena Mallory
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
The 4-H Thriving Model is the science-grounded in practice that describes the “magic” of 4-H. This model takes the science to explain the growth/thriving process of youth because of their 4-H involvement. Moving from the Developmental Context (4-H Programs) to Youth Thriving (Social, Emotional and Cognitive Learning) to Development Outcomes (Positive Youth Development) to Long-Term Outcomes. The 4-H Thriving Model is best envisioned through what&r
Author: Gregory Drake
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
In May of 2022 The Butler County Extension Service worked with several community partners to offer the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day Camp for all the 4th graders in our community. All of the office staff worked to make the day a success. The program was held at the extension office because of the unique capabilities of our facility, and the willingness of our staff to support the event. The 4-H agent Lloyd Saylor served on the planning committee and was able to bring the l
Author: Lora Stewart
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
County fairs are community celebrations that brings everyone together each year. Citizens come together to socialize, learn and enjoy good local food and entertainment. It's events like these that many rural families plan their schedules around each year. But county fairs are more than blue ribbons. Because the 4-H Council and FFA Council had to organize the entire show this year, things were a little different. We offered eighteen different games with prizes that were run by loc
Author: Rachel Guidugli
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
The 98th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 14-17, 2022. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through networking, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainted with
Author: Lucas Powell
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Since moving into my current position one phrase has been repeated more often than not by the people who volunteer and participate in our programs "The extension office is one of the best kept secrets in town." From a program standpoint it may seem like a completement but that is not what we are looking for from a marketing front. Marketing and promoting programs in an urban environment can sometimes prove more difficult. When compared to rural areas there are more people able to
Author: Shelley Crawford
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
The educational experience returned to full participation in 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down typical programming in 2020 and 2021. After the impact of COVID-19, many youth reported they were eager to return to face-to-face experiences, Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference being one of those. The leadership event attracted 489 individuals to the University of Kentucky campus: 389 youth and 61 adults from 84 Kentucky counties. The event was sponsored by the University of Kentucky College of Agr
Author: Ola Donahue
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
According to Stanford’s center of longevity one of the primary reasons that people do not volunteer is that they have not been asked. In this same study it states that a way of retaining volunteers is to make sure that organizations are matching the skills and expertise of their volunteers so they have ownership and pride in their volunteer work. One of the most challenging issues that surrounds the County Extension Council system, within the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, i
Author: Paula Tarry
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Barren County is ranked #31 according to the Stacker poll in Feeding America with a child food insecurity rate of 23.2% with the number of food insecure children being 2,430. This is a concern of a Barren County 4-H member who received a $500 grant from the Sodexo Foundation for Stop Hunger Program in conjunction with Barren County 4-H to participate in Global Youth Service Day. She chose the BC Reads and Feeds program to help address this issue. This program is designed to
Author: Paula Tarry
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Helping through Community ServiceCommunity service has been an important part of 4-H for many years. Each time that we recite the 4-H Pledge “I pledge my hands to larger service; For my club, my community, my country and my world” we are reminded of the importance of serving others. When youth volunteer, the community gains a generation of young people who care about where they live and are willing to make a commitment to improvement. Service learning is an educational strategy that
Author: Lynnette Allen
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Breckinridge County is a rural community with the poverty level of 18.3% of households. In addition, over 50% of the students in the county school systems are on free or reduced lunches. Many families look to local agencies for assistance and support for learning and family development opportunities. Summer camp provides an opportunity for youth to develop life skills such as self-care, responsibility, and teamwork. Also, camp keeps youth engaged in learning while not in school with ac
Author: Lloyd Saylor
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Teen Conference 2022 Success Story The 98th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 14-17, 2022. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through networking, dev
Author: Lloyd Saylor
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Univeresity of Kentucky : College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Kentucky 4-H Summit 2022 West Kentucky 4-H CampDr. Rachel N. Guidugli According to research, middle school is a time where young people find their place in this world, they are exploring where their strengths and interests align (Fagell. P.L., 2019). Therefore, it is impreative to provide positive experiences where young people may explore the world in a safe environment. Historically, there is a decline
Author: Austin Brewer
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
The Franklin County 4-H Youth and Development Program currently facilitates a “Teen Club” with the purpose of developing the leaders of tomorrow through community service, team building, networking and educational opportunities. Franklin County currently has 15 teens participating in the club. At the beginning of the year, the club voted on different social, educational, and service opportunities that would become the theme of each monthly meeting. Examples of meetings include a kaya
