4-H Volunteer ProgrammingMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of youth who indicated they like helping people in their community (Common Measures – CS 1) |
7398 |
Number of youth who indicated that because of 4-H, they met leaders in their community (Common Measures – CS 9) |
5904 |
Number of youth who have encouraged others to volunteer in their community (Common Measures – CS 10) |
3368 |
Number of youth who have done a community service project (Common Measures – CS 11) |
11362 |
Number of youth who have helped plan a community service project (Common Measures – CS 12) |
4959 |
Number of youth who have led a community service project (Common Measures – CS 13) |
1543 |
Number of adults serving in on-going/continuous volunteer roles |
3774 |
Number of youth serving in on-going/continuous volunteer roles |
1642 |
Number of adults serving in episodic volunteer roles |
4110 |
Number of youth serving in episodic volunteer roles |
2353 |
Number of 4-H community service projects conducted in your county |
1770 |
Stories
Kentucky Volunteer Forum
Volunteers play integral roles in 4-H programs, performing a variety of duties, functions, and tasks and possessing varied and rich knowledge, skills, and backgrounds (Radhakrishna & Ewing, 2011). The success of Extension programming is due, in part, to the dedication of a large cadre of volunteers (Smith, Dasher, & Klingborg, 2005). Although highly valued, volunteer involvement does not guarantee achievement of Extensions goals and fulfillment of learners needs (Bolton, 1992).4-H youth developm...
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Stories Behind the Numbers
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