Family and Consumer ScienceMajor Program

34138

Total Hours

Contributed.

171120

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

75

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

9977

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC)

22736

Number of youth who practiced financial decision-making skills as a result of what they learned in 4-H  (SEEC)

35140

Number of youth who completed a 4-H Family and Consumer Science Project (PRACTICE)

25890

Number of youth who participated in education related to family and consumer sciences (KOSA)

48045

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC)

22804

Stories

Financial Simulation Changes Perspectives

According to NextGen Personal Finance, Only 16.4% of students are required to take a personal finance class. Also, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations National Survey of Banked and Unbanked Households indicated that approximately 17.9% of American households are underbanked. In fact, households headed by 15-24 years old are almost twice as likely to be unbanked. USA today indicated that 48% percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirements savings. This shows a need for more...

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