HealthMajor Program

7344

Total Hours

Contributed.

71376

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

22

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

3974

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in Health 4-H Programming

25749

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in Health 4-H Programming

1584

Stories

County Backpack Program Resources

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the estimated percent of related children age 5-17 in families in poverty for Edmonson County was 27% with the state average being 22%. According to the Community Assessment for Edmonson County, in 2017, there was a population of 12,226 with 3,729 of those being on either SNAP food stamps or considered food insecure. That equates to be around 31% of the county.Backpack food programs offer families free groceries for weekends and school breaks. Food backpacks ...

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County Backpack Program Resources

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