Window Sill Garden Exposes Youth to GardeningAdults have the opportunity to learn responsibility from many sources: family, work, hobbies, etc. Youth often have fewer options and those options may be dictated by adults giving the youth an opportunity to gain them. Not every youth has the means to raise a show animal and travel to county fairs. Green County 4-H wanted to offer a program allowing younger youth to gain responsibility and to learn the value of being appreciated. Green County 4-H rea...
I am a rural sociologist and an Extension faculty member in the Department of Community and Leadership Development.For Cooperative Extension, I developed and run the Extension program Kentucky: By The... More
For many of the young people who live in Cumberland County, 4-H mentors are much more than tutors or project leaders — they are hope, they are comfort, they are family. They are the pathway to a promi... Read More
Extension Agents are informed community leaders and can add value to planning efforts on a wide range of diverse topics. The active community involvement of Extension Agents, coupled with ongoing Exte... Read More
Cumberland County continues to reap the benefits of a project that first began 8 years ago as a youth service project focused on community beautification and revitalization. The Partners with Pride pr... Read More
The Cumberland County Extension Service dedicates a considerable amount of resources towards volunteer development and program administration. Volunteers play an integral role in many Extension progra... Read More