Situation and Target AudienceBreathitt County is located in eastern Kentucky where 28% of the population (13,718 people in 5,506 households) live in poverty (per capita income is $20,654 according to the 2021 US Census estimate). Sixty percent of the 160 farms are family farms. Thirty-six percent of the farms are under 50 acres. Cattle and calves provide the majority of agriculture income. (2017 Census of Agriculture)On July 27th2022,eastern Kentucky was flooded and shortly after declared a fe...
On the Sunday evening after historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky, Lindie Huffman sat in her Williamstown, Kentucky home with a heavy heart. She was brainstorming ways to help her counterparts who wer... Read More
Kentucky 4-H Project BoxesA Project to Assist Youth Affected by the 2022 Flooding in Southeast KentuckyThere are an estimated 700 youth currently displaced in just three of the five federally designat... Read More
I pledge my hands to larger serve. This statement is part of the 4-H pledge and a cornerstone of the 4-H program. In mid-August, several eastern Kentucky counties were impacted by devastating flood wa... Read More
The Floyd County Cooperative Extension Office planned and organized a Community Health and Safety Event with a goal of promoting vaccinations and general health. It was conducted in August 2022 at the... Read More