PersonKentucky Extension Reporting System

Mary S

Mary S Averbeck

Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Education


Program Areas

  • 4-H Youth Development





Success Stories

  • 07

    April

    Kentucky Volunteer Forum 2022

    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...

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  • 05

    January

    Educating and Empowering Animal Science Volunteer Leaders

    The goal of Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development is to provide in-depth, accurate educational activities for participants. 4-H livestock, horse and dog project leaders serve as primary educator...

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  • 05

    October

    Sew Fun, Sew 4-H!

    Opportunities for sewing instruction for youth are limited. Sewing is not offered widely in schools and retail sewing centers charge $15-$20 an hour for sewing instruction. Requests from the public ...

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  • 07

    July

    Developing Teen Leaders

    When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down programming in March 2020 youth, families, and communities experienced long-term isolation and alteration of their typical lives related to in and out of school ac...

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