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Campbell County CES

Title:
4-H Youth Development - Leadership
MAP:
4-H Youth Development Education
Agents Involved:
Prim, Farley, Townsend, Sorrell, Agnew, Harney, Reilly,
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Volunteer Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Leadership
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Camping
Situation:

Leadership is a needed and important programming emphasis in Kentucky 4-H.  The Cooperative Extension Service provides opportunities for youth and families to help improve their leadership ability and create a positive impact on their future.  Leadership opportunities for youth create a setting that reduces the access of youth to risk factors that can negatively impact their success. Basic leadership knowledge & skills are essential for success in almost any field.  The skills associated with leadership are necessary when working in a group or communicating with others.  Employers look for leadership skills in future employees.  Developing leadership in the youth and adults who are involved in the 4-H program is a priority.  By assisting the development of leadership skills in today’s youth, we improve their ability to face the challenges of tomorrow (Unlock Your Leadership Potential, University of Florida, 2017).

Long-Term Outcomes:

Communities are equipped with competent, effective leaders. Youth will engage others to initiate projects. They will participate in civic engagement. Campers will become a trained counselor at camp in their future.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth will put skills into practice by becoming more engaged and take on leadership roles. They will become more engaged in non-formal leadership roles which increases involvement and action. Youth will be inclusive of all individuals. They will volunteer and participate in community service. 

Initial Outcomes:

Youth will increase knowledge of effective leadership skills available through the Extension service programs. They will develop and enhance their leadership skills.

Evaluation:

Long-Term Outcome: Campers will become camp counselors
 Indicator: measured through the application process

 Method written, verbal & interview
 Timeline: Feb-April 2021
 
 
Intermediate Outcome: Youth will take on new leadership responsibilities.
 Indicator: Number of youths involved in leadership groups

 Method: leadership groups, meetings, observations
 Timeline: July 2020-June 2021
 
 
Initial Outcome: Youth will be involved in discussing 4-H leadership opportunities

Indicator: number of youth and adults will receive leadership training

Method: leadership training programs, observations

Timeline: July 2020-June 2021

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Teens, age 15-19 years old
 Project or Activity: Junior Counselor Training

 Content: Curriculum: State 4-H counselor modules, ACA Standards, University Camp Policies
 Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, facilities, district board funds
 Date: July 2020


Audience: 4-H'ers and community leadership students
 Project or Activity: 4-H Officer Training

 Content or Curriculum: Parliamentary Procedure/4-H Officer Handbooks
 Inputs: paid staff, 4-H Leaders, volunteers, facilities, district board funds
 Date: November 2020


 
Audience: 4-H Teen Club Members

Project or Activity: leadership trainings/community service projects
 Content or Curriculum: state supported materials

 Inputs: paid staff, volunteers, community partners, district board funds
 Date: July 2020-June 2021



Success Stories

Virtual 4-H Day Camps

Author: Sherri Farley

Major Program: Camping

Due to the pandemic and the move to remote learning the University of Kentucky Campbell County Extension 4-H Youth Development program offered multiple virtual day camps over the summer months. Over 160 youth participated ranging in age from 5-14 years old. 4-H projects were highlighted during the day camps such as arts, Home Environment, Woodworking, Baking, and Horticulture. A face mask holder Zoom was also held and will be utilized in several Google Meet classroom settings this fall. Families

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Virtual 4-H Summit

Author: Sherri Farley

Major Program: Leadership

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 Kentucky 4-H Summit could not be implemented in the typical face-to-face format. Kentucky 4-H Program volunteers, members, and professionals decided, based on current events and fundamental developmental needs, that middle school youth needed the opportunity to connect to others and practice their leadership skills through 4-H. If adolescents are to develop the skills necessary for adulthood, they must learn basic skills for everyday life (Carnegie Council f

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4-H Teen Conference

Author: Sherri Farley

Major Program: Leadership

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 activities. Youth out-of-school time programs, such as 4-H, are essential ecological assets and their disruption during the pandemic may have a major impact on youth’s developmental pathways (Ettekal & Aganas, 2020). For many youth COVID-19 will be the defining issue of their lives

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