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| 4065 - Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4065.1) | 63 |
Number of individuals that take on formal or informal leadership roles as a result of participation in an Extension leadership program |
| 4065.2) | 2 |
Number of strategies adopted and implemented to improve the community |
| 4065.4) | 37 |
Number of volunteers addressing community issues by assessing needs, developing programs and/or implementing solutions |
| 4065.3) | 3 |
Number of empowered individuals engaged in coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue |
Author: Diane Kelley
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Volunteers are important to the process Cooperative Extension has in local communities. Volunteers are integral to the duties, functions, and tasks and possess varied and diverse knowledge, skills, and backgrounds…(Radhakrishna & Ewing, 2011). The success of Extension programming is due, in part, to the dedication of a large cadre of volunteers (Smith, Dasher, & Klingborg, 2005). The U.K., Cooperative Extension Service and Kenton County Extension Council (CEC) vol
