McCracken County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2024

McCracken County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025

4052 - Camping
4052.36)	146	Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in 4-H Summer Camping.
4052.38)	17	Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in 4-H Summer Camping.
4052.40)	146	Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in 4-H Specialty Camping Programming.
4052.42)	17	Number of Adults (19+) engaged in 4-H Specialty Camping Programming

4052 - Camping

4052.36)

146

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in 4-H Summer Camping.

4052.38)

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in 4-H Summer Camping.

4052.40)

146

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in 4-H Specialty Camping Programming.

4052.42)

Number of Adults (19+) engaged in 4-H Specialty Camping Programming

Success Stories

4-H Summer Camp is More Than Fun and Games

Author: Heather Hunter

Major Program: Camping

A typical 5-day 4-H Camp session offers upwards of 96 hours of direct, uninterrupted contact between youth and their cabin leaders/counselors.  That’s the equivalent of a family sitting down at the dinner table for 30-minutes, 192 days of the year.  The interactions offered in a residential camp/group living setting is so important to youth. The time we spend with youth in the camp setting offers opportunities for those youth to feel a sense of belonging, to have meaningful conve