Breathitt County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





4065 - Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
4065.1) 2

Number of individuals that take on formal or informal leadership roles as a result of participation in an Extension leadership program
4065.2) 8

Number of strategies adopted and implemented to improve the community
4065.4) 19

Number of volunteers addressing community issues by assessing needs, developing programs and/or implementing solutions
4065.3) 14

Number of empowered individuals engaged in coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue


Success Stories

2023 4-H Corn Dog Booth Fundraiser

Author: Ryan Spicer

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development

The problem - Breathitt County’s poverty rate was at 34.3% in 2016. Breathitt County’s Agent for 4-H Youth Development believes that the best way to combat this issue is to teach the children of Breathitt County about the leadership skills they need to achieve, and to be able to overcome the problems of poverty.The educational program response- The agent works to focus on this by taking 4-H’ers each year to the J.M. Feltner 4-H Camp located in London, Kentucky. While at camp 4-

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