Bullitt County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2023

4041 - Family and Consumer Science
4041.2)	340	Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming
4041.1)	364	Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming

Superstar Chef Multi-Day Camp

Author: Victoria Riehemann

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

The Bullitt County rate for obesity is above both the state and national levels. These rates are influenced by life-long lifestyle behaviors and choices such as quality of diet and amount of physical activity. According to the Community Assessment Report (2019), members of the Bullitt County community rated different aspects that they wanted to see an increase in. Based on this data, community members wanted to see better use of food safety practices and better skills for selecting and preparing

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Reality Store Increases Knowledge of Financial Decisions

Author: Victoria Riehemann

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

In 2023, the poverty rate for Bullitt County was 10.2%, and although this poverty rate is lower than the national average for poverty (12.6%), the community wants our youth to be prepared with the financial skills to fight poverty. According to the 2019 Community Assessment for Bullitt County, stakeholders wanted to see increases in youth career readiness and in youth life skills training, which included money management and life decision making.Bullitt County 4-H partnered with the Family Resou