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| 4001 - 4-H Youth Development Programming | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4001.2) | 129 |
Number of youth who can comfortably talk to others about their thoughts and feelings |
| 4001.3) | 214 |
Number of youth who indicate they are connected to caring adults who are interested in their success |
| 4001.4) | 627 |
Number of youth who apply the skills learned in 4-H and in other activities at home, school or in the community |
| 4001.5) | 205 |
Number of youth who reported that they can set and accomplish a goal |
| 4001.1) | 614 |
Number of youth who indicated they know how to use information they are given to make decisions |
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
The need to recruit and retain middle school youth in the 4-H program has been expressed on the county, district, and state level. The District 3 4-H agents planned a 2 day District 4-H Middle School Retreat for youth in grades 6-8 to be held at North Central 4-H Camp in December. Two districts in the state participated. A total of 51 youth attended, 6 agents, 1 program assistant, 7 adult volunteers, and 3 teen volunteers. Campbell County 4-H publicized the retreat and focused on yout
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
As part of a need expressed by an elementary school in the county, an after school 4-H foods club was implemented over a 4 week period. 16 youth, 5 female, 11 male, signed up for the club. The 4-H program has a strong partnership with this elementary school, i.e. school clubs, after school program, involvement on the FRC advisory council. The target audience was grades 3rd through 5th. A teacher at the school volunteered her time to stay and help with the club each session. Usin
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
The 95th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 10-13, 2019. The objectives of the teen conference are: develop valuable life skills, leadership competencies and communication abilities. Delegates also practiced independence while staying on the University of Kentucky campus living in dorms, visiting “The 90” and other academic and student life buildings that allowed them to see how college students live.This year the event attracte
Author: Sherri Farley
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
Public Speaking skills are valuable communication tools that youth need to fully succeed in their school and career path. 4-H offers various ways to teach public speaking and other communication lessons. A parent representative of a local home school group contacted Campbell County 4-H agent to arrange a series of public speaking lessons and competitions to prepare for the county 4-H speech competition in March of 2020. The lessons will be held over a total of 6 weeks for 2 age groups: 1st-
