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





4052 - Camping
4052.1) 1075

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

4052.11) 157

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

4052.12) 813

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

4052.14) 348

Number of Adults (19+) engaged in 4-H Specialty Camping (Environmental, etc.) Programming



Success Stories

Boone County 4-H Summer Camp

Author: Rusty Wolf

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 are 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 conv

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4-H Summer Camp is More Than Fun and Games

Author: Cathy Fellows

Major Program: Camping

4-H Summer Camp is More Than Fun and Games

4-H Summer Camp is More Than Fun and Games 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 settin

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