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





4041 - Family and Consumer Science
4041.2) 0

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming

4041.1) 620

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming



Success Stories

Reality

Author: Stephen Conrad

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

As a society we have not been very successful in teaching our youth the value of money or passing along the concept of "saving for a rainy day". Because of this, most of our students don’t know how to make financial decisions necessary to survive.   Our school systems recognize this trend but has little or no time to spend on money management due to core content obligations. To help them with this need, The Boone County Cooperative Extension Service held a Reality Store at s

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Youth LEAP-ING to Healthier Habits

Author: Cathy Fellows

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Youth LEAP-ING to Healthier Habits

Today children struggle with good nutrition or getting enough exercise in their daily lives. Studies show creating healthy habits at an early age can benefit people throughout their lifetime.The University of Kentucky’s Boone County’s Extension 4-H Agent collaborated with Ockerman Elementary School in Boone County in providing an educational series called The Literacy, Eating and Activity Nutrition Program (Leap). The Leap Nutrition series promotes healthy eating and incorporates exe

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4-H Learning the Art of Baking from Scratch

Author: Cathy Fellows

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

4-H Learning the Art of Baking from Scratch

Spring Break is well known for schools being closed and many families go on vacation together. However not all families are able to go away during this time, and often parents struggle to entertain their children during this weeklong break from school.Knowing this can be a dilemma for some families, Boone County’s 4-H Agent conducted a Baking 101 program April 2024 during spring break this year at Boone County’s Enrichment Centers Cooking Lab Classroom. The Baking 101 program offered

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