Bell County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





4041 - Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
4041.1) 150

Number of youth who indicate they listen to people who have different ideas

4041.2) 150

Number of youth who indicate they can finish a job they started

4041.3) 150

Number of youth who indicate they can take responsibility for their actions

4041.4) 150

Number of youth provided with diversity focused education

4041.5) 150

Number of 4-H members leading a project group or project club

4041.6) 150

Number of 4-H members serving as direct mentors to younger youth

4041.7) 150

Number of youth reported being a better leader (due to skills improved through Extension programming)



Success Stories

Service-Learning for All: Service-Learning Project from Appalachia to the Virgin Islands Promotes Servant Leadership

Author: Brandy Calvert

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Service-Learning for All: Service-Learning Project from Appalachia to the Virgin Islands Promotes Servant Leadership

After a 2017 needs assessment with the County Extension Council revealed that youth in the Appalachian area of Bell County need an opportunity to acquire life skills, leadership skills, value citizenship, and experience service-learning, the 4-H Junior Homemaker Club was born.  This club, in its instructional design, represents a marriage of the core components of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (UKCES) Family and Consumer Science (FCS) program and the UKCES 4-H You

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4-H Junior Homemaker Club

Author: Rebecca Miller

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

     Youth today are searching and seeking positive ways to make a difference in their community. But many lack the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to be a change maker in their towns. Statistics show that children who do not participate in youth civic engagement are more likely to engage in risky behavior, not be successful in school and less likely to participate in civic engagement later on in life.      In an effort to get kids more involved and educate

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