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





4065 - Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
4065.1) 25

Number of individuals that take on formal or informal leadership roles as a result of participation in an Extension leadership program

4065.2) 0

Number of strategies adopted and implemented to improve the community

4065.4) 8

Number of volunteers addressing community issues by assessing needs, developing programs and/or implementing solutions

4065.3) 3

Number of empowered individuals engaged in coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue



Success Stories

Thriving in 4-H: Marshall County 4-Hers in Action – Volume 1, Issue 1

Author: Lena Mallory

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development

Thriving in 4-H:  Marshall County 4-Hers in Action – Volume 1, Issue 1

The 4-H Thriving Model is the science-grounded in practice that describes the “magic” of 4-H.  This model takes the science to explain the growth/thriving  process of youth because of their 4-H involvement.  Moving from the Developmental Context (4-H Programs) to Youth Thriving (Social, Emotional and Cognitive Learning) to Development Outcomes (Positive Youth Development) to Long-Term Outcomes.  As outlined in a 9/6/23 publication by The developmental context

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4-H Thriving Model Crash Course – Initial Successes

Author: Lena Mallory

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development

4-H Thriving Model Crash Course – Initial Successes

The 4-H Thriving Model is the science-grounded in practice that describes the “magic” of 4-H.  This model takes the science to explain the growth/thriving  process of youth because of their 4-H involvement.  Moving from the Develpmental Context (4-H Programs) to Youth Thriving (Social, Emetional and Cognitive Learning) to Development Outcomes (Positive Youth Development) to Long-Term Outcomes.  Despite multiple staff development opportunities, implememtation and a

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Impact of Marshall County 4-H Clubs – Part I

Author: Lena Mallory

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development

What do you do in 4-H?  Do the kids do anything?  Is it just cows and cookies?  All questions asked over the years, but a standard form of measuring the Communications, Leadership, and Civic Engagement impact of Kentucky 4-H programming has not been available.  For the 2023-24 program year, Kentucky 4-H has made evaluation tools available with counties able to add their spin as needed.  Marshall County 4-H Youth Development Agent implemented these evaluation tools at the

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Impact of Marshall County 4-H Clubs – Part II

Author: Lena Mallory

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development

What do you do in 4-H?  Do the kids do anything?  Is it just cows and cookies?  All questions asked over the years, but a standard form of measuring the Communications, Leadership, and Civic Engagement impact of Kentucky 4-H programming has not been available.  For the 2023-24 program year, Kentucky 4-H has made evaluation tools available with counties able to add their spin as needed.  Marshall County 4-H Youth Development Agent implemented these evaluation tools at the

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Impact of Marshall County 4-H Clubs – Part III

Author: Lena Mallory

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development

What do you do in 4-H?  Do the kids do anything?  Is it just cows and cookies?  All questions asked over the years, but a standard form of measuring the Communications, Leadership, and Civic Engagement impact of Kentucky 4-H programming has not been available.  For the 2023-24 program year, Kentucky 4-H has made evaluation tools available with counties able to add their spin as needed.  Marshall County 4-H Youth Development Agent implemented these evaluation tools at the

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