Jefferson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





4041 - Family and Consumer Science
4041.5) 435

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC)

4041.3) 0

Number of youth who practiced financial decision-making skills as a result of what they learned in 4-H  (SEEC)

4041.2) 191

Number of youth who completed a 4-H Family and Consumer Science Project (PRACTICE)

4041.1) 435

Number of youth who participated in education related to family and consumer sciences (KOSA)

4041.4) 435

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC)



Success Stories

Kentucky Passport Kitchen

Author: Chanda Hall

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Kentucky Passport Kitchen

The Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen program provided 426 young people from Kentucky the opportunity to experience the food cultures of different countries in a self-paced experience. As part of the 4-H Passport Kitchen program, young people received six country kits in the mail during a six-week window. These kits provided all the needed instructions to complete a recipe, a video explaining the recipe, one ingredient for the recipe, information about the country, and a worksheet to help them explo

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Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen Program

Author: Kelly Smith

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen Program

The Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen program provided 426 young people from Kentucky the opportunity to experience the food cultures of different countries in a self-paced experience. As part of the 4-H Passport Kitchen program, young people received six country kits in the mail during a six-week window. These kits provided all the needed instructions to complete a recipe, a video explaining the recipe, one ingredient for the recipe, information about the country, and a worksheet to help them explo

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A SPIN On Home Economics

Author: Patrice Thompson

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

In 2021, I began a cooking program at Western Middle school, with 60 kids participating throughout the school year in groups it proved to be extremely successful. Western Middle School is located in the historic Portland neighborhood of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. At the conclusion of the program, the Family Resource Coordinator and I met to discuss the needs to the youth and strategized on how to address some of the gaps in regards to life skills that the kids have so the needs coul

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