Jefferson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
| 4041 - Family and Consumer Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4041.1) | 1542 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming |
| 4041.2) | 22 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming |
Success Stories
Continuing Sewing Skills
Author: Kelly Smith
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Studies indicate that sewing is not only a productive hobby and life skill, but it can also reduce stress and increase an individual’s feeling of self-worth. The Jefferson County 4-H Agents, 4-H assistants, County Master Clothing Volunteer, and County volunteers planned and delivered a sewing Day Camp. This program was offered to those that may have attended 4-H sewing programs in the past and were intermediate sewers. The youth refreshed their sewing skills, sewing machine fun
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Sewing into the Next Level
Author: Chanda Hall
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Studies indicate that sewing is not only a productive hobby and life skill, but it can also reduce stress and increase an individual’s self-worth. The Jefferson County 4-H Agents, 4-H assistants, County Master Clothing Volunteers, and County volunteers planned and delivered a sewing Day Camp. This program was offered to those who may have attended 4-H sewing programs in the past and were intermediate sewers. The youth refreshed their sewing skills, sewing machine functions and
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Cooking with a purpose
Author: Kelly Smith
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
According to the Greater Louisville Project, the childhood food insecurity rate is much higher than the overall food insecurity rate. Often, individuals must make difficult (and ongoing) trade-off decision between paying for housing or transportation and buying nutritious food. Feeding America stated, in Kentucky, 710,000 people are facing hunger and of that number 208,330 are children. Seeing changes in culture, family structure, and food costs, this is leading to changing the way
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Cooking With A Purpose
Author: Chanda Hall
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
According to the Greater Louisville Project, the childhood food insecurity rate is much higher than the overall food insecurity rate. Often, individuals must make difficult (and ongoing) trade-off decision between paying for housing or transportation and buying nutritious food. Feeding America stated, in Kentucky, 710,000 people are facing hunger and of that number 208,330 are children. Seeing changes in culture, family structure, and food costs, this is leading to changing the way
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Young Scientists and Chefs
Author: Kelly Smith
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Science in the Kitchen is a unique program that allows students to connect their everyday lives to their education experiences. Our goal is to increase their critical thinking skills while utilizing information to answer scientific questions. Many students struggle in the areas of science and math. As a way of alternative learning, Jefferson County 4-H has worked with all 4th and 5th graders at Carter Elementary School, introducing them to kitchen chemistry.As a way to introduc
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