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| 4065 - Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4065.1) | 122 |
Number of individuals that take on formal or informal leadership roles as a result of participation in an Extension leadership program |
| 4065.2) | 3 |
Number of strategies adopted and implemented to improve the community |
| 4065.4) | 39 |
Number of volunteers addressing community issues by assessing needs, developing programs and/or implementing solutions |
| 4065.3) | 38 |
Number of empowered individuals engaged in coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue |
Author: Jocelyn Kemp
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
The problem was that we have a large and diverse community within Hardin County that may not be familiar with 4-H positive youth development. We felt that the community could benefit from being given an opportunity to meet the 4-H community at the Hardin County Extension Office. We felt like there was a large amount of youth and families who were interested in 4-H but not sure how it works or what to do to be involved. The educational program response was quite large and successful. We had
Author: Jocelyn Kemp
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
Military youth are known to be resilient due to their families lifestyle and being involved in the military. 4-H is a partner with the military and Hardin County works closely with leaders on Fort Knox (located in Hardin County) to make sure that 4-H programming is available and successful for military youth. Not only is 4-H programming conducted on site at the Fort Knox School Age Center and Devers Teen and Middle School Center but I am working on brining 4-H even closer to youth by working wit
