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





4031 - Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
4031.1) 331

Number of youth who reported that they followed instructions step-by-step to do or make things themselves

4031.2) 33

Number of youth who reported that they followed safe practices

4031.3) 52

Number of youth who reported that they demonstrated what they learned to do for themselves

4031.4) 39

Number of youth who are more aware of preparing and eating healthy, local food



Success Stories

4-H Babysitting Basics

Author: Deana Reed

Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

4-H Babysitting Basics

Family Magazine reports that 76% of middle school age youth are babysitting either family members or other’s children. Childcare training provides life skills in parenting. Babysitting is often a youth’s first gainful employment experience. The Meade County Cooperative Extension Service 4-H program offered a 10 hour 4-H Babysitting Basics programs at Stuart Pepper Middle School as an afterschool program.This program was a collaborative effort between the Meade County 4-H Youth Develo

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Stuart Pepper Middle School Students – Financial Reality 4-H Style

Author: Deana Reed

Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

Recent years of tough economic times have increased awareness of the need for financial literacy; however, Americans still have a long way to go toward making improvements. In 2014, the Jump$tart Coalition compiled a series of statistics that state that even though youth intend to work and save dollars, more students have increased 36% from the previous years of student and credit card debt.  Youth are not getting the financial education which they will need for adulthood. According to

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