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





4041 - Family and Consumer Science
4041.2) 0

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming

4041.1) 10

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming



Success Stories

4-H Fresh Chefs: Bridging the Gap between Farmer’s Market and the Kitchen Table

Author: Deana Reed

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

 4-H Fresh Chefs: Bridging the Gap between Farmer’s Market and the Kitchen Table

4-H Fresh Chefs and their purchases from the Meade County Farmer's Market.Ms. Becky, 4-H Volunteer, demonstrates a new kitchen technique.4-H Fresh Chefs preparing their butternut squash for a new recipe.So many fresh & local options available at the Meade County Farmer's Market for our youth.The Meade County 4-H Fresh Chefs Club was a volunteer lead, 4-week, summer program that focused on healthy food preparation, food and kitchen safety, the benefits of shopping at a local farmer&rs

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4-H Babysitting Clinic

Author: Deana Reed

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

4-H Babysitting Clinic

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 an 8 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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Meade County 4-Her's and Family Travel the World through the 4-H Passport Kitchen Program

Author: Deana Reed

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

The Meade County 4-H Passport Kitchen program provided 11 families and 29 youth (ages 3-15) the opportunity to experience the food cultures of five different countries in a family-focused, self-paced experience. As part of the Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen program, young people received a kit containing materials for five countries (Brazil, Laos, Mexico, Poland, and the Ojibwe Tribe).  The at-home program spanned seven weeks.  The family kit provided all the needed instructions to comp

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