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| 4041 - Family and Consumer Science | ||
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| 4041.2) | 1 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming |
| 4041.1) | 706 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in FCS 4-H Programming |
Author: Deana Reed
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
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
Author: Deana Reed
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
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
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
Author: Deana Reed
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
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 the
