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





4041 - Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
4041.1) 315

Number of youth who indicate they listen to people who have different ideas

4041.2) 345

Number of youth who indicate they can finish a job they started

4041.3) 295

Number of youth who indicate they can take responsibility for their actions

4041.4) 150

Number of youth provided with diversity focused education

4041.5) 25

Number of 4-H members leading a project group or project club

4041.6) 22

Number of 4-H members serving as direct mentors to younger youth

4041.7) 58

Number of youth reported being a better leader (due to skills improved through Extension programming)



Success Stories

Shaping our Leaders, Bootcamp Style

Author: Caryn McCreary

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Kentucky 4-H aims to engage youth through hands-on leadership experiences where they can build leadership competencies at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of 4-H involvement. The Kentucky 4-H State Teen Council, Fashion Leadership Board, Performing Arts Troupe, Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador Board, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Academy, and the Science, Engineering and Technology Leadership Board provide experiences for senior 4-H’ers to advance their leaders

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When Reaching the Summit Isn't the Ultimate Prize

Author: Caryn McCreary

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Kentucky 4-H Summit seeks to engage middle school aged youth and retain their involvement in 4-H activities through the middle school years, along with empowering youth to become active 4-H leaders on the local and state levels. Objectives of Kentucky 4-H Summit are centered on the developmental needs of middle school aged youth: 4-H Summit aims to provide youth from across the Commonwealth with the opportunity to develop leadership skills through acquiring new knowledge to take back and impleme

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Bridging the Gap

Author: Caryn McCreary

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Through a multi-group effort to reduce high school dropout in Lawrence County, the BRIDGE Days program developed. By having a close working relationship and direct support with the school system, community organizations and Extension, BRIDGE Days has continued to be supported and encouraged. The purpose is to address issues identified by 8th grade students and high school freshmen that could correlate to reasons students may want to drop out of school before graduation. By using surveys conducte

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