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| 4031 - Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4031.1) | 700 |
Number of youth who reported that they followed instructions step-by-step to do or make things themselves |
| 4031.2) | 50 |
Number of youth who reported that they followed safe practices |
| 4031.3) | 50 |
Number of youth who reported that they demonstrated what they learned to do for themselves |
| 4031.4) | 50 |
Number of youth who are more aware of preparing and eating healthy, local food |
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Benefits of learning to cook as a teenager is a skill one can use throughout their lifetime. In the past couple year’s society has gotten away from teaching younger generations this skill set; due to prepackaged foods, fast food, and overly busy lifestyles. This is why the 4-H Agent, Agriculture Agent, FCS Agent, and program assistant partnered with the Spencer County High School FCS Teacher to provide cooking and nutrition classes.Each month, once a month, the Extension Office would
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Today’s youth are unfamiliar to the financial responsibility that their future holds so the goal of the Spencer County Extension Office was to enlighten youth through the 4-H Reality Store, an event that provided participants the opportunity to partake in the journey through adult life. In March of 2019 approximately 242 Spencer County Middle School 8th grade students were given the opportunity to understand the importance of decision making and financial responsibility.Spencer County Coop
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Spencer County, with a population of 18,500+ from to the 2017 United States Census Bureau, continues to recognize the need for aid with substance abuse issues. According to the KASPER Trend Report in the first quarter of 2018, there were 696,671 controlled substance prescription usages in the Spencer County community. The 2016 Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) data for Kentuckiana region, where Spencer County is located, revealed a decline in tenth grade students using narcoti
