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





4041 - Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
4041.1) 400

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

4041.2) 50

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

4041.3) 450

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

4041.4) 50

Number of youth provided with diversity focused education

4041.5) 0

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

4041.6) 6

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

4041.7) 10

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



Success Stories

4-H Summit 2018

Author: Crystal Smith

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Kentucky 4-H Summit is so important to middle school aged youth. 4-H Summit helps to develop young leaders in our counties that become the leaders of tomorrow for the State of Kentucky and the Nation. 4-H maybe the start of a middle 4-her's career in Leadership, Communications, Community Development and so much more in life. The amount of knowledge that middle school youth gain from 4-H Summit and brought back to the home county is priceless. In 2018, 34 counties from across Kentucky partici

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4-H Teen Conference 2017

Author: Crystal Smith

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

2017 4-H Teen Conference 4-H Teen Conference has been held at the University of Kentucky for 93 years. In 2017, 4-H Teen Conference attracted 536 high school 4-H’ers from 89 counties across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Through 4-H Teen Conference high school 4-H’ers can develop leadership skills, improve communication skills, foster citizenship skills, expand skills & knowledge in specific subjects related to 4-H Core Content areas, gain club and county 4-H program skills,

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2017 National 4-H Congress

Author: Crystal Smith

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Letcher County had 1- Gold Achievement Winner that was honored to attend the 2017 4-H National Congress in November in Atlanta Georgia. Nicholas Stevens is a ten year 4-H member that has applied for the achievement application each year that he is eligible and received his Gold this year. In the coming New Year Nicholas plans to apply for his emerald. Nicholas was 1 of 30 youth that attended National 4-H Congress. Nicholas was the first youth that I as Letcher County 4-H Agent had to apply for G

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2018 Volunteer Forum Letcher County Volunteer helps to teach a class at Volunteer Forum

Author: Crystal Smith

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

At the 2018 Volunteer Forum I was not only a part of the committee but I also had the pleasure of taking volunteers from Letcher County and getting to tag-team a class with an awesome volunteer.  The class that I thought Community Service Projects and my volunteer April Back-Stevens was great! We worked together and put together a really good power-point and sheets for each person to take back to the county with them. We had a full class of participants. This year Letcher County had four at

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County Volunteer Make Safety Day a Success

Author: Crystal Smith

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

On April 24, 2018 Letcher County 4-H Partnered with multiple agencies across the county to have Safety Day for 2nd grade. The event was held at the Letcher County Extension Office. Safety Day was an awesome event that took 21 volunteers to make this event possible. Letcher County 4-H was so pleased to have such amazing volunteers from around the county that took time-out to show the 2nd grade of our county about safety on many different levels. We would like to thank the following: Neon Amb

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