Author: Ella Fourqurean
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
With COVID-19, adaptation to the new situation was a given, but we weren’t sure how that was going to look. After looking at different options, we decided to see how our 4-Hers and their families would respond to virtual clubs. We wanted our 4-hers to have the experience of the different clubs and classes we usually offer but the only difference was them being at home. The response was like nothing we imagined, and our families love it! We offer 5 classes that co
Author: Lois Carter
The 5 C’s of Positive Youth Development (according to the NE Department of Health & Human Services) include: Connection: A feeling of safety, structure, and belonging; positive bonds with people and social institutions.Confidence: A sense of self-worth and mastery; having a belief in one’s capacity to succeed.Character: Taking responsibility; a sense of independence and individuality; connection to principles and values.Competence: The ability to act effectively at school, i
Author: Crystal Osborne
In today’s technologically advanced society, basic life skills such as sewing has become a lost art. “Sewing is a discipline that helps develop self-esteem, confidence, focus, patience, fine motor skills, problem solving, process thinking and visualization. Additionally, sewing encourages creative ability (The Creative Art of Sewing; www.NorthJersey.com; September 13, 2012).” The Owsley County Cooperative Extension Service during, through the dedication of an
Author: Laura Huffman
Surveys from our Hart County Extension Council plan of work meeting indicated a need for teaching teens basic adult life skills. The 4-H Youth Development Agent and Family Consumer Science Agent collaborated to offer a 4-H Adulting 101 Virtual Club this year due to COVID 19 restrictions. Teens participated in educational club lessons on car maintenance & how to change a tire, dorm room meals, financial planning, laundry & stain removal, basic sewing and mending clothing and h
Author: Cecelia Hostilo
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians and Trigg Countians. Obese individuals are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type-2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some types of cancers. The Healthcare Profile for 2016-18 indicates that 28% of our population consider themselves in less than good health. 14% of adults in the county have diabetes. 2015-17 data reports that 47% of Trigg County citizens have been diagnosed
Author: Paula Tarry
Kids Baking Championship- A Sweet SuccessAs soon as this 4-H Agent saw the promo for the Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship- one Barren County 4-H member stood out, Haylin Adams. She was involved in the 4-H Cooking Club and loved to bake. Haylin is a shy, eleven year old who makes beautiful cakes, cookies and is always eager to try something new. She had started her own FaceBook Business of Haylin’s Sweet Spot to make extra money. This Agent passed the information on
Author: Brooke Hogancamp
Food preparation is an essential life skill, with those preparations come the art of baking. An entire day was dedicated to 14 aspiring young 4-H Bakers who, over the course of 6 hours, were taught this very important life skill. Topics covered hand washing and sanitation, and proper measuring practices, methods, and terminology. The young bakers navigated multiple work stations to complete 6 different 4-H recipes for baked goods. The efforts of the participants resulted in 84 county
Author: Julie Brown
The pandemic of 2020 brought our entire nation to a screeching halt. Except for first responders, the United States and much of the world were on lock-down for much of the spring and summer. As summer turned into fall and the end of COVID-19 not in sight, a group of agents banded together to see how they could continue to meet the needs of their 4-H clientele. And thus, a new experiment of hosting district virtual 4-H clubs was born. This new concept extended the opportunity to learn high qualit
Author: Shelley Crawford
The obesity epidemic threatens the quality and years of life of Kentuckians and Trigg Countians. Obese individuals are at increased risk for many chronic health conditions, including type-2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some types of cancers. The Healthcare Profile for 2016-18 indicates that 28% of our population consider themselves in less than good health. 14% of adults in the county have diabetes. 2015-17 data reports that 47% of Trigg County citizens have been diagnosed with high blood
Author: Misty Wilmoth
With the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions to in-person meetings for much of the past year, LaRue County 4-H provided a wide variety of activity kits that families could complete together at home. Some of the kits were provided one per family while others were one per child, depending on the supplies needed. The kits were generally provided on a monthly basis during most of 2020-2021. Grab and Go Kits were promoted on the 4-H and Extension Office FaceBook pages and also on the
Author: Regina Browning
Shelby County 4-H has a strong youth sewing program. Interest from sewing workshops led to the creation of our sewing club called Zappy Zippers. Zappy Zippers members met monthly to make projects and learn new skills. Like all other 4-H groups, Covid-19 forced Zappy Zippers to cancel in-person programming. The youth were devastated as they had more time at home to work on their sewing projects, but their club could not meet. The Extension Staff and a dedicated club
Author: Catherine Webster
Simpson County 4-H provided eight weeks of 4-H At Home Kits to sixty youth from thirty-five different families throughout March, April, & May of 2020. The kits included multiple 4-H projects in SET, cooking, art, sewing, natural Resources, and home environment. During June & July of 2020 six weeks of summer kits were also provided to 26 youth, in partnership with Simpson Co. Schools Community Education. These kits included container gardening, home environment, cooking,
Author: Carrie Derossett
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Homemade HolidaysDuring 2020 most families spent more time together at home due to global pandemic restrictions. Along with the increased time spent at home, many families faced financial struggles, food insecurity and looked for new ways to keep children entertained while at home. According to the American Health Rankings, Kentucky had an unemployment rate of 4.9% and a poverty rate of 16.2% in 2020.To meet the needs of these families, the Logan County Cooperative Extension Service
Author: Chanda Hall
One of the best ways to help children and teens eat healthy is to encourage them to learn to cook. Learning to cook helps kids find out about nutrition and what it means to eat healthy. Kids who learn to cook benefit in other ways, too: Are more likely to eat healthy, contribute to the family, learn about planning and making choices, develop a life skill, expand their understanding of math, b
Author: Kimberly Schrader
The COVID outbreak of 2020, brought the world to a halt. Many families were faced with reduced income due to job loss. Many youth did not understand the sudden decrease in family income, as youth are not well versed in financial education. According to the Jump Start Coalition Survey (2008), 12th-grade students received only an average score of 48.3% average on financial literacy testing.To assist youth and families to further understand financial management education during COVID restriction, C
Author: Terence Clemons
Youth being court ordered to complete community service and other requirements based on poor choices, isn't new to Kentucky. The need to assist youth in new strategies has been discussed and researched by multiple agencies, throughout the years. One collaborative effort that is new and multi-dynamic to Bath County to address the needs of those youth that find themselves in the courts system, is between Bath County 4-H and Kentucky Courts of Justice.Since 2018, collaborative efforts hav
It is through our valued partnership with the Allen, Logan, and Simpson Community Early Childhood Council that we, the Logan County Cooperative Extension Service, seek to improve school readiness in Logan County by educating, encouraging, and engaging families. Kindergarten readiness means that each child enters school ready to engage in and benefit from early learning experiences that best promote the child’s success. The kindergarten screener measures readiness in five important domains,
