Success StoryPartners making a diffrence



Partners making a diffrence

Author: Amy Branstetter

Planning Unit: Metcalfe County CES

Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources

Plan of Work: Develop Individual Youth and Adults for Leadership Volunteer Roles

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Metcalfe County 4-H partnered with the Metcalfe County Schools Community Education and KY Fish and Wildlife to offer a “Firearm Safety and Range” program during two weekends in the spring and fall.   This program offered a hands-on learning experience providing an opportunity to learn hunter safety information and practice skills on the range.   Everyone completing this program would receive their “Kentucky Hunters Safety Orange Card.

There was a diverse group that attended and successful received their “Orange Card”.

  1. 69% from low-income households
  2. 2 black, 3 Hispanic
  3. 3 English second language students 
  4. 87 males 16 females
  5. 6 special needs
  6. 1 senior citizen 
  7. Individuals from nine surrounding counties

Adult and youth participants reported in a post survey that this class had been educational and that 99% had learned something new and that they would use it in the future.






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