The problem: Character Counts defines a person’s character as “the summation of his or her habits, attitudes and attributes." Good character doesn’t happen automatically.  Character education is very important, and good character qualities can be taught. 

The educational program response: To educate the youth of Breathitt County in character development the agent for 4-H Youth Development offers various programs throughout the program year, and one such program is yearly attendance to J.M. Feltner 4-H Camp. 4-H Camp provides youth educational opportunities through Collaboration with local, state, and national partners, research-based methods and programming, service-oriented practices, long-term strategic planning, and play.

The participants/target audience:  The agent has worked to grow this program each year in Breathitt County and for the 2024 camping season was able to take 61 youth and 2 adults to 4-H camp. All participants both youth and adults indicated that they enjoyed camp, and looked forward to attending next year.

Other partners (if applicable)

Program impact or participant response: 100% of youth indicated that strengthened one or more life skills while attending camp. The 4-H agent plans to continue a strong camp promotion in Breathitt County and plans to take even more youth and adults to 4-H Camp next year.