Accordingto data from a 2011 Census study, 32.5% of children ages 12-14 providedself-care during after school hours. If that’s not frightening enough, thenconsider the children that are alone and do not participate in after schoolprograms are at a greater risk of violent crimes, substance abuse, antisocialbehavior, poor academic performance, and dropping out of school. So when approachedby the Bracken County School system on becoming a partner agency with a 21^stCentury Learning Center at Bracken County Middle School, the Bracken CountyExtension Service hopes to increase children’s involvement in after schoolactivities and not allow them to go home to an empty house after school.Although the program just began in August of 2018, the 4-H agent and FCS Agentare teaching classes once a month to on average 40 children. The topics coveredthus far range from team building, public speaking, kitchen safety, and aboveall children are gaining knowledge of the 4-H and CES programs.