Level: Long Term: 

     The Hopkinsville Kentucky Boys and Girls Club works to give all young children a chance to learn about the value of being caring, responsible, and productive youth to serve in the Hopkinsville community. Working with the children to implement our Kentucky State University mission to enhancing society, and impacting individuals by providing quality teaching with a foundation in studies & research were able to exemplify our ability to share in public service to and impact productive lives within Christian County. Teaching our children the principals of being fair, well spoken, and hardworking to be the best is part of the mission. KSU’s partnership with the Boys and Girls Club demonstrates we’re dedicated. In our community children are left at home daily to find their own recreational outlets in the streets. This leads to issues and problems which are youth are looking for guidance and direction and most of the time acceptance. 

About Christian County: 

     Christian County, Kentucky has a population of 70,146 and as of 2018 it has a decline population of -1.84 percent. Christian County is the 11th largest county in Kentucky. Christian County was founded in 1797 Hopkinsville Kentucky has a population of 30,789 Caucasians dominate the base population at 64% African Americans are at 30% The ratio of women vs men are 52% to 48%. The important stat in this is how Hopkinsville, Kentucky Households are defined. They’re only 35% which are married and 41% which are non-family households. 5% are male only and 19% are female only households. 

     The education disparity in Hopkinsville is a big concern also. The population that’s over 25 years of age shows the breakdown raises some eyebrows. With 6% showing less than a 9th grade education, 11% have a high school education, 33% are high school graduates, 23% have some college, 9% have bachelor degrees, and only 9% have graduate degrees. 

Partnerships: 

     The Kentucky State University 4-H Program & The Boys and Girls Club have come together to provide the children of Hopkinsville the opportunity to learn about different STEM programs, which are friendly and will help promote educational advancement, opportunities, and career options for the children which helps promotes the importance of education and school. The programs which are designed to promote Hands, Heart, Head, & Health really impact the children in our inner cities. We’ve started to break ground with the children in working with how to build bridges. In the building bridges program, our children learn about engineering, technology, and also how to collaborate, while building a bridge. The twenty minute program, which enables 6th – 12th  graders the chance to do something which can impact their outlook on opportunities, and the ability to see the world outside of Hopkinsville.