Jefferson County 4-H Youth Development partners with a number of community organizations across the county. One of the main partnerships the 4-H program upholds is the partnership with the community centers. There 15 community centers in Louisville, and many of them provides access to youth participants who may not have the means to attend 4-H programming; this allows 4-H to bring programming to the community centers’ participants to assist them in developing life skills. During the summer of 2019, Jefferson County 4-H partnered with Douglass Community Center to bring horticultural programming to their participants. Douglass Community Center had 12 youth participants, all from diverse backgrounds (5 white, 3 black, 4 hispanic) and they each had an interest in horticulture. With the assistance of Jefferson County 4-H, the youth participants participated in developing a garden at the community center. The youth planted and grew tomatoes, basil, and other herbs. At the end of the program, the students prepared a salad utilizing the ingredients from the garden, while also learning how to read an ingredient list and learning proper knife handling and cutting techniques. Partnering with Douglass Community Center, the Jefferson County 4-H Program was able to provide 12 youth participants with the skills necessary to provide for themselves.