The Fayette County 4-H Program continues to produce teen leaders. During the last program year, several teens served in leadership positions on the county and state level. The 4-H program has one teen serving as a State and National Shooting sports ambassador, 2 teens serving as State Teen Council at-large members, 2 teens serving on the Fashion Leadership Board, and 6 teens participating in the Natural Resources Academy. 

For the upcoming program year, we will have two teens joining the Science, Engineering and Technology leadership board, 2 teens continuing as Fashion leadership board members, one new Natural Resources Academy member, and one teen serving as the district secretary for the District 4 Teen Council.

Brennan, Barnett, and Lesmeister (2007) reported that youth who have been empowered by the community are likely to be future leaders. The development of such vital skills (e.g. problem solving and decision-making) at a young age will serve the youth well in a variety of life endeavors. Empowering youth and engaging them in community activities allows them to interact with adults and have guidance as they develop the skills needed to make decisions and solve complex issues (Brennan and Barnett 2009).