Author: Lee Ann McCuiston
Planning Unit: Todd County CES
Major Program: Leadership
Plan of Work: Promoting Individual and Family Development
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down programming in March 2020 youth, families, and communities experienced long-term isolation and alteration of their typical lives related to in and out of school activities. Youth out-of-school time programs, such as 4-H, are essential ecological assets and their disruption during the pandemic may have a major impact on youth’s developmental pathways (Ettekal & Aganas, 2020). For many youth COVID-19 will be the defining issue of their lives and affect them in ways that will mark the course of their life-long development (Bartlett & Virette, 2020. Hosting the Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference in June 2021 was an attempt to provide a typical cumulative experience for senior-level 4-H members.
208 youth representing 68 counties participated in the 2021 Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference.
Youth reported how they benefited from Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference:
Five Todd County youth attended 4-H Teen Conference. Two performed on stage with the State performing arts troupe, while four teens received recognition for bronze, silver and gold honors. The three day, overnight experience provided an opportunity for these teens to meet new friends, perform on stage, and highlight their 4-H project year. They learned leadership and communications skills and were exposed to the University of Kentucky college campus. This experience was a cumulative experience for the 4-H year that benefitted these youth after going through a pandemic!
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