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- EIN 61-0936517
- (502) 569-2344
- 435 N Whittington Pkwy Ste 400 Louisville KY 40222-4185 USA
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Causes: Children & Youth, Youth Development - Agricultural
Mission: Jefferson county area 4-h coucil's mission is to create supportive environments for culturally diverse youth and adults to reach their fullest potential resulting in capable, competent, and caring citizens. In support of this mission we will provide formal and non-formal community experiential learning; develop skills that benefit youth throughout life; foster leadership and volunteerism in youth and adults; strengthen families and communities and use research-based knowledge and the land grant university system.
Programs: Four-h school clubs offer youth a unique opportuntity to learn and practice leadership and organizational skills. Through 4-h school clubs, over 1560 youth participated in officer elections, practiced leadership roles, conducted business meetings, learned parliamentary procedure and the democratic process of group decision making. To evaluate the development of leadership and organizational skills by students, a sampling of students and teachers completed a written evaluation. Of the teachers responding, nearly 90% indicated that club officers carried out their responsibilities and practiced leadership skills. Using data from pre and post tests, students demonstrated increased knowledge of leadership principles and parliamentary procedure. Evaluations demonstrate that 4-h is being successful in helping students to be academically successful, work cooperatively with others and "discover the leader within".
scholarships--jefferson community and technical college and bellarmine university