The organization also provides assistance to the McDowell Agricultural Center. An additional objective of the organization is to develop and fund new programs to serve the county livestock youth community as the need becomes necessary. The organization receives it's funding from two sources, the McDowell County United Way and from the sale of advertisements in the annual McDowell County Livestock and Horse Show Program. A great many volunteer hours are devoted to providing the youth of our county the opportunity to exhibit their livestock of all types. McDowell County has no Agricultural County Fair therefore this show affords the only opportunity for our children to exhibit their poultry, rabbits, goats, dairy calves, beef calves, sheep, and swine in McDowell County.
Funding helps provide ribbons, trophies and premiums for the show.
Funding for this show also provides the ribbons, trophies and premiums for our county youth. McDowell County Youth Livestock Chains and Market Projects - The Youth Foundation provides the guidance, supervision, and financial support to provide the youth of our county livestock to carry out traditional livestock projects. Through participating in the various livestock projects offered in this program, county youth learn commitment, responsibility, recordkeeping skills and other life skills needed to be successful raising livestock and for life in general. Projects include the Dairy Heifer Calf Chain, Beef Heifer Calf Chain, Ewe Lamb Chain, Sheep Mini Flock, Market Lamb Project, Market Hog Project and Feeder Calf Project. The project animals are raised, shown, and bred by youth in the county.