Participants report greater satisfaction in the performance of their roles as fathers. Happy, educated campers. Most camps include life skills instruction. Next to sex education, talking about money is one of parents' biggest challenges. Virginia Extension agents promote life skills to 22,000 4-H youth campers annually.
Participants report dramatic increases in life skills such as managing resources andproblem-solving.
Rural and low-income children get needed summer reading instruction through West Virginia Extension. The 2,155 children in the Energy Express Program increased their reading comprehension and word identification scores. The children also received nutritious meals during the instruction and took home 13,000 books. Building youth while building communities. Young people help themselves by learning organizational skills, working together, and getting grants to help build their community.