Spotlight Series: Hopkins County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Hopkins

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Hopkins County where the American Private Enterprise System (APES) and KY Youth Seminar (KYS) teach youth financial skills for future success. The last 13 years the program has been conducted by the FCS agent and community business leaders. Many of these business men and women participated in APES as youth, and are now returning as volunteer leaders. Financial sponsorship has been provided by a local bank and the Chamber of Commerce. Three of this year’s students qualified to attend the National Institute of Cooperative Education program and compete for additional scholarship dollars. Since the year 2000, Hopkins County students have received over $7500.00 in college scholarships and travel expenses to attend state and national conferences, by participating in APES and KYS.

For more information about the needs of families in Hopkins County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Hopkins County Family and Consumer Extension Profile