4-H Youth Development offers youth hands-on educational experiences that foster real-world skills, curiosity, and leadership. Guided by our core values of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health, 4-H focuses on STEM, agriculture, healthy living, and civic engagement, providing a safe, fun environment for youth to explore their interests and find their spark.

4-H Livestock.

My name is Charmae Kendall. I love kids and critters and Duplin County hired me to do agriculture education with our 4-H’ers and in the schools. Our 4-H logo is “Learn by Doing” and if you do programs with me, we will not sit still long! Get ready to use your head, heart, hands, and to be healthy (notice the 4 H’s) while we learn life skills. Depending on the time of year, some of my programs include:

• Raise birds from chicks and learn showmanship for the Coastal Plains Chicken Show
• Duplin County Lamb and Pig Projects that are housed at our county livestock facilities
• Raise an animal from home and I can help you get your project ready for a local show
• Learn about livestock and how to evaluate them with our Judging and Skillathon teams
• Teach kindergarten classes what farmers are growing for us during the current season
• Teach embryology for 2nd grade classes
• Host the Duplin County Livestock Show, typically in September

Feel free to contact me at charmae_kendall@ncsu.edu or 910-296-2143 with any questions you have!

4-H Prevention Program.

I am the 4-H Prevention Coordinator at Duplin County. My position is funded by SAMHSA's Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUPTRUS BG) and the Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS) grant through NCDHHS and Trillium Health Resources. In this position there are three areas of focus:

• Youth Prevention Education
• Community-based Processes
• Environmental Strategies