Contact: Linda Ladd, l-ladd@tamu.edu
Description: Texans Building Character (TBC), developed by Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Service, is a character education program based on the six character pillars of CHARACTER COUNTS!SM These pillars include (a) trustworthiness, (b) respect, (c) responsibility, (d) fairness, (e) caring, and (f) citizenship. TBC can be applied to eight program models: school, 4-H, at-risk youth, livestock, workforce, sports, community, and megacommunity. A training for agents and 4-H volunteers on TBC is 16-hours.
URL: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/TexansBuildingCharacter.pdf