"Scam Alert" Educational Activities

Author: Curtis Judy

Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life

In March, the Todd County Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences and Agriculture and Natural Resources hosted a program titled “Scam Alerts,” which was designed to help people understand scams and how they operate to trick citizens out of their money and/or personal information.  Lori Farris, outreach coordinator in the Kentucky Attorney General’s (AG) Office of Senior Protection presented the program, with eighteen persons attending.  Ms. Farris provided a

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Life Skills

Author: Donna Fryman

Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life

Fleming County Work Ready Committee stated their mission is to partner with economic developers, education, workforce boards and community and business leaders to facilitate positive solutions for workplace issues and to improve the economic well-being for Fleming County and the region. Fleming County was awarded the Work ready Certificate in 2015 after the initial application.   We were the first county that was awarded this designation on its first try.   This committee prepared a se

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#Adulting

Author: Donna Fryman

Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life

The life of the high school senior is full of “adult” decisions: selecting a college, picking a major, choosing a career path, and moving out! Although today’s adolescents are technologically advanced compared to prior generations, they sometimes lack basic practical living skills.  After being approached by school officials with this very same concern, the Family Consumer Science Agent and 4-H Youth Development Agent decided a crash course was needed. The Adulting 10

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Appalachian Challenge Academy

Author: Lora Davidson

Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life

In the state of Kentucky 774 children have lived in juvenile correction facilities in 2013.  According to the Kentucky Youth Advocates 25.6 % of youth is incarcerated in the juvenile justice system in Kentucky, 40% of children live in high poverty areas and 43.7% of children are in out-of-home care.  Harlan County Extension started a program working with the Appalachian Challenge Academy in Harlan County.  The program was focused on 17 girls that were enrolled into the Appalachian

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