Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2018Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





Healthier Living through Community Design

Author: Christy Stearns

Major Program: Community Strategic Planning

The Clinton County Cooperative Extension Service continues to facilitate initiatives focused on improving the built environment by increasing opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy foods. Through partnership with city and county government, Extension staff pursued greenspace conceptual planning technical assistance to further our collective work in this area. Through a grant from the KY Division of Forestry, the Virginia Tech Community Design Assistance Center offered planning

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Partnering Opportunities: Creating Success for our Communities

Author: Gidgett Sweazy

Major Program: Community Strategic Planning

                Building awareness of a new program can be difficult. Over the last several months, I have been partner building in our new SNAP-Ed area. One of the partnerships that has flourished is with our area school systems, primarily through the Family Resources Officers. In October, SNAP-Ed provided food safety classes to family with children participating in the Born Learning program in two counties (three locations). This program is focused on at

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On the Table

Author: Leslie Bullock

Major Program: Community Strategic Planning

On the Table is a one-day opportunity to gather around a table with friends, neighbors, colleagues (and potential new clientele) to share a meal and have a real conversation about what's important to us. On the Table conversations are meant to encourage everyone to think about the community issues they care about while adding a diversity of voices to the discussion of who we are, where we’re going and what we can do, together, to get there. The goal is to discover how each of us can jo

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On The Table

Author: Krista Perry

Major Program: Community Strategic Planning

On the Table was a one-day opportunity to gather around a table with friends, neighbors, colleagues (and potential new clientele) to share a meal and have a real conversation about what's important to us. On the Table conversations are meant to encourage everyone to think about the community issues they care about while adding a diversity of voices to the discussion of who we are, where we’re going and what we can do, together, to get there. The goal is to discover how each of us can j

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Groundbreaking

Author: Douglas Shepherd

Major Program: Community Strategic Planning

Groundbreaking Ceremony held in mid-December for the new Hardin County Cooperative Extension Service Office Building located in the Kentucky Heartland Agricultural Complex.  Event attended by some 75 local, regional and statewide officials.  Local Extension leaders, State Senator, representative from Governor's Office and County Government all made comments.  Afterwards a luncheon/reception held at the current Extension Office building hosted by the County Extension District B

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