Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Nicole Breazeale
Major Program: Community Analysis
Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) is a participatory story-based evaluation method developed by national Cooperative Extension professionals that captures the broader (community or region-wide) impacts of a major program. It is new to Kentucky, but Nicole Breazeale is working hard to facilitate REM and expand the capacity of practitioners and academics to conduct this highly energizing process. Since Nicole began her REM program in 2020, she has facilitated 14 REM sessions for community-ba
Author: Julie N. Zimmerman
Major Program: Community Analysis
In 2023, UK Cooperative Extension conducted a Statewide Community Needs Assessment. The survey contained 4 sections: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Youth Development, Family and Individual Development, and Community and Economic Development. Each section contained survey questions about specific topics and possible initiatives and residents were asked to indicate the level of importance of each one. There were around 36,000 respondents to the survey and the results were pla
Author: Julie N. Zimmerman
Major Program: Community Analysis
Graphical profiles of secondary data were developed for Mark Mains (UK Extension Workforce Development) for an implementation of the program FORWARD (Future Opportunities for Rural Workforce and Rural Development) in Kentucky. FORWARD is a national Extension program aimed at addressing workforce development in rural communities by working with community stakeholders. Dr. Mains requested secondary data as a ‘conversation starter’ for the local teams to use to begin their i
