Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2025Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025
Disaster Preparedness
Author: Judy Vaughn
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the County Extension Agent for Family and
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Disaster Preparedness- In the Face of Disaster
Author: Ashley Vice
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Success Story Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the Bluegrass Are
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Emergency Disaster Preparedness Program-hosted with Bluegrass Area FCS Agents
Author: Jessica Hunley
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the Bluegrass Area Extension Agent for Fam
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National Disaster Preparedness Month: Preparing Our Community for when Disaster Strikes
Author: Alivia Faris
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level.As a result of local needs, the Bluegrass Area Extension Agent for Family and Cons
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In the Face of Disaster
Author: Kendyl Redding
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the Bluegrass Area Extension Agent for Fam
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In the Face of Disaster - Bluegrass Area FCS Agent Emergency Preparedness Programs
Author: Caroline McMahan
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Success Story Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the Bluegra
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Survive and Thrive: Disaster Preparedness
Author: Kayla Watts
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the County Extension Agents for Family and Consu
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Survive to Thrive: Disaster Preparedness
Author: Stacy Trent
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the County Extension Agents for Family and
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Survive and Thrive
Author: Lorie Adams
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Describe the Issue or Situation.According to the University Of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Community Needs Assessment from Fall 2023, community members listed "preparations for county wide disasters and/or climate impact as one of the top fifteen issues for the county. In 2022, many of our Eastern Kentucky counties dealt with a 100 year flood. In Knott County, 22 residents lost their lives as a result of the disaster. Residents did not understand the alerts/warnings and went to bed
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In the Face of Disaster Bluegrass Area Collective Programming
Author: Maranda Brooks
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the Bluegrass Area Extension Agent for Fam
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Survive & Thrive: Disaster Prepardness
Author: Kelsey Sebastian
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the County Extension Agents for Family and
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Bluegrass Area In The Face of Disaster Program
Author: Shonda Johnston
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the Bluegrass Area Extension Agent for Fam
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Survive and Thrive: Winter Edition
Author: Nanette Banks
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Describe the Issue or Situation.Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. Describe the Outreach or Educational Program
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Survive and Thrive: Disaster Preparedness Part I
Author: Vicki Boggs
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Situation:Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. Outreach and Educational Program Response/Participants:As a result
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In the Face of Disaster
Author: Karen Denniston
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Success Story Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the B
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In the Face of Disaster
Author: Krista Perry
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the County Extension Agent for Family and Consum
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In Face of Disaster
Author: Nan Montgomery
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level.In response to local needs, the County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sci
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In the Face of Disaster
Author: Kelly Alsip
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Success Story Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur at any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging. Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, Kelly Alsip
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Survive and Thrive
Author: Rosa Smith
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Kentuckians have experienced firsthand how natural disasters can occur any time and often with little warning. Disasters take many forms, and we can feel their impacts across most areas of family life. Because there is no “one-size-fits-all” disaster model, planning community outreach can be challenging, and Cooperative Extension is often involved in disaster preparation and response at the local level. As a result of local needs, the County Extension Agents for Family and Consu
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In the Face of Disaster
Author: Jennifer Bridge
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
On April 3, 1974, an F5 tornado destroyed downtown Brandenburg and other parts of Meade County taking 31 lives. Meade County's location along the Ohio River makes it a frequent target for natural disasters especially tornados and flooding. To bring awareness to the importance of knowledge and preparedness in the event of a disaster, Meade County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, extension homemakers and emergency management, partnered together to host Disaster Preparedness Awareness. &
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2025 Survive and Thrive, Spring Weather Disaster Preparedness
Author: Vicki Boggs
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
2025 Survive and Thrive – Spring Weather EditionDescribe the Issue or Situation: Spring weather in Eastern Kentucky brings heightened risks of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding
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Survive and Thrive- Spring Edition
Author: Nanette Banks
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
Survive and Thrive – Spring Weather EditionDescribe the Issue or Situation: Spring weather in Eastern Kentucky brings heightened risks of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. Many community members were underprepared for emergencies, lacking knowledge on how to create disaster kits, identify trustworthy resources, protect important assets, and respond appropriately during weather emergencies. Without proper preparation, these communities faced increased vulnerability during natural
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Grayson County Disaster Preparedness Summit | Empowering You for the Unexpected
Author: Natalie Taul
Major Program: Emergency Disaster Preparedness - FCS
The first annual Grayson County Disaster Preparedness Summit, held on March 20 at the Centre on Main, brought together over 75 residents and local partners with a shared goal: to be better prepared for the unexpected. This timely event, themed "Empowering You for the Unexpected," was a collaborative effort between Extension, Emergency Management, and the Health Department. Meteorologist Shane Holinde of KY Mesonet delivered an engaging keynote on shifting weather patterns and the growi
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