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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Community EngagementMajor Program

11228

Total Hours

Contributed.

114382

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

57

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

7584

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of participants reporting new leadership roles and leadership opportunities

816

Number of those who now serve as a mentor to others

352

Number of those who are comfortable addressing community issues through local leadership

599

Number of individuals who are comfortable identifying community problems

883

Number of those who take time to recruit and engage people to undertake community projects

660

Number of new groups/networks/coalitions formed through agreement or formal arrangement

156

Stories

County Extension Council Hosts Community Event

In 2022, the Henderson County 4-H Council made it a goal to have more community involvement and came up a back-to-school bash community event. With that event brought more families into the 4-H Program. After the success of that event, the 4-H Agents made a pitch to the County Extension Council to host an Extension Extravaganza to showcase everything the Henderson County Extension Office had to offer and to involve the whole family and provide research-based materials that participants could not...

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County Extension Council Hosts Community Event

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    Through a community effort involving many different community partners who are all a part of the Mason County Health Coalition: Healthy Behaviors and Lifestyles, we were able to put together a monthly... Read More

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    The Adult 4-H Council identified financial support of local 4-H members for events, clubs and activities as a program priority. As a result, the 4-H Council sponsors and Annual 4-H Caramel Apple Fundr... Read More

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