Community Vitality and Leadership - ANRMajor Program

4010

Total Hours

Contributed.

29338

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

33

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

774

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals that take on formal or informal leadership roles as a result of participation in an Extension leadership program

852

Number of strategies adopted and implemented to improve the community

174

Number of empowered individuals engaged in coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue

1915

Number of volunteers addressing community issues by assessing needs, developing programs and/or implementing solutions

1436

Stories

Tornado Response in KY

In December of 2021, many lives across Kentucky were changed forever. As a fierce tornado ripped across the Midwest and through the entire state of Kentucky, it left many homes damaged or completely destroyed, businesses leveled to the ground, people young and old fighting for their lives in hospitals and even many that did not survive. This was a day, December 10th 2021 that we as Kentuckians, will never forget. This ferocious EF4 tornado crashed through the UK Princeton research station leavin...

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Tornado Response in KY

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • City to farm tour

    The 2021 City to Farm Tour was held on September 28th, 2021 with well over 70 local business leaders/ Pulaski county chamber members in attendance. Extension partnered with the Somerset-Pulaski County... Read More

  • Farm City Luncheon

    The Franklin County Farm City Banquet has been a successful community event for over six decades. Like many events, the pandemic required postponement in 2020. The 2021 committee wrangled with various... Read More

  • Whitley County Farm Day

    The Whitley County Farm Day was held on Friday, October 1st, 2021 at the new county fairgrounds. The ANR agent facilitated the event. The overall goal of this event was to improve vitality of the loca... Read More

  • tornado donations

    Our western Kentucky farming neighbors suffered devastating losses from the recent tornadoes. Having experienced tornado damages in our own community, we know how difficult it is to pick up the pieces... Read More

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