Economic Development and Workforce Preparation - FCSMajor Program

513

Total Hours

Contributed.

1359

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

8

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

15

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of businesses retained or expanded (including new market opportunities)

23

Number of individuals reporting a new skill to prepare themselves for the workforce

404

Number of business start-ups

9

Number of events providing local entrepreneurship opportunities

7

Stories

Technology Tuesday

Amidst the increasing use of technology and changing educational delivery methods, Shelley Meyer (FCS), Jessica Sayre (HORT), Jessica Barnes (ANR), and Shannon Farrell (4-H) joined forces to offer a Technology Tuesday series for clientele of Harrison County. University specialists, agents, and extension staff are becoming more dependent on electronic means of disseminating information. Email, Facebook, and Zoom are the more widely used virtual formats. While many clientele are tech savvy and ver...

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Technology Tuesday

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Technology Tuesday

    Amidst the increasing use of technology and changing educational delivery methods, Shelley Meyer (FCS), Jessica Sayre (HORT), Jessica Barnes (ANR), and Shannon Farrell (4-H) joined forces to offer a T... Read More

  • Technology Tuesday

    Amidst the increasing use of technology and changing educational delivery methods, Shelley Meyer (FCS), Jessica Sayre (HORT), Jessica Barnes (ANR), and Shannon Farrell (4-H) joined forces to offer a T... Read More

  • Technology Tuesday

    Amidst the increasing use of technology and changing educational delivery methods, Shelley Meyer (FCS), Jessica Sayre (HORT), Jessica Barnes (ANR), and Shannon Farrell (4-H) joined forces to offer a T... Read More

  • "A New Career"

    A client that was working as a janitor to make extra money found she could use her artistic talent to earn more money and work at her own pace. A female client entered a drawing in the Pulaski County ... Read More

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