Community EngagementMajor Program

11415

Total Hours

Contributed.

72964

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1320

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

3518

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

51

Number of participants reporting new leadership roles and leadership opportunities

1219

Number of individuals who are comfortable identifying community problems

1640

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

1334

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

1339

Number of those who now serve as a mentor to others

253

Stories

1st Annual Community Resource Fair

Poverty is one of the many barriers individuals and families face in Grayson County. And along with poverty, many other barriers keep people from getting, or even seeking, the help they need. With this information in mind and based on the experiences of several community partners, a group of people came together to form the Grayson County Poverty Coalition.The mission of this group is to promote awareness of the various resources available in our community and help reduce, or remove, the barrier...

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1st Annual Community Resource Fair

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • FY 20-21 Extension Brightens the Community

    Backyard gardening has become a popular past time of many local families over the last year. Parents find themselves outdoors with with children actively tending to a family garden during the recent ... Read More

  • City to Farm Tour

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

  • Spencer County Community Baby Shower

    Community Baby ShowerTeenage pregnancy, babies born out of wedlock, and children born to low-income families is more the reality than not these days. This is no different for the residents of Spencer ... Read More

  • Community Babyshower

    Teenage pregnancy, babies born out of wedlock, and children born to low income families is more the reality than not these days. This is no different for the residents of Spencer County. This year the... Read More

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