Success Stories

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  July

  Expanding Student Grief Support at the University of Kentucky and Beyond

  Kentucky ranks 6th in the country in childhood bereavement (CBEM 2024). Currently, one in nine Kentucky children have lost a parent or sibling by the age of 18 – and that number more than doubles by ...

  
  

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• 03

  July

  Food, Farming, and Community: An interactive, story-based curriculum exploring local food systems and career paths for diverse Kentucky youth

  The project brings together the farmer networks and interviewing/storytelling capacities of Black Soil (Ashley Smith) and Need More Acres Farm (Michelle Howell) with the technical expertise of Agricul...

  
  

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• 03

  July

  Growing Ripple Effects Mapping Capacity in Kentucky (and Beyond)

  Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) is a participatory story-based evaluation method developed by national Cooperative Extension professionals that captures the broader (community or region-wide) impacts of ...

  
  

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• 14

  July

  Kentucky Leadership Summit: Facilitating Networks and Conversation & Introducing Ripple Effects Mapping as an Important Tool for Community Leadership Programs

  Collaborative Partners:Nicole Breazeale, UK Extension, CLD Associate ProfessorSarah Congleton, UK Cooperative Extension, Montgomery CountyRon Catchen, UK Cooperative Extension, Montgomery CountyDan Ka...

  
  

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