Financial StabilityPlan of Work

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Gallatin County CES

Title:
Financial Stability
MAP:
Healthy Communities
Agents Involved:
Hull, Broderick, Stewart
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Small Steps to Health & Wealth
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Managing in Tough Times
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:
Kentucky consistently lags behind other areas of the United States in key household economic indicators, including: personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment, and revolving debt. These indicators, especially unemployment numbers became more exaggerated during the period of the Great Recession. However, at present economist are cautiously optimistic regarding future economic forecasts. It is important to acknowledge the impact of current economic conditions on family financial management. The goal of the Securing Financial Stability Initiative is to help Kentuckians understand and respond to changing economic conditions, while promoting healthy financial behaviors across the lifespan.
Long-Term Outcomes:
• Maximize or extend resources to maintain or increase financial.
• Number of individuals reporting improved family financial stability and economic well-being.
• Number of individuals who avoided breaches in personal or financial security.
• Improved the quality of their life resulting in a stronger family.
Intermediate Outcomes:
• Adopt one or more short, mid and long term financial planning strategies.
• Practice one or more resource management behavior(s) resulting in increased savings or investments
• Apply practical living skills to advance education or employability.
• Examine personal and financial stability on a regular basis (at least annually).
Initial Outcomes:
• Teenagers and adults will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available financial and non-financial resources
• Participants will increase understanding of consumer rights and privacy protection measures.
• Teens and young adults will simulate life situations to recognize importance of education and employability skills.
• Participants will identify short, medium and long term personal goals and objectives related to maintaining and improving their financial stability.
Evaluation:
Long-term Outcome:
Indicator: Participants report applying two or more skills and more financial stability in their families.
Method: evaluation, observations, personal interviews and follow up calls.
Timeline: 2-3 years

Intermediate Outcome:
Indicator: Participants have applied knowledge gained from Extension programs to become more financially secure.
Method: evaluation, observations, personal interviews and follow up calls.
Timeline: 6 months- 1 year

Initial Outcome:
Indicator: Participants have increased their knowledge and vocabulary regarding personal and family finances.
Method: evaluations
Timeline: 1- 3 months


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Small Steps to Health and Wealth On-Line Challenge

Content or Curriculum: Small Steps to Health and Wealth, and other UK CES publications

Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, local businesses

Date: Spring 2018


Audience: Adults, KEHA members

Project or Activity: Stretching Your Holiday Dollar

Content or Curriculum: Managing in Tough Times Curriculum and other UK CES publications

Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers

Date: Fall 2017


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Where Does Your Money Go? Curriculum and other UK CES publications

Content or Curriculum:

Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers

Date: ongoing


Audience: 8th graders

Project or Activity: 4-H Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Extension Staff, Teachers, Volunteers, School

Date: Fall 2017


Audience: 5th graders

Project or Activity: Dollars and Sense

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Extension Staff, Teachers, Volunteers, School

Date: Fall 2017


Audience: 5th Graders

Project or Activity: Economic Fair

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Extension Staff, Teachers, Volunteers, School

Date: Spring 2018


Audience: Youth all Ages

Project or Activity: Piggy Bank

Content or Curriculum: Money Wise

Inputs: Extension Staff, Teachers, Volunteers, School, local banks

Date: Fall 2017


Audience: Adults, KEHA members

Project or Activity: Let the Consumer Beware! Learn with us Lesson

Content or Curriculum: Let the Consumer Beware! . . . In Tough Economic Times

Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers

Date: Spring 2018


Audience: Homeschool grades 3-6

Project or Activity: Mini Society

Content or Curiculum: Mini Society

Input: Extension Staff, Volunteers, Grant

Date: Fall and Winter 2017-2018


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