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Campbell County CES

Title:
Community and Leadership Development
MAP:
CES-Community and Leadership
Agents Involved:
Thompson, Rex, Sorrell, Prim, Farley, Turner, Stolz, Vaughn, Harney, Linepensel, Agnew
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Youth Engagement Leadership Program (YELP)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Mobilizing Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Rural Grocer Training
Situation:

The Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service depends upon advisory and community leadership groups to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate our programs and activities. Leadership groups will help identify and address community needs and opportunities.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Individual, community, and environmental conditions will improve through personal involvement with the Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service's community and leadership development programs and activities.

Intermediate Outcomes:

By being engaged in Extension leadership/program groups, leaders will implement their leadership skills and help develop Extension programs and activities. Programs will be implemented to address a variety of local needs and opportunities.

Initial Outcomes:

Individuals will become knowledgeable about the opportunities to become involved in Extension leadership groups. Through their involvement, participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed to assume leadership roles. Local needs and opportunities will be identified by the Extension Leadership groups.

Evaluation:
Long-term Outcome: Community leaders representing the various program groups of the Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service will be engaged in a long and short term program planning and implementation efforts.
 Indicator: Number of youth and adults involved in leadership groups
 Method: Number of organized leadership groups, observations
 Timeline: July 2018 - June 2019

 Intermediate Outcome: Youth and adults will take on new leadership responsibilities. Programs and activities will be developed to address local needs.
 Indicator: Number of youth and adults involved in leadership groups
 Method: Leadership groups, meetings, observations
 Timeline: June 2018 - July 2019

 Initial Outcome: A minimum of 50 individuals (representing different program areas) will be involved in discussing Extension leadership opportunities.
 Indicator: number of youth and adults will receive leadership training
 Method: leadership training programs, observations
 Timeline: June 2018 - July 2019

    

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Campbell County Extension Homemakers
 Project or Activity: Campbell County Extension Homemakers Council
 Content or Curriculum: KEHA Manual, UK publications and curriculum (KELD)
 Inputs: Campbell County Extension, Campbell County Extension Homemakers
 Date: Meets quarterly each year
Audience: Community Leaders, Agencies/Services’ Collaborators and Individuals/Families
 Project or Activity: FCS Advisory Group - Meet and discuss necessary issues/program thrusts for the individuals and families of Campbell County
 Content or Curriculum: U.K. publications, FCS Extension Initiatives and SNAP-ed.
 Inputs: Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service FCS Agents, Kentucky CES publications and resources (KELD, FCS Building Strong Families Report and Nutrition Education Program Reports Community partners
 Date: May 4, 2018

 Audience: Northern KY Horse Network Board of Directors, Horse Owners
 Project or Activity: Monthly Board meetings, Membership meetings
 Content or Curriculum: Program planning, business meetings
 Inputs: Extension Agents, NKHN leaders and UK specialists
 Date: 3rd Monday of each month, July 2018 to June 2019

 Audience: Agriculture Council
 Project or Activity: Ag Issues meetings
 Content or Curriculum: program planning
 Inputs: Ag leaders and Ag agent
 Date: November, December 2018

 Audience: Campbell County Cattle Association Board of Directors/general membership
 Project or Activity: Board meetings and annual membership meeting
 Content or Curriculum: Program planning and prioritization
 Inputs: CCCA leaders, agriculture agent and CCCA members
 Date: Monthly meetings, Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

 Audience: Campbell County Farm Land Workgroup
 Project or Activity: Sustainable Agriculture projects (Ex. Backroads Farm Tour, Farm to Fork)
 Content or Curriculum: Program planning
 Inputs: Ag Leaders, Fiscal Court, Community leaders
 Date: Meet 6 to 8 times a year


Audience: Campbell County Jolly Park Community Development Council
 Project or Activity: Long Range Plan for A. J. Jolly Park
 Content or Curriculum: Community Resources
 Inputs: Community Leaders, Fiscal Court, Fish and Wildlife, Volunteers
 Date: Monthly meetings, last Wednesday of the month 3:00 p.m.

 Audience: 4-H Advisory Council
 Project or Activity: monthly council meetings, provides planning and direction for the Campbell County 4-H program and 4-H agents.
 Content or Curriculum: UK Curriculum
 Inputs: Paid staff, facility, 4-H leaders
 Date: July 2018 - June 2019

 Audience: 4-Hers and community leadership students
 Project or Activity: 4-H Officer Training
 Content or Curriculum: Parliamentary Procedure/4-H Officer Books
 Inputs: Paid staff, facilities, 4-H leaders
 Date: November 2018

 Audience: Horticulture Advisory Council
 Project or Activity: Plan for horticulture programs
 Content or Curriculum: program planning
 Inputs: Hort agent, Hort technicians, council members
 Date: quarterly meetings


Audience: NKY Master Gardener Association 

Project or Activity: Monthly meetings for educational programming and projects

Content or Curriculum: program planning

Inputs: master gardeners, agents, program assistants, 

Date: monthly

 Audience: Lakeside Commons Educational Gardens Council
 Project or Activity: plan gardens plantings and activities
 Content or Curriculum: program planning
 Inputs: Hort agent, Hort technicians, council members
 Date: quarterly meetings

Audience: Farmers’ Market
 Project or Activity: Marketing, production trainings
 Content or Curriculum: Extension, CEDIK, KDA, Health Dept.
 Inputs: Hort agent, Hort technicians, specialists
 Date: July 2018 – June 2019


Audience: 4-H Teen Club members
 Project or Activity: leadership trainings/community service
 Content or Curriculum: state supported materials
 Inputs: staff, volunteers, program money, community partners
 Date: July 2018 - June 2019







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