Extension
It Starts With Us
Empowering and Developing Future Leaders
Empowering Citizens
Price, Fowler, Ammerman
Empowering Community Leaders (general)
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Master Gardener
Building the capacity of volunteer leaders within counties is critical for the sustainability of a community infrastructure that supports long term commitment to strengthen communities. Community volunteers who share their expertise, and volunteer time with youth, families, and individuals in their community. Through the efforts of Grant County Cooperative Extension and volunteers local citizens can become engaged, educated and empowered to understand community issues and take ownership of implementing local solutions.
•Kentucky communities’ health and economy are strengthened through strong local organizational leadership
•Community problems are solved through active engaged local leaders.
Increase in number of people who:
•Practice personal leadership skills in clubs, schools and community outreach.
•Improved skills in communication, problem solving, or group process in addressing organizational issues and needs.
•Apply skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement solutions for community problem
•Kentuckians increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership.
•Increase in knowledge and skills in organizational leadership.
•Kentuckians increase knowledge and skills in community leadership.
Initial Outcome: Knowledge Gained
Indicator: Potential leaders show increase in knowledge and skills in organizational leadership.
Method: Written or Oral Evaluation, Pre and Post Test
Timeline: Immediate
Intermediate Outcome: Behavior Change
Indicator: Apply learned skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement solutions for community problem
Method: Oral and Written Evaluations, Pre and Post Tests.
Timeline: 1-3 Years
Long-term Outcome: Changes in the community involvement of Grant County residents
Indicator: Community problems are solved through active engaged local leaders.
Method: Noticeable changes in census data, health organizations data, and policy changes that promote healthy lifestyles.
Timeline: 10 years
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Farm Management Foundations
Content or Curriculum: UK Ag Econ
Inputs: Agents and specialists
Date: Sept 2018
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Boot Camp
Content or Curriculum: Boot Camp classes
Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools
Date: Sept 2018- April 2019
Audience: 4 & 5 Grade Students
Project or Activity: 4-H Speech & Demonstration
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Speech & Demonstration
Inputs: Agent, assistants, volunteers, schools and students
Date: Sept 2018 – April 2019
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Summer Camp
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Summer Camp
Inputs: Agents, Schools, Camp Staff, UK 4-H Summer Camp
Date: July 2019
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Taking Care of Business Club
Content or Curriculum: UK
Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools
Date: Sept 2018- April 2019
Audience: 4 & 5 Grade Students
Project or Activity: GC Elementary Leadership Club
Content or Curriculum: Building a butterfly garden
Inputs: Agent, assistants, volunteers, schools and students
Date: Sept 2018 – April 2019
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Drawing Club
Content or Curriculum: 4-H
Inputs: Agents and volunteers
Date: Spring 2019
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Visual Arts club
Content or Curriculum: 4-H
Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools
Date: Sept 2018- April 2019
Audience: Children 5-9
Project or Activity: 4-H Cloverbuds
Content or Curriculum: 4-H
Inputs: Agent, assistants, volunteers, schools and students
Date: Sept 2018 – April 2019
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Sewing
Content or Curriculum: No Sew and Sewing clubs
Inputs: Agents and Master Clothing volunteers
Date: Spring 2019
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Country Ham speeches
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Country Ham
Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools
Date: Sept 2018- April 2019
Audience: Homemakers
Project or Activity: Grant County Homemaker Clubs
Content or Curriculum: KEHA
Inputs: Agents, volunteers, and homemakers
Date: September 2018-June 2019
Audience: Master Clothing Volunteers
Project or Activity: Master Clothing Volunteers
Content or Curriculum: MCV
Inputs: Agents, specialists, volunteers
Date: June 2018-July 2019
Author: Lamar Fowler
Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum
What do you get when you mix kids that love cooking with kids that love robotics? Cooking with Robotics is the answer. Thanks to a grant from Toyota Motor North America we have started this club. The goals are to provide dehydrated fruit to the Free Kitchen here in Grant County to help those in need and to help youth improve the communication skills of speaking and listening. So far we have used readily available kitchen utensils to prepare fruit for dehydration to understand the needed pre
Author: Lamar Fowler
Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum
According to Childventures.com, “Respect is one of the most important virtues a child can have. Teaching your child how to respect others will ensure they develop positive relationships with their family, friends and teachers throughout their life.” In 4-H Boot Camp, we instill the Seven Core Values of the Army into each youth participant. Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. The 4-H program, as a whole, has the same value
Author: Lamar Fowler
Major Program: Summer Residential Camps
Every summer, youth from Grant County attend summer camp at North Central 4-H Camp. Our numbers continue to grow as more and more families realize the magic of 4-H Summer Camp. If your child has never been to camp, you may be wondering how to take advantage of this social phenomenon.Why is camp so important? When talking with campers, parents, and camp staff, there are common themes that continually come up when talking about the benefits of summer camp. Summer camp is a
Author: Lamar Fowler
Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
According to Shobha Bhaskar, MD, a pediatric hospitalist with St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine: “Teenagers are not only an extremely valuable resource of energy, good will and creativity, but also the key to our future. In a culture that is so wrapped around ‘wants’ and ‘achievements,’ it is easy for our teenagers to grow up without a sense of gratitude for what they have and empathy for the needs of the less fortunate a
Author: Rachael Price
Major Program: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Building the capacity of volunteer leaders within counties is critical for the sustainability of a community infrastructure that supports long-term commitment to strengthen families. To cultivate these leaders in Grant County, Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension is very active with the Grant County Homemakers, a division of the Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA).The Grant County Homemakers are one of the largest civic and volunteer organization in Grant County. Cons
