Extension
It Starts With Us
Developing basic life skills in financial management, emergency preparedness and our environment
Life Skills Development
Brittany Bowling; Vicki R. Boggs;
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Securing Financial Stability (general)
4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Core Curriculum
4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum
Understanding how our daily choices can impact our environment is vital to conserving and preserving our natural resources and ensuring a healthy environment for present and future generations. Each decision individuals make has an impact on health, safety and personal development within the family, community and environment! It is also important to acknowledge the impact of current economic conditions on family financial management while also helping individuals understand and respond to changing economic conditions, while promoting healthy financial behaviors across the lifespan. According to 2016 Census data, 28.6% of Leslie Countians live below the poverty level with the average household income of $25,282 which is well below state and national averages. Since families have such limited resources, it is imperative that they learn to effectively manage them to ensure a brighter future. Leslie County Extension Councils support, participate and provide volunteer services for many programs.
-Create safe homes within environments that promote and support the physical and mental well-being of families throughout the life cycle.
-Improve the built and natural environment to increase active and healthy lifestyles.
-Number of clientele reporting improved financial stability and economic well-being.
-Individuals and families increase their income.
-An increase in high school graduation rates and bachelor’s degree attainment rates.
-Improve the quality of life for residents in Leslie County by developing the skills to plan, budget, and monitor their financial status.
-Demonstrate skills to improve: disaster preparedness, solid waste management, and home safety.
-Practice one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings.
-Increasing school attendance rates.
-Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations in understanding of issues related to: disaster preparedness, solid waste management and home safety.
-Clients and Youth will understand that a quality education and strong work ethic play’s a significant role in the family’s income.
-Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes to improve employability through practical living skills and continued education practices.
-Increase financial literacy related to savings and investments.
-Youth and adults will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available financial and non-financial resources.
Initial Outcome: Participants will become responsible consumers by gaining the skills needed to make wise financial and career decisions as well as become knowledgeable about green living practices.
Indicator: Individual(s) acquire knowledge, skills, opinions, and aspirations.
Method: Observation; Written and verbal evaluations; Individual reports; NEERS reports
Timeline: July 2018-June 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Participants will make wise financial and career decisions and will increase practices related to green living.
Indicator: Number of individual(s) that report improved financial stability and career readiness and increased recycling, increase in use of green spaces .
Method: Observation; Written and verbal evaluations; Individual reports; NEERS reports
Timeline: July 2018-June 2019
Long-term Outcome: The economic and environmental well-being of Leslie County is strengthened.
Indicator: Positive change in statistics regarding poverty levels, average household income, graduation rates, and increased participation in recycling programs, increased participation in environmental education programs.
Method: Data analysis
Timeline: Ongoing
Audience: Senior Citizens
Project or Activity: Financial Stability
Content or Curriculum: NEP Curriculum; MITT
Inputs: FCS agent; Snap-Ed assistant
Date: July 2019-June 2020
Audience: Youth (Ages 9-18)
Project or Activity: 4-H Beginning and Advanced Cooking Academies
Content or Curriculum: 4-H FCS Curriculum, Cooking 101-401
Inputs: 4-H Agent; 4-H Program Assistant; Extension Staff and Volunteers
Date: Summer 2019 and 2020
Audience: Youth (Ages 9-18)
Project or Activity: Summer Youth Project Days
Content or Curriculum: FCS and 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent; 4-H Program Assistant, Extension staff; Extension volunteers
Date: Summer 2019 and 2020
Audience: Youth (Grades 8 and 10)
Project or Activity: 4-H: Its Your Reality!
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent; FCS Agent; 4-H Program Assistant; Community Businesses, Partners and Organizations; Extension Staff; Extension Volunteers; School Volunteers
Date: Fall 2019
Audience: Adult Education Center
Project or Activity: Financial Stability
Content or Curriculum: NEP curriculum; MITT
Inputs: FCS agent; Snap-Ed assistant
Date: July 2019-June 2020
Audience: Adults and Homemakers
Project or Activity: Recycling
Content or Curriculum: Household Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Inputs: FCS Agent; Extension Staff; Solid Waste and Community Partners
Date: July 2019-June 2020
Audience: Senior Citizens, adults
Project or Activity: Disaster Preparedness
Content or Curriculum: Focus on the Home: Disaster Preparedness
Inputs: FCS agent
Date: July 2019-June 2020
Author: Brittany Bowling
Major Program: Money Habitudes
Recognizing the lack of financial literacy taught to teens in local high schools during the school year. The Leslie County Family and Consumer Sciences agent in partnership with Big Creek Mission summer program presented the Money Habitudes for Teens program. There were 28 teens ages 13-18 in attendance on this day. Each student was able to identify their personal attitude toward money. 93% of the students that participated reported that they had a better understanding of their attitudes and hab
