Extension
It Starts With Us
Consumer Resource Management
Develop Economic Sustainability
Adam Huber, Anna Meador, Kelly Burgess
Securing Financial Stability (general)
Money Habitudes
Home & Consumer Horticulture
4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum
Financial security of Allen County families and individuals continues to be the most critical priority issue identified by community leaders’ needs assessments. Specific issues identified include lack of financial literacy, lack of retirement planning and consumer resource management. Allen County’s 2013 median income is $39,798, substantially below Kentucky’s median income of $43,307. The continued lack of employment opportunities or underemployment situations, coupled with increased living costs , demand higher consumer skills in resource management and financial planning for sustaining quality of life.
*Number of clientele increasing their income as well as maximizing consumption value per resource
*Number of families reporting improved financial sustainability as a result of sustained financial planning skills
*Number of people demonstrating practices resulting in increased savings or investments for retirement security
*Number of families developing multigenerational financial planning strategies
*Number of clientele practicing resource management skills for value purchases
*Adults & youth increasing financial literacy regarding money habitudes and general attitudes for saving money
*Clientele demonstrate practical living skills related to improved consumer consumption and employability
Clientele increase knowledge to retirement planning and investment skills
Initial Outcome: Youth increase awareness of money attitudes and behavior changes necessary for financial literacy
Indicator: activity completion
Method: Money Habitude classroom evaluations
Timeline: October, 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Practice life skills consumer resource management for savings and value purchases
Indicator: demonstrated implementation of value purchasing concepts
Method: Homemaker surveys
Timeline: July, 2019-June 2020
Long-term Outcome: Allen County families increase financial stability
Indicator: per capita income increase
Method: government financial data measures
Timeline: July, 2019-June, 2021
Audience: Pre-retirement men & women
Project or Activity: Financial Literacy Month "Road to Retirement" media campaign
Content or Curriculum: state specialist curriculum, social security program content
Inputs: social security administration resources, UK retirement curriculums
Date: April, 2020
Audience: Teens
Project or Activity: Money Habitudes classroom programs, "PiggyBank Pageant" design project
Content or Curriculum: Money Habitides
Inputs: state specialist resources, curriculum fact sheets, activities , High school teacher support, community bank funding, resources;
Date: October, 2020
Audience: General Public
Activity: Monthly Radio and weekly Newspaper Features – WVLE and Citizen Times
Content or curriculum: Moneywise, America Saves, Kentucky Saves
Inputs: local station and newspaper public service airtime & column space;
Date: July 2019-June 2020
Project or Activity: Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Community Recycling Day – spring & fall drives
Content or curriculum: solid waste management; recycling information
Inputs: County fiscal court recycling equipment, support staff for collections; news media, member club challenges & recognition.
Date: November, 2019; March 2020
Audience: Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Club leader trainings \educational programs: "Home Repairs", "Household Pest Control"
Content or Curriculum: UK publications, specialist/agent curriculum
Inputs: UK specialist expertise, Extension Homemaker cash resources, member volunteer time
Date: January, May 2020
Audience:4-H Youth
Project or Activity:Dollars and Sense, Reality Store, APES
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Paid staff, school administration, teachers, Volunteers
Date: July-June
Audience: Master Gardeners
Project or Activity: Master Gardener Association Monthly Meetings and Volunteer Activities
Content or Curriculum: Master Gardener Curriculum, Member and County Staff Presentations, Volunteer Projects
Inputs: County Staff, Extension Specialists, Industry Personnel, Extension Publications, Local Media, Social Media.
Date: Year Round
Audience: Prospective Master Gardeners
Project or Activity: Master Gardener Class
Content or Curriculum: Master Gardener Curriculum
Inputs: County Staff, Extension specialists, Industry Personnel, Local Media, Social Media.
Date: February 2019 - April 2020
Audience: Home Vegetable Gardeners
Project or Activity: Vegetable Gardening Workshop
Content: Vegetable production, fertility, pest control, etc.
Inputs: County Extension Staff, Extension Specialists, Extension publication and educational materials, social media, etc.
Date: May 2020
Author: Adam Huber
Major Program: Local Food System Development and Mapping
Allen County is home to major agriculture production. We take pride in our agriculture community. National Farm city week is held in November every year and to support our farmers we have a farm to table lunch at the extension office. This event is presented by the Allen County Extension Service, Chamber of Commerce, Kentucky Farm Bureau and local farmers. The purpose of this event is to show appreciation for our farmers and so stakeholders, elected officials and community members can get to kno
Author: Adam Huber
Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture
According to research from HubSpot, YouTube is the second most trafficked website behind google, and four times as many people prefer watching video on YouTube rather than on social media platforms. The Simpson County Ag Advisory Council and local clientele indicated that they would benefit from credible educational videos about local timely topics pertaining to agriculture, horticulture and natural resources.Therefore, the Simpson and Allen County Extension Agents for Agriculture &am
Author: Adam Huber
Major Program: Community Engagement
In response to COVID-19 closings, Allen County Cooperative Extension sought to meet a community need to provide continued education opportunities amid the new social and distance learning climate along with maintaining agriculture services for Extension clientele. In an effort to provide new and innovative opportunities, the 4-H, ANR and FCS programs collaborated to develop programs during COVID-19 that would meet youth, families, home-owners and farmer’s needs. The E
