Fleming County CES

Title:

Increasing Community Preparedness Through Increased Knowledge and Planning

MAP:

Community and Family Stability

Agents Involved:

Fryman, Thrasher, ANR agent

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Agritourism Planning

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Local Food System Development and Mapping

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Situation:

Kentucky consistently lags behind other states in household income indicators including personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment and revolving debt loads. In 2009, the median household income in Fleming County was $32,258.There are 1106 children living in poverty and 19.9% of the senior citizens over 65 years old are below poverty level. The economy will continue to be in an economic recovery for at least three to five more years. The financial stability rest with families serving and managing their basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter.
Fleming County residents face many challenges throughout the year; weather related and man-made issues. from tornadoes, flooding, straight line winds, lightning winter storms, hazardous chemical spills to daily emergencies, plus medical, financial and health challenges. Every household and every business should be prepared to face these challenges at any given time.
Although state and local governments are here to assist the public during these times, preparedness starts at home. It starts with being aware of conditions and situations that threaten the family’s safety

Long-Term Outcomes:

-Community has a plan in place to deal with natural and manmade disasters
-Fleming County will have a better prepared workforce for the economic well being of families.

Intermediate Outcomes:

-Strengthen community coalitions and partnerships to address preparedness plans for disasters and other emergencies such as a Community Organization Active in Disasters plan
-Food security – food pantry(s) will be established to help serve the needs of families.
Develop smart financial behaviors related to wealth management strategies including: retirement, estate planning and investing.
-Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
-Families to improve employability through practical living skills and continuous education practices.
-Farmers and business managers to use accepted business management and records analysis skills to help them manage their business.

Initial Outcomes:

-Identify the specific needs in order to create a disasterpreparedness plan for homes, farms, and communities 

-Identify locations where food pantries need to beestablished. 

-Families learn about more efficient financial planningtools 

-Community members are made aware of and participate inworkforce development programs. 

-Youth will gain knowledge and develop skills in identifyingrisky behavior and handling stress 

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome:

Initial Outcome:          

Indicator: increased knowledge about the legal, health, emotional and financial consequences of substance abuse 

Method: truth & consequences program 

Initiative: 4051 

Timeline: fall semester 

 

Intermediate Outcome: 

Indicator: Of the total number of families/caregivers reached with information on assessing healthy foods the number of families/caregivers reached that reported utilizing delivery systems/access points that offer healthy foods (Farmer’s market, WIC, Food Pantry, Backpacks) 

Method: coalitions established to help secure supplemental nutritious foods 

Timeline: July - June 

 

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Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Middle school and 5th grade students 

Project or Activity: Reality Store 

Content or Curriculum: 4 H curriculum 

Inputs: agents, paraprofessional assistants, communityleaders 

Date: November, April 

Audience: High School Youth 

 

Project or Activity: Workforce Preparation 

Content or Curriculum: High School Financial PlanningWorkbook, Skills to Pay the Bills 

Inputs: Agents, Community Partners, Teachers 

Date: school year 

 

Audience: CES members 

Project or Activity: county plan development 

Content or Curriculum: EDEN 

Inputs: Agents, community professionals, Red Cross 

Date: all year 

 

Audience: 9th grade students 

Project or Activity: Truth & Consequences 

Content or Curriculum: 

Inputs: Agents, community professionals, Red Cross 

Date: Fall semester

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