Developing Community Leaders
Developing Community Leaders
Fryman, Thrasher, Wilhoit
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
Leadership
According to surveys conducted by the Fleming County Community Assessment report of 2019, respondents expressed a desire for more leadership skills education to help prepare the community for the future and for more citizens to help solve local problems which can lead to more pride in the community.
The stability of the community infrastructure is heavily based on the development and capacity of community leaders. Long term volunteer and leadership development is crucial to identifying community issues and taking ownership of the implementation of local solutions. With approximately 155 KEHA members and over 60 4-H and Agriculture volunteers who share their time and expertise with youth and families in the community. Through the efforts of the agents and volunteers, it is the goal to continue to engage, educate, and empower local citizens to become more involved in their community.
- Community health and economy are strengthened through strong local organizational leadership.
- Community leaders actively seek solutions for identified community problems.
- Youth will serve as teen leaders in their communities, community organizations, and as mentors for younger youth.
-Citizens practice personal leadership skills in clubs, schools and community outreach
-Citizens improved skills in communication, problem solving, or group process in addressing organizational issues and needs.
-Citizens apply skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement solutions for community problems.
- Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address community needs.
- Youth will demonstrate leadership, teamwork and communication skills in their day to day lives.
- Youth will engage in community based service projects selected to address identified needs.
-Program participants will learn the communication, leadership and procedural skills that will allow them to run a meeting.
- Program participants will identify critical issues within the community.
Initial Outcome: Youth / Adults will increase their knowledge about leadership and how to be an effective leader, team player and communicator.
Indicator: Youth/adults participate in local programs
Method: Pre/Post Survey
Audience: Senior 4-Her’s (Ages 14-18)
Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Leadership Academy
Content or Curriculum: Unlock Your Leadership Potential
Inputs: Agents, Community Leaders
Date: August - May
Audience: Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Leader training
Content or Curriculum: UK FCS curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Specialists
Date: August, February
Audience: Extension Councils
Project or Activity: Hosting / Conducting Council Meetings
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum, KEHA, KELD
Inputs: Agents, Leaders
Date: All year?
Audience: Community Rising Agriculture Leaders (Ages: 18-40)
Project or Activity: Agriculture Leaders of Tomorrow (ALOT) Program
Content or Curriculum: ANR Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Specialists, Agriculture Leaders
Date: January- December
Author: Donna Fryman
Major Program: Apparel and Textiles (Non-Master Clothing Volunteer)
The COVID-19 Virus closed many businesses and placed a strain on health care providers worldwide creating a high demand for personal protection equipment for health care workers which included isolation gowns plus cloth face coverings. These items were being requested by health facilities and the general public. Thus the much needed basic life skills were put into action by Extension homemakers.Primary Plus requested homemakers in the region to sew isolation gowns from material provided by them.
Author: Staci Thrasher
Major Program: Leadership
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down programming in March 2020 youth, families, and communities experienced long-term isolation and alteration of their typical lives related to in and out of school activities. Youth out-of-school time programs, such as 4-H, are essential ecological assets and their disruption during the pandemic may have a major impact on youth’s developmental pathways (Ettekal & Aganas, 2020). For many youth COVID-19 will be the defining issue of their lives and affec