Extension
It Starts With Us
Developing Extension and Community Leadership
Enhancing Leadership Development
Allison Lewis, Bryce Roberts, Mollie Tichenor
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
Community Engagement
Leadership
Due to Spencer County being known as one of the fastest growing counties in Kentucky, we, Extension Council and agents, realize the need to develop community leadership.
Increase the number of local residents participating in county wide, regional programs, and activities.
Spencer County residents will actively participate in programs through the Extension Service and other community groups.
Residents will identify local areas of interest that they can become involved in. Extension leadership will provide a variety of training that residents will use to support county activities and programs that seek their interest.
Outcome: Volunteer Development
Indicator: Number of Volunteer Lead Classes/Programs/Clubs.
Method: Observation/Surveys.
Timeline: July–June
Outcome: Homemakers with various groups.
Indicator: Number of hours of service.
Method: Observation and Pre/post surveys.
Timeline: July-June.
Outcome: Council Development
Indicator: Development of council committees.
Method: Trainings for officers and members of councils.
Timeline: July-June
Audience: Senior Citizens, Adults, and Youth
Project or Activity: SOS Classes (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Facilitators develop their own materials to teach the residents of Spencer County in individual classes.
Inputs: Extension Council, Extension District Board, University of Kentucky Specialists, Family Resource Youth Service Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Master Clothing Volunteer, Local Producers, Homemaker’s, 4-H Members, Leaders, Volunteers, Spencer County Chamber of Commerce.
Date: December – May.
Project or Activity: Teen Conference, State 4-H Boards, 4-H Camp, Teen Summit, Kentucky Volunteer Forum. (MT)
Content or Curriculum: Leadership Development for Middle School and High School students, as well as 4-H Volunteers.
Inputs: Extension District Board, University of Kentucky Specialists, Family Resource Youth Service Center, Spencer County School System, Homemaker’s, 4-H Members, Leaders, Volunteers.
Date: July – June.
Project or Activity: Summer Intern (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: Extension Experience.
Inputs: Extension Council, Extension District Board, University of Kentucky Specialists, Family Resource Youth Service Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Farm Bureau, Master Clothing Volunteer, Local Producers, Homemaker’s, 4-H Members, Leaders, Volunteers, and Spencer County Chamber of Commerce.
Date: May – August.
Project or Activity: Sewing Clubs (AL)
Content or Curriculum: Homemaker’s Sewing Lessons with Master Clothing Volunteer and other volunteers, Community Service Projects, Homemakers Showcase
Inputs: Extension Council, Extension District Board, University of Kentucky Specialists, Family Resource Youth Service Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Master Clothing Volunteer, Homemaker’s, 4-H Members, Leaders, Volunteers.
Date: July – June.
Project or Activity: Leadership Development (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: extension curriculum, officer curriculum.
Inputs: Extension Council, Extension District Board, University of Kentucky Specialists, Family Resource Youth Service Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Farm Bureau, Master Clothing Volunteer, Local Producers, Homemaker’s, 4-H Members, Leaders, Volunteers, and Spencer County Chamber of Commerce.
Date: July – June.
Project or Activity: Elementary Communications Contests (AL, BR, MT)
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communications Curriculum
Inputs: Extension Council, Extension District Board, Family Resource Youth Service Center, Multipurpose Community Action, Spencer County School System, Homemaker’s, 4-H Members, Leaders, Volunteers,
Date: January – June.
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Leadership
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 Kentucky 4-H Summit could not be implemented in the typical face-to-face format. Kentucky 4-H Program volunteers, members, and professionals decided, based on current events and fundamental developmental needs, that middle school youth needed the opportunity to connect to others and practice their leadership skills through 4-H. If adolescents are to develop the skills necessary for adulthood, they must learn basic skills for everyday life (Carnegie Coun
Author: Mollie Tichenor
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
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Leadership
Spencer County 4-H Council had the task of creating an outside the box banquet for 2019-2020 program year. Even though 2020 was quite the different year, Spencer County 4-H shined on the local, area, district, and state levels. As a group, we did not want those youth not be recognized due to the world wide pandemic. Therefore the Council’s Banquet Committee came up with the plan of a virtual banquet.All five of the 2019-2020 4-H club leaders and three teens, along with t
Author: Mollie Tichenor
Major Program: Volunteer Development
According to Arnold and Rennekamp’s 2020 Journal of Extension article, “Consistent with its mission of positive youth development, the 4-H program is uniquely positioned to address and mitigate COVID-19 impacts on youths by focusing on building youth assets and providing supportive contexts. Unlike direct interventions for specific problems, 4-H addresses the multiple sociodevelopmental levels of the “whole child.” This whole child approach is more critical than eve
