Extension
It Starts With Us
Life Skills
Life Skills
Novella Froman
21st Century Skills (Career & Workplace Development)
Communications and Expressive Arts
The Pike County Extension Council identified Family Empowerment as well as Family and Consumer Skills as some of the needs of the county. This group of leaders are also listed consumption of healthy foods, awareness of diabetes, and an expanded Farmers' Market to address these needs. According to the Kentucky Data Center, Pike County has a high incidence of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. In a study by Olson, Croymans and Ji (2014), 4-H'ers reported that participating 1 or 2 educational opportunities influenced the development of critical thinking, decision making skills. Participating in 6 to 8 opportunities significantly increased the program's influence by adding development of life skills in leadership, planning/organization, wise use of resources, useful/marketable skills and accepting differences. With the loss of coal jobs, youth need to learn skills that will fit in a global economy and e-trade.
Citizens will:
* Be responsible and contributing individuals and family members.
* Gain and maintain employment through life skill development.
* Contribute to a safe, pleasant and productive home and family.
* Citizens are competent capable, contributing adults as a result of Extension Programming.
Citizens will:
* Utilize and practice life skills in projects and life situations
* Project a positive image and self-confidence
* Practice responsible consumer and financial decision-making
* Make choices that lead to responsible and beneficial results
* Adopt habits and skills that contribute toward employability in the future
Citizens will:
* Gain Knowledge and develop skills in Family & Consumer projects and programs
* Understanding the decision-making process
* Gain Skills in setting a goal and developing a plan of action
* Learn to read and follow instructions
* Citizens will understand risky behaviors and their consequences
Initial Outcome: Number of youth exhibiting projects through displays and 4-H Project;
Indicator: Displays & Exhibits
Method: 4-H Projects, Displays & Exhibits
Timeline: 2020-2024
Intermediate Outcome: Number reporting they have set a goal and accomplished it
Indicator: Self Reporting, 4-H Projects, Exhibits
Timeline: 2020-2024
Long-term Outcome: Clientele will become responsible contributing individuals and family members. Clientele will gain and maintain employment through life skill development and contribute to safe, and productive home and family.
Indicator: Number of clientele that report that they know how to handle stress, number of clientele that demonstrated that they utilize skills learned through programming.
Method: Self Report, Number of Exhibits, Success Stories Shared by 4-H Members
Timeline: 2020-2024
Audience: Youth Ages 9-19
Project or Activity: Life Skills
Content or Curriculum: Home Environment Series, 4-H Sewing Projects,& the World of Work, the American Private Enterprise Seminar, Junk Drawer Robotics, Rocketry Projects
Inputs: Booklets, Displays, Exhibits
Date: 2020-2024
Audience: Youth Ages 9-19
Project or Activity: Life Skills
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Babysitting, Sewing , Knitting, Home Environment and Crochet 4-H Project Books,
Date: 2020-2024
Audience: Yourh,Ages 9-19
Project or Activity: 4-H Art and Communications
Content or Curriculum: Art
Inputs:: 4-H Curriculum
Date:2020-2024
Author: Novella Froman
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
“If every child matters, every child has the right to a good start in life. If every child matters, every child has the right to be included. And that is so important for children with special needs.” -Cherie Blair. The Pike County Extension Council identified health and nutrition as an identified need for the citizens of our county.“4-H is a light at the end of the tunnel”-Brandi Smith, Functional Mental Disability Teacher. At middle and high sch
Author: Novella Froman
Major Program: 21st Century Skills (Career & Workplace Development)
Pike 4-H Programming Continues Despite the PandemicThe Pike County Extension Council identified life skills as a need for Pike County. During the Pandemic, we have served our clientele through 6,000 plus kits. From art to woodworking, we gave out life skill teaching kits for youth and their parents. Once the vaccine have been administered, we have been invited into the schools during March for 4-H clubs in 50% of the former classroom clubs. To date, we have 2,000 youth re
Author: Novella Froman
Major Program: Leadership
Ten years ago, a shy and soft spoken young lady attended 4-H Camp and entered the magical world of 4-H. Being raised by a grandmother of limited resources, 4-H sponsored her way to 4-H Camp. She stated, "I want to be a 4-H Camp Counselors because I want to be able to provide kids with a great summer experience for most kids this is the only vacation they get during the summer." From there she served as the president of her 4-H Clubs for four years
Author: Novella Froman
Major Program: Leadership
What Happened to the 4-H Teen Officers of 1989?What happened to the 4-H Teen Council Leadership of 1989?“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”-Robert F Kennedy The 1989 Pike County 4-H Teen Council were a robust group of leaders. This group of young leaders took part in 4-H Teen Conference as well as the 4-H American Heritage Conference. During their terms, the served as leaders during 4-H Camp and 4-H Fairs, help with fund raisers to
