Develop Life Skills & Promote Family CohesionPlan of Work

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Bath County CES

Title:
Develop Life Skills & Promote Family Cohesion
MAP:
4-H Family and Consumer Sciences
Agents Involved:
Amburgey, Gwishiri, Clemons
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Family and Consumer Science
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Health
Situation:

From findings through Community Surveys, Focus Groups, Personal Interviews, and Second Data, Bath County top 3 priority issues are 1) More Youth Life Skills Training, 2) Better Family Skills in Reducing debt, Increasing Savings, and Financial Planning, and 3)More Support For Relatives Raising Children of Family Members.   

Based on Data Profile, from CEDIK, in 2016, Bath County’s poverty rate was 24.9% compared to the state average of 18.2%.  Median Household Income in 2016 was $36,468 compared to the state’s average of $46,610.   12.7% of 2016 HS graduates in the county earned an industry certificate compared to 19.2% for the state.  In 2016, 1,194 youth under the age 18 lived in household that received SSI, Cash Public Assistance, or Food Stamps/SNAP. 

Long-Term Outcomes:

Able to apply smart financial behaviors to budgeting, savings, and investments

Future families report economic stability

Improvement of quality of life

Intermediate Outcomes:

Practice of economic management pertaining to savings and investments

Youth adopt short-mid-long term financial goals

Demonstrating practical living skills pertaining to spending

Initial Outcomes:

Teens will show knowledge of how their behavior can affect credit scores

Open and able to balance a bank account

Enhance knowledge of Financial Literacy

Understand connection of school performance and job attainment

Understand how family size affects savings and spending

Display knowledge of community sources that pertain to finances

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Understanding Financial Literacy

Indicator: Youth can define literacy terms

Method: Pre/Post Tests, Word of Mouth, Reported Grades

Timeline: Year Round


Intermediate Outcome: Youth start putting in what they learned to practice

Indicator: Opening of checking and savings accounts

Method: Word of Mouth

Timeline: Year Round


Long-term Outcome: As a young adult, they start practicing financial smart choices

Indicator: Young adult has started using money saving methods and strategies 

Method: Verbal Reports

Timeline: Various Times

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Middle School Age Youth, Tweens and Teens

Project or Activity: Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: It's Youth Reality

Inputs: Family Resource Center Directors, Extension Agents, Volunteers

Date: Spring of Current Year


Audience: Elementary School Aged Youth, Tweens and Teens

Project or Activity: In School Clubs

Content or Curriculum: Consumer Savy Series

Inputs: Teachers, 4-H Extension Agent

Date: Fall to Spring of School Year


Audience: High School School Aged Youth, Tweens and Teens

Project or Activity: Entrepreneurship

Content or Curriculum: Youth Engagement Leadership Program

Inputs: Teachers, 4-H Extension Agent, Volunteers

Date: Fall to Spring of School Year


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Success Stories

"Holiday Crafts On The Go", More Than Busy Work

Author: Terence Clemons

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts

The Covid 19 Pandemic has halted, slowed, or altered so many aspects of life, for everyone. In 2020, the Bath County 4-H overall program has been impacted like no other year. Club Work has gone to face to face to now virtually format. 2 Clubs have been halted due to the fact that they can't be performed unless in person and/or weather dictated. Bath County School District (4 schools) and Bath County 4-H collaboration hasn't happened for the 2020-2021 program, as of December. Meetings wit

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Early Childhood Programs

Author: Nicole Gwishiri

Major Program: Family Development General

For the 2020-2021 program year, most citizens of Bath County were still sheltering in place. Seven percent of citizens living in Bath County are under the age of five. The statistics for kindergarten readiness is currently 30 percent. Because so few students are prepared for Kindergarten, the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent and the Preschool Advisory Council collaborated on offering virtual programming for students in Bath and Menifee counties. The FCS Agents in Bath and Menife

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Staying Healthy During Summer Camp 2021

Author: Terence Clemons

Major Program: Camping

The uncertainty and precautions of Covid 19 is still a prominent thought and actions of every person in the United States.  Due to that fact, Summer Camp 2021 wasn't guaranteed to happen (like in 2020).  Through months of discussion and planning from U. K. Legal down to Bath County 4-H Program Camp 2021 happened.The new year brought many changes at 4-H Camp in 2021.  All camp sites were limited to 50% capacity, new handwashing stations were installed, social distancing was req

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Collaboration with Court Designated Youth Program has strengthen Life Skills "Virtually"

Author: Terence Clemons

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Youth being court ordered to complete community service and other requirements based on poor choices, isn't new to Kentucky. The need to assist youth in new strategies has been discussed and researched by multiple agencies, throughout the years.  One collaborative effort that is new and multi-dynamic to Bath County to address the needs of those youth that find themselves in the courts system, is between Bath County 4-H and Kentucky Courts of Justice.Since 2018, collaborative efforts hav

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