Kenton County CES

Title:

2021 Adult & Youth Leadership Development

MAP:

2021 Strong Communities and Leaders

Agents Involved:

Dan Allen, Mary Averbeck, Joan Bowling, Linda Brown-Price, Kathy Byrnes, Denise Donahue, Diane Kelley, Hort agent

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Master Clothing Volunteer

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Leadership

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Volunteer Development

Situation:

Community volunteers contribute time, expertise, and money to Cooperative Extension. Volunteers extend the outreach of Cooperative Extension to audiences which would otherwise be under-served. Building capacity of volunteers is critical for sustaining the community infrastructure that strengthens families and communities. Kentucky has 13,000 KEHA members, 120 Master Clothing Volunteers, over 1,500 Master Gardener volunteers and over 18,000 4-H Youth Development volunteers. Extension volunteers engage youth and adults in their communities in education, respond to community issues and implements solutions in strategic partnerships with community organizations and local government.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Social: Teens will become more active as volunteers; increasing the amount of unpaid service that they provide throughout their communities. Adults will increase their rate of volunteer involvement in their communities and in Extension. 
• Economic: UK CES and non-profit organizations will experience an increased rate of volunteer involvement as more people select community organizations in which to contribute their time, talents and energies. Additional volunteer involvement reduces the stress on staff and extends the outreach of the non-profit organization to individuals and audiences which would otherwise be unserved. 
• Environmental: Teens and adults will make a positive contribution as community volunteers. This increased level of community involvement will continue throughout their twenties and thirties. Additionally, communities will experience an increased retention rate as people who are engaged in their communities experience a heightened sense of belonging and are more likely to settle and reside in that community.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Youth and adults will develop a sense of belonging in their communities. 
• Youth and adults will master skills related to their specific volunteer role. 
• Youth and adults will experience a feeling of generosity as they contribute to councils, boards and other groups.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth and adults will increase their knowledge of the types of volunteer service opportunities available to them in their communities.

Evaluation:

Outcome:

Indicator:

· The number of youth and adults engaged in volunteer service in their communities through the extension program (SEEC)

 · The number of youth and adults who participated in volunteer training/orientation (i.e. club officer orientation, volunteer education/certification, etc)? (KOSA) 

· The number of 4-H youth and adults who have volunteered in a non-4-H community non-profits two or more times during the year? (SEEC)

 · The number of hours of youth or adult volunteer related education provided in the county (i.e. orientations, trainings, education workshop, club management seminars, etc.) (KOSA) 

Method: Surveys, Observation, Interviews, Extension Statistical Reports

Timeline: Ongoing

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: County Extension Council members
Project or Activity: Regular County Extension Council Committee meetings
Content or Curriculum: Agents each mentor a committee
Inputs: County Extension Council Members, County Agents
 Date: August 2020, November 2020, February 2021, May 2021 

Audience: County Extension Council members
Project or Activity: Extension District Board
Content or Curriculum: UK District Board Handbook
Inputs: County Extension Council Members, County Agents, County Treasurer
 Date: Bi-monthly meetings 2020-2021 

Audience: Adult volunteers
Project or Activity: Client Protection Committee
Content or Curriculum: UK Client Protection Handbook
Inputs: Agents and program funds.
 Date: July 2020-June 2021 

Audience: Adult volunteers
Project or Activity: 4-H Horse and Livestock Volunteer Certification and Re-certification Workshop Content or Curriculum: UK 4-H Horse Program Manuals and Kit
Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies.
Date: November 2020, January 2021 

Audience: Master Clothing volunteers and candidates
Project or Activity: Master Clothing Volunteer Workshop
Content or Curriculum: Sewing and clothing construction techniques
Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies.
Date: October 2020 

Audience: Adult volunteers
Project or Activity: Jabez Quilt Seminar
Content or Curriculum: Quilting techniques
Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies.
Date: January 2021

Audience: 4-H Teens
Project or Activity: 4-H State Teen Conference
Content or Curriculum: State Teen Conference Agenda
Inputs:
Date: June 2021

Audience: 4-H Teens
Project or Activity: 4-H Spring Showcase Planning Committee
Content or Curriculum: Leadership curriculum
Inputs:
Date: May 2021

 Audience: 4-H Club Members
 Project or Activity: 4-H Community or School Clubs
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Club meeting outline for Parliamentary Procedure
 Inputs:
 Date: Year-round

Audience; 4-H Teens
Activity: 4-H Issues Conference
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Issues Identification
Inputs: County 4-H Agents and Program Teaching Assistants Volunteer Adult Project Leaders Kenton County Cooperative Extension Office The University of Kentucky State 4-H Youth Development Staff County Program Funds
 Date: August 2020 – November 2020 

Audience: Adult volunteers.
Project or Activity: Livestock Volunteer Certification & Re-certification
Content or Curriculum: Livestock Education, UK selected/developed materials
Inputs: The county special projects fund will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Volunteer Livestock Certification workshops. County program money will fund other projects. Durr Center will be utilized for county programs.
 Date: September 2020 – August 2021 

Audience: Adult volunteers.
Project or Activity: 4-H Certified Livestock Leaders
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Livestock rules, guidelines
Inputs: The county special projects fund will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Volunteer Livestock Certification workshops. County program money will fund other projects. Agent will provide training event options for re-certification.
 Date: July 2020 – July 2021

*for the county communication event Date: July 2019 – June 2020

Project or Activity: FCS Advisory Council
Content or Curriculum: FCS Agent Designed
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents and Specialists, Kentucky and CES Partnering Agencies, Publications and Resources, FCS program funds USDA, Partnering Agencies
 Date: December 2020 

Project or Activity: Increase FCS Social and General Media Outreach
Content or Curriculum: Kenton Agents design, UK publications
Inputs: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Local newspaper, FCS assistant
 Date: All Year 

 Project or Activity: KEHA-Area Homemaker Leadership Positions 
 Content or Curriculum: Kenton County Volunteers, Member appointed 
 Inputs: New KEHA leadership program, area trainings 
 Date: All year

Project or Activity: KEHA-County Homemaker Leadership Positions
Content or Curriculum: Kenton County Volunteers, Member appointed
Inputs: Homemaker budget, KEHA budget, area officers
Date: All year

 Project or Activity: Adult Sewing Programs 
 Content or Curriculum: Master clothing volunteer program 
 Inputs: FCS Agent and MCV expertise 
 Date: Fall and Spring series

 Project or Activity: Kenton Co. Homemakers Scholarship Fundraisers 
 Content or Curriculum: Homemaker designed for local HS scholarships 
 Inputs: Homemaker council, planning committee 
 Date: Spring 2021

Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Kenton County Youth ages 9 yrs. to 18 yrs. Camp Counselor Training
Content or Curriculum: Camp Counselor Training manual
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers & assistants
Date: June 2021

Audience:   Kenton County 4-H Youth
 Project or Activity: 4-H Clubs
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Club meeting outline for Parliamentary Procedure.
 Inputs: Agents & Assistants
 Date: All year

Audience:   Kenton County 4-H Youth
 Project or Activity: 4-H Summer Camp
 Content or Curriculum: Leadership/Team Building Class obtained and reflected upon by the Junior Counselors while working at camp.
 Inputs: Agents & Assistants
 Date: July 2021

 Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Leadership School Clubs for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Steps Up to Leadership Curriculum.
 Inputs: Agents & Assistants
 Date: September 2020 thru May 2021.

 Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
 Activity: Capitol Experience
 Content or Curriculum: Citizenship
 Inputs: Agent & Assistants & Volunteers
 Date: Winter 2020-2021

Audience:   Kenton County 4-H Youth
 Project or Activity: Shooting Sports Certification
 Content or Curriculum: Shooting Sports
 Inputs: 4-H Council and grants will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Shooting Sports. County program money will fund other projects. Either the Durr Annex, Durr Center, or Lloyd Wildlife will be utilized for county programs. Paid staff and volunteers will conduct most of the educational sessions.
 Date: Fall 2020, Spring 2021

 Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
 Project or Activity: 4-H Camp Counselors
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Camp Counselor training guides
 Inputs: The county 4-H council and County funds will help support and train volunteers that will be attending 4-H camp.
 Date: June 2020 – July 2021

Audience: Adult or teen volunteers.
 Project or Activity: 4-H Communication event
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communication
 Inputs: County program funds will be used to train teens and adults to serve as room monitors and judges for the county communication event
  Date: July 2020 – June 2021

Audience:   Middle school Youth
 Project or Activity: Teen Summit
 Content or Curriculum: State Agenda
 Inputs: Agent, Volunteers & State Staff
 Middle school youth Kenton county
 Date: Winter 2021

Audience: 4-H Council members
 Project or Activity: Regular 4-H Council Committee meetings
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Council Books
 Inputs: 4-H Council Members, County Agents
 Date: August 2020-July 2021

Audience: 4-H Executive Council members
 Project or Activity: Regular 4-H Executive Council Committee meetings
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Council Books
 Inputs: 4-H Executive Council Members, County Agents
 Date: August 2021-July 2021

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