Fayette County CES

Title:

Build Engaged and Empowered Communities

MAP:

Community and Economic Development

Agents Involved:

Doggett, Dockery, Jordan, Lindsay, Neal, Wells

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Beef

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Horticulture, Consumer and Home

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Facilitation Training

Situation:

Primarily due to COVID-19, Fayette County experienced a decline in job growth ranging from 9.1% in 

Fayette County to nearly 15% in other areas of Kentucky.  This presents major challenges of consistently 

restructuring the existing business community as well as apply economic ideas to encourage growth.   The 

changing population also affects available work, housing and resources needed for job growth. 

To combat those issues, the Cooperative Extension Service will examine programs  within the realm of 

workforce preparation, fostering entrepreneurial development, agriculture sustainability and expansion, 

decreasing barriers for the implementation of new business, seeking out new business 

solutions to the current heath and economic issues, job search strategy training, community involvement, and 

examining new and creative ways to develop a sense of community.

According to the FBI, violent hate crimes rose by 12% in February 2020. According to Meyer, 2020 the number of hate crimes reported in 2018 were the highest in 16 years. It is believed that the number will increase pending further investigation of recent incidences. Racism is a driving force of the social determinants of access to housing, education, employment, health equity and over-all well-being. The recently racially motivated deaths of several Black Americans and most recently, racial slurs directed at the Black Lexington Fayette County Council Members and LGBQT, Jewish and other Communities of color at the 6/1//20 council meeting, and the racial slurs directed to New Anchor, Día Davidson during a live airing on 6/8/20, further suggests that conversations to combat racism are much needed. 

Community Education Programs such as, Coming Together for Racial Understanding provides strategies and activities that eliminate and reduce racial prejudices and racism in the workplace and community. It educates on and helps to remove stereotypes, provide skills relative to gaining empathy, understanding and awareness and takes steps towards intentionally creating workplaces, educational systems, and communities that are truly welcoming and inclusive. Coming Together for Racial Understanding can help to mitigate the damage that racism can be caused.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Improve the economic situation and build a greater sense of community in Fayette County

1) Youth and Adults will become more motivated to succeed.

2) Youth and Adults will develop skill to improve quality of life.

3) Families will learn to become better support systems.

4) Youth and Adults will make safer lifestyle choices.

5) Reduce the number of children placed in out of home care. 

6) Reduce the numbers of cases for abuse and neglect

7) Reduce the recidivism rate of cases of abuse and neglect.

8) Improve nurturing parenting skills.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Residents will increase practices related to Community and Economic Development by increased 

participation in job preparedness programs, involvement in local community events, developing new jobs and 

entrepreneurship opportunities, attaining and practicing current job search strategies, and adopting fiscally 

responsible behaviors

Participants will practice nurturing parenting skills with their children.

Participants will have children returned to home. 

Initial Outcomes:

Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes towards parenting, discipline, home management and conflict resolution skills.

The practice and promotion of healthy food and nutrition, financial and mental well-being.

Change Knowledge, Opinions, Skills, and / or aspirations in understanding of issues related to local foods, 

individual and market gardening, nutrition based on local food access, farmer's markets and preserve and 

enhance farm income.

Evaluation:

Outcome:  Long-term Hate crime and racial incidents will be                    reduced.

Indicator:  Participants will use skills to have                 conversations to remove stereotypes, practice civil discourse, combat racism.

Method:  Survey, Impact Statements

Timeline:  ongoing

Outcome:  Intermediate: Increase intentional hiring of people of color on citizen review councils, public boards, police departments, administrative positions and other systems of health care, education, and corporations. 

Indicator:  Participants will practice using alternatives to spanking, effective communication, conflict resolution and will have appropriate expectations for children. 

Method:  Survey, self-report,  

Timeline: ongoing 

Outcome:  Initial: Change in awareness, knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes towards diversity and inclusion and efforts taken to eliminate racism.

Indicator:  Participants will learn to adopt civil discourse techniques, will promote understanding and healing to challenge systems that perpetuate racism. Will apply increased knowledge and awareness that was learned to eliminate implicit, explicit, and systemic bias.

Method:  Weekly Evaluation/Survey, AAPI 1 and AAPI2

Timeline:  Ongoing

Learning Opportunities:

MAP: Community and Economic Development PROGRAM PLAN: Community and Economic Development AGENTS INVOLVED: Dockery, Doggett, Jordan, Lindsay, Neal, Wells   MAJOR PROGRAM 1: Beef MAJOR PROGRAM 2: Home & Consumer Horticulture MAJOR PROGRAM 3: Leverage new and existing partnerships to support community development efforts MAJOR PROGRAM 4: Facilitation Training MAJOR PROGRAM 5: Develop individuals for formal and informal leadership and volunteer roles  SITUATION: Primarily due to COVID-19, Fayette County experienced a decline in job growth ranging from 9.1% in  Fayette County to nearly 15% in other areas of Kentucky.  This presents major challenges of consistently  restructuring the existing business community as well as apply economic ideas to encourage growth.     The  changing population also affects available work, housing and resources needed for job growth.  To combat those issues, the Cooperative Extension Service will examine programs  within the realm of  workforce preparation, fostering entrepreneurial development, agriculture sustainability and expansion,  decreasing barriers for the implementation of new business, seeking out new business  solutions to the current heath and economic issues, job search strategy training, community involvement, and  examining new and creative ways to develop a sense of community. The per annum impact of the horse industry to the gross domestic product of the United States is approximately $112.1 billion.  Kentucky has a $4billion economic impact. Approximately 80,000-100, 000 jobs annually are related to the horse industry. There are many youth equestrian programs in KY. However, there is a great need to diversify the equestrian industry and to provide education about horses among youth, to prepare them for immediate employment, especially for the underserved communities that could benefit most.  Capacity building programs that teach equestrian skills help to increase knowledge and teach marketable skills that can lead to entrepreneurship and job readiness skills. This program will also increase diversity and inclusion efforts in the equestrian field as they intentionally serve the underserved population.  LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: Improve the economic situation and build a greater sense of community in Fayette County 1) Youth and Adults will become more motivated to succeed. 2) Youth and Adults will develop skill to improve quality of life. 3) Families will learn to become better support systems. 4) Youth and Adults will make safer lifestyle choices.  INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES: Residents will increase practices related to Community and Economic Development by increased  participation in job preparedness programs, involvement in local community events, developing new jobs and  entrepreneurship opportunities, attaining and practicing current job search strategies, and adopting fiscally  responsible behaviors.  INITIAL OUTCOMES: Change Knowledge, Opinions, Skills, and / or aspirations in understanding of issues related to local foods,  individual and market gardening, nutrition based on local food access, farmer's markets and preserve and  enhance farm income.  LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES: Audience: Community residents Project or Activity: Master gardener projects related to food production Content or Curriculum: Publications Inputs: Volunteers, CES Specialists, KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents Date: Ongoing Audience: Community residents Project or Activity: Growing Community program Content or Curriculum: ID-128  Inputs: Volunteers, collaborating agencies, LFUCG, KY Cooperative Extension Service Agent Date: Annually in May Audience: Adults Project or Activity: Farmer's Market/Plate it Up Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up, KY Department of Ag, FDA Food Safety Inputs: KY Cooperative Extension Agents, CES Specialists, KDA, Lexington Farmer's Market Date: On-going Audience: Adults Project or Activity: Phone calls, e-mails, and office visit customer service opportunities Content or Curriculum: Available resources through CES publications, specialists, and listed curricula Inputs: KY Extension Service Agents, Program Assistants, Specialists, Volunteers, Kentucky CES  publications; local, state, and federal agencies Date: On-Going Audience: Youth Project or Activity: High School Financial Planning Content or Curriculum: 4H High School financial planning curriculum Inputs: KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, Program Assistants Date: on-going Audience: Youth Project or Activity: 4H Reality Store Content or curriculum: 4H reality store curriculum Inputs: KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, program assistants, volunteers Date: on-going Audience: Youth Project or activity: Dollars and Sense Content or curriculum: 4H Dollars and Sense curriculum Inputs: Program Assistants, KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, volunteers Date: on-going Audience: Youth Project or Activity: Babysitting Clinic Content or curriculum: 4H Babysitter Curriculum Inputs: 4H Agent and Program Assistants Date: on-going Audience: General Public Job Seekers, Employers Project or Activity: Central Kentucky Job Club Content or curriculum: FCS Managing in Tough Times; Positive Employability; Money Smart; UK Career  Service Curriculum Inputs: FCS Agent; UK Alumni Career Development; UK Steps; Local Businesses and Government Date: January - December Audience: Adult, Teens & Youth Activity: Media Curriculum: Radio, TV, Newspaper, Newsletters. Date: On-going Audience: Adult Activity: Farm Field Day Curriculum: Food, Farm, Fun., Farm Field Day and programs related to decision making, budgeting and  planning Curriculum: KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, CES Specialist, CES Publications, Volunteers Date: Fall Audience: Adult Activity: CPH Sales, Blue Ribbon Heifer sales. Curriculum: Marketing Livestock and all commodities. Increase Farm Income Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents Date: On-going Audience: Adults Activity: Pasture Please, Farm and Facilities Expo, Horse College Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents Curriculum: CES Specialist, CES Publications, Members of Equine Community. Date: On-going Audience: Agriculture Producers Activity: Master Cattleman's, Master marketer, Master Stocker, KY. Beef Conference, Ky. Stocker  conference, Pasture Conference, Alfalfa Conference, Ky. Farm Start. Curriculum: CES Specialist, CES Publications & Trainings, Update Trainings & certifications Inputs: Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents Date: On-Going Audience: Agriculture community Activity: Agriculture development Program, PDR Program Curriculum; Assist current program and increase farm income Inputs: Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, Ag. Development Board, Fayette County  Conservation District, Governor’s Office of Ag Policy Date: On-Going Audience: Adults and Families Project: Planning Your Digital Estate Homemaker Leader Lesson Curriculum: Estate Planning Workshop, Financial Management Seminars, Record Keeping. Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents,  CES Specialists Dates: November Audience: Community residents Project or Activity: Master gardener projects related to food production Content or Curriculum: Publications Inputs: Volunteers, CES Specialists, KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents Date: On-going Already Listed above Audience:  Adults Project or Activity:     Food for Thought Content or Curriculum:     FCS Nutrition Pubs; Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents,  CES Specialists, KDA Date: On-going Audience: Adults Project or Activity: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipes, Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, CES Specialists, KDA, Farmer's markets Date: On-going Audience: Adults, Teens and Youth Project or Activity: Phone calls, e-mails, and office visit customer service opportunities Content or Curriculum: Available resources through CES publications, specialists, and listed curricula Inputs: KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, Program Assistants, CES Specialists, Volunteers,  Kentucky CES publications; local, state, and federal agencies Date: On-going Audience:  Homemaker lesson leaders; General public Project or Activity:     Saving Savvy with Grocery List and Coupon Apps Inputs:  KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, CES Specialists; CES publications Date: October Audience: Youth Project or Activity: Babysitting Clinic Content or Curriculum: 4H Babysitting curriculum Inputs: KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, program assistants, volunteers Date: on-going Audience: Adults & Youth Project or Activity: 4-H Clover Buds Club Content or Curriculum: 4-H programming for K-3 grades students and families Inputs: 4-H Agent, volunteers Date: monthly & as requested Audience: Teens & Middle School Youth Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Programming Content or Curriculum: 4-H Leadership curriculum, learning experiences (i.e. Teen Conference, Issues,  District Teen meetings/events Inputs: 4-H Agent, volunteers Date: monthly & as scheduled by district and state event contacts Audience: Teens & Youth Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking Club(s) Content or Curriculum: 4-H foods curriculum Inputs: 4-H Agent, volunteers Date: monthly & as requested Audience: Teens Project or Activity: MITT (Managing In Tough Times); Central Kentucky Job Club Content or Curriculum: MITT material, CES Publications Inputs: KY Cooperative Extension Service Agents, program assistants, volunteers Date: as requested Audience: Adults and Youth Project or Activity: Clothing construction and instruction/4-H Sewing Club; Adult sewing/quilting instruction Content or Curriculum: CES Publications Inputs: FCS Agents, 4-H Agent, Master Clothing Volunteers Date: on going Coming Together for Racial Understanding Community Conversations Content or Curriculum: Democracy Now-Coming Together for Racial Understanding Inputs: Carla Jordan, Mia Farrell, Tamera Thompson Date: ongoing. Initially 2 full day trainings to start the conversations followed by monthly meet ups to facilitate conversations Project or Activity: Coming Together for Racial Understanding Trainings to Youth Initiative at Crawford Middle School Content or Curriculum: Democracy Now-Coming Together for Racial Understanding Inputs: Carla Jordan, Mia Farrell, Tamera Thompson, FRYSC Teachers, FCPS Counselors Date: ongoing

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