Individual and Family DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Estill County CES

Title:
Individual and Family Development
MAP:
Healthy Communities and Individuals
Agents Involved:
Eric Baker, Taylor Miles
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Communications and Expressive Arts
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Family and Consumer Science
Situation:
Community Members identified strong family systems as well as personal development as key aspects of creating a healthy community
Long-Term Outcomes:
Strengthen the family support system by developing strong communications, financial, and interpersonal skills.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family
Initial Outcomes:
Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family

Indicator: Increased knowledge

Method: Survey

Timeline: Fall


Intermediate Outcome: Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family

Indicator: Change in behavior

Method: Community Survey

Timeline: Fall 2022


Long-term Outcome: Strengthen the family support system by developing strong communications, financial, and interpersonal skills.

Indicator: increased strength in family systems

Method: census

Timeline: Fall 2024

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Communications Projects

Content or Curriculum: Education

Inputs: Agents, curriculum

Date: Year Round


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Teen Leadership

Content or Curriculum: 4-h Curriculum

Inputs: All year

Date:


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Speech and demonstrations contest

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers

Date: Spring


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Teen Summit

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers

Date: Spring


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Teen Conference

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers

Date: Summer


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Leadership Acadamy

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers

Date: Spring


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Clubs

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers

Date: Year round


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Saving Savvy with Grocery & Coupon Apps

Content or Curriculum: Homemakers

Inputs: Agents

Date: September


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Planning Your Digital Estate

Content or Curriculum: Homemakers

Inputs: Agents

Date: October



Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Meal Kits: Are They Worth It?

Content or Curriculum: Homemakers

Inputs: Agents

Date: November




Success Stories

Virtual Photo Fridays

Author: Taylor Miles

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts

Virtual Photo Fridays

With the COVID-19 Pandemic surging again, Estill County 4-H decided to create a virtual photo Friday series for the youth in the county.  This is a full program year series, that hopefully can grow and develop into an in-person series.  Each Friday, we release one or two of our Photography Classes that are county and state fair eligible on our Estill County 4-H Facebook page.  By the end of the program year, youth will have several photos to choose from to enter in the fair. &nbsp

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Living with Loss

Author: Judy Vaughn

Major Program: Family Development General

Program date: March 29, 2022 Death is unavoidable, yet we keep it at arm’s length. We know it is going to happen, but we don’t want to let it in. The purpose of the Living with Loss series is to help people feel more comfortable talking about and exploring issues related to death. This lesson highlights self-care and managing grief. Talking about self-care and how to manage grief is important because it helps people learn how to adjust and keep on living after a loved one has di

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Ten Estill County Youth receive Champion Ribbons at 2021 Kentucky State Fair

Author: Taylor Miles

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts

Ten Estill County Youth receive Champion Ribbons at 2021 Kentucky State Fair

Photo:  The Estill County 4-H display of the youth's 4-H projects going to the 2021 Kentucky State Fair. In the previous program year, Estill County 4-H came up with was a 4-H Project Fair Series. During COVID, youth had the opportunity and the materials to create various State Fair projects in the comfort of their own home. Project materials were put together in kits during the virtual series, that youth would then pick up and put together in a zoom meeting. After restrictions wer

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Teen's teach Cloverbuds all about Geology

Author: Taylor Miles

Major Program: Leadership

Teen's teach Cloverbuds all about Geology

Photo:  Cloverbud Josiah Conrad works on molding his clay to create his own fossil.  For the 2021-2022 program year, the Estill County 4-H Teen Club had between seven to nine youth who routinely come to every meeting. This club has primarily focused on leadership and community service activities. This was voted on in the beginning of our program year by the members of teen club. Youth who participate in leadership development opportunities are exposed to a variety of opportunities

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