Youth as Successful AdultsPlan of Work

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Trigg County CES

Title:
Youth as Successful Adults
MAP:
Enhance Life Skills and Build Consumer Awareness
Agents Involved:
Shelley Crawford
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Communications and Expressive Arts
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
21st Century Skills (Career & Workplace Development)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Family and Consumer Science
Situation:

4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. 4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
According to the data Trigg County data profile provided in the 2019 Kentucky Extension Community Assessment report, 2,606 Trigg residents are between the ages of 5 and 19. 956 of the young people live in households that have received supplemental security income, cash public assistance, or SNAP benefits in the past 12 months. The graduation rate in Trigg County is 95.1, which is higher than the state rate of 91%. However the transition readiness rate for the secondary school is 56.2%. 4-H youth development programs develop not only life skills, but also the soft skills which employers desire such as communications skills, teamwork, collaboration, problem solving and conflict resolutions. Research also shows us developing a strong sense of personal identity, responsibility, caring, compassion, and tolerance are essential first steps toward being engaged at the community level (National 4-H Council, 2014).

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome:Youth gain knowledge and skills through participation in 4-H Youth Development Projects

Indicator: Youth who complete 4-H Youth Development project work

Method: 4-H Common Measures Universal Survey, project evaluations

Timeline: at the end of the project


Outcome: Youth express themselves effectively in group situations

Indicator: Youth participate in 4-H Communications and Expressive Arts projects

Method: 4-H Common Measures Universal Survey; project evaluations

Timeline: at the end of the project


Outcome: Youth will transition successfully into adult life

Indicator: Number of 4-H participants who go on to post-secondary education, work force, or military

Method: self-reporting

Timeline: one year after high school graduation

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Club members

Project or Activity: school, project clubs

Content or Curriculum: 7 core curriculum areas

Inputs: agents, volunteers, teens

Date: on-going


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Applications/interviews, achievement applications

Content or Curriculum: world of work

Inputs: agents, volunteers, teachers, teens

Date: on-going


Audience: Club Members

Project or Activity: Vet science, Ham project, livestock, horse and other animal science projects

Content or Curriculum: National & Kentucky project books

Inputs: agents, volunteers

Date: on-going


Audience: Club Members, volunteers

Project or Activity: shooting sports

Content or Curriculum: KY 4-H shooting sports guidelines

Inputs: certified volunteers, agents, parents

Date: year round



Success Stories

Youth in Agriculture

Author: Shelley Crawford

Major Program: Agriculture

Youth in Agriculture

With a majority of today’s U.S. consumers three to four generations removed from agriculture, many do not have a good level of knowledge about agriculture and food production. Research shows that consumers know more about movies (40 percent), politics (45 percent), history (47 percent) and music (51 percent) than they do about food production (40 percent). The same research indicates that only 22 percent of Americans trust that the agriculture industry is transparent about its food product

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Reality Store

Author: Shelley Crawford

Major Program: Economic Development and Workforce Preparation – 4-H Youth Development

Recent years of tough economic times have increased awareness of the need for financial literacy; however, Americans still have a long way to go toward making improvements. In 2014, the Jump$tart Coalition compiled a series of statistics that state that even though youth intend to work and save dollars, more students have increased 36% from the previous years of student and credit card debt.  Youth are not getting the financial education which they will need for adulthood. According to

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