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Henderson County CES

Title:
Leadership Development
MAP:
Building Volunteer Leaders for our Community
Agents Involved:
Brasher, Hardy, Fourqurean, Smith, Rideout
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Family and Consumer Science
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Master Gardener
Situation:

Research shows that effective leadership is one factor necessary for success within today's communities and organizations. Extension serves the community with leaders and agents train new individuals to become leaders through our volunteer committees and volunteer networks.   It is imperative that Henderson County has a dynamic leaders with the ability to adapt and change the ever growing community.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Community issues are solved through active engaged local leaders.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Henderson County residents will improve communication, problem solving, or group process in addressing organizational issues and needs.
Initial Outcomes:
Henderson County residents will increase knowledge and skills through the Extension Service.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Homemakers will learn from people who have different ideas on leadership needs

Indicator: what do they already know

Method: survey

Timeline: Fall 2021-Spring 2022


Intermediate Outcome: Homemakers will engage in a service project

Indicator: what are they already doing

Method: survey

Timeline: Fall 2021- Spring 2022


Long-term Outcome: Homemakers will be successful in their daily living as an effective leader

Indicator: organization they are involved with

Method: followup interview

Timeline: Spring 2022


Initial Outcome: 4-H Volunteers will learn leadership skills and knowledge

Indicator: pre and post test scores increase

Method: pre and post test

timeline: annually


Intermediate Outcome: Volunteers will contribute to council and lead clubs efficiently

Indicator: Successful 4-H Council Programs and Clubs

Method: Survey

timeline: annually


Long-term outcome: Volunteers will identify needs in the community and serve to address those needs

Indicator: Volunteers involved in other community organizations

Method: Survey

Timeline: Spring 2022



Initial Outcome: CEC members will have better skills on leadership

Indicator: what they are already doing

Method: pre and post test

timeline: annually


Intermediate Outcome: Communication is improved

Indicator: what they already know

Method: Survey

timeline: annually


Long-term outcome: Volunteers will identify needs in the community and serve to address those needs

Indicator: Volunteers involved in other community organizations

Method: Survey

Timeline: Spring 2022


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: Homemaker Leadership Trainings

Content or Curriculum:UK Publications, KEHA Material

Inputs: Extension Agents, Specialist, KEHA leadership

Date: July 2021-June 2022


Audience: Client Protection

Project or Activity: Screening for all volunteers

Content or Curriculum: Client Protection Material, UK Material

Inputs: Client Protection Volunteers, Agents, Specialist

Date: July 2021-June 2022


Audience: CEC

Project or Activity: Leadership Training

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications

Inputs: Specialist and agents

Date: Fall 2021, Fall 2022


Audience: 4-H Volunteers

Project or Activity: 4-H Council/Lead Clubs

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum and UK publications

Inputs: Henderson CES

Date: Annually


Audience: Master Gardeners

Project or Activity: Master Gardener Activities

Content or Curriculum: UK Master Gardener Program

Inputs: Master Gardeners, Agents, Specialist

Date: annually


Audience: Young Farmers

Project or Activity: Strengthening young farmers within the community

Content or Curriculum: Extension Publications, farm visits, agricultural trips, engaging within the community

Inputs: Extension Agents, Extension Specialists, Local Businesses, Farmers

Date: monthly through the year



Audience: Young farmers

Project or Activity: farmstart program

Content or Curriculum: conference (tomorrow's top producer seminar), Program materials, Extension publications

Inputs: Extension Agents, Extension Specialists, local businesses, farmers

Date: November 2021-2022


Audiende: Teens

Project or Activity: Teen Leadership Academy

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum 

Inputs: Agents, Extension Specialists, local businesses, community leaders 

Date: September 2021-May 2022



Success Stories

Summit

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Leadership

According to research, middle school is a time where young people find their place in this world, they are exploring where their strengths and interests align (Fagell. P.L., 2019). Therefore, it is impreative to provide positive experiences where young people may explore the world in a safe environment. Historically, there is a decline in enrollment numbers throughout the middle school years in 4-H programming, Kentucky 4-H hosts the Kentucky 4-H Summit Leadership Conference for middle schoolers

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Hall of Fame

Author: Amanda Hardy

Major Program: Community Leadership Development

According to data from the AmeriCorps, more than 250,000 Kentuckians volunteered their time, talent and effort to improve people’s lives.   Henderson County’s population is around 45,609 and the need for volunteers is more critical as programs expand. The Henderson County Extension office ended the year with a leadership appreciation program that was called “Henderson County Leadership Hall of Fame”.  We started the program in 2017.  Leaders were invit

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Henderson Master Gardener: Post Covid

Author: Paul Andrew Rideout

Major Program: Master Gardener

The Master Gardener Program is alive and growing with over 80,000 volunteers nationwide donating over 5 million volunteer hours with over 1 million direct contacts. In Kentucky, there are more than 1500 active volunteers donating over 43,000 hours with 83,000 direct contacts. Covid had a significant impact on the Master Gardener program.  With good leadership and good communication, the program is recovering.  Even with a decline since COVID, Henderson County Master Gardeners have 36 a

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4-H grows leaders

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Leadership

Public speaking, mentoring, leadership, and more are a  few of the life skills 4-Hers learn throughout their 4-H career.  The mission of 4-H is to develop life skills among young people (Cox, 1996). In fact, life skills, the abilities that individuals learn that help them to be successful in living a productive and satisfying life, serve as the foundation for the 4-H program (Boyd, Herring, & Briers, 1992). A number of studies have tried to determine if participation in non-formal

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