Enhance Life Skills and Build Consumer AwarenessPlan of Work

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Grant County CES

Title:
Enhance Life Skills and Build Consumer Awareness
MAP:
Improving Lifestyle Decisions
Agents Involved:
FCS, Ammerman, 4H
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Financial Education - General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Communications and Expressive Arts
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Apparel and Textiles (Non-Master Clothing Volunteer)
Situation:

Promote positive personal finance behaviors prepares Kentuckians for any future economic shift. The United States has been in an extremely long period of economic expansion; however, expansions are cyclical, meaning growth is eventually followed by recession. Securing financial stability for Kentuckians will help families thrive no matter the economic outlook. Financial stability is achieved when families are able to secure and manage resources needed to supply food, clothing, and shelter. Through increased financial knowledge, families may be able to make wise financial decisions, increase buying power, avoid overextended credit, develop savings habits, and manage risks.

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

Initial Outcome: Knowledge Gained

Indicator: Participants are able to show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available resources

Method: Written or Oral Evaluation, Pre and Post Test

Timeline: Immediate


Intermediate Outcome: Behavior Change

Indicator: Apply one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings or investments

Method: Oral and Written Evaluations, Pre and Post Tests.

Timeline: 1-3 Years


Long-term Outcome: Changes in the Financial Well-being of Grant County residents

Indicator: Higher financial stability, lower rates of student debt, increase in economic well-being

Method: Noticeable changes in census data, Number of individuals reporting improved family financial stability and economic well-being, and policy changes that promote financial stability.

Timeline: 10 years


Learning Opportunities:


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Farm Succession Planning

Content or Curriculum: UK/OSU Farm Transitions Program

Inputs: Agents, specialists, attorney

Date: Dec 2021


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Small Steps to Health and Wealth

Content or Curriculum: Small Steps to Health and Wealth

Inputs: Agent, Curriculum

Date: Jan 2022


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Estate Planning

Content or Curriculum: Estate Planning, Planning your digital estate

Inputs: Agents, Curriculum, Specialists 

Date: Fall 2021


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Where does your money go?

Content or Curriculum: Managing in tough times

Inputs: Agent, Curriculum

Date: Summer 2022


Audience: 7th & 8th Grade Students

Project or Activity: Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: It’s your Reality

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Community Partners

Date: October 2021


Audience: 4th & 5th grade students

Project or Activity: Dollars and Sense

Content or Curriculum: It’s your Reality

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers, Community Partners

Date: March 2022


Audience:  Adults

Project or Activity: Credit Education

Content or Curriculum: Good Credit Game

Inputs: Agent, curriculum publications and resources, Good Credit Game set

Date: Fall 2021



Success Stories

Reality Store Hits Home

Author: Ari Veach

Major Program: 21st Century Skills (Career & Workplace Development)

Reality Store Hits Home

In November of 2021 Grant County 4-H and Williamstown School Family Resource Center was able to host a day of financial education and literacy. This was a 2 day-program and 3 different programs with youth ranging from Preschool-8th grade. Preschool-2nd Graders were working on understanding earing money through chores and other small jobs by earning beans which in turn they had the opportunity to choose what to "spend" their beans on. Here they were able to see what they earned and what

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Kitchen Appliance Demo

Author: Asa Conkwright

Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation

Kitchen Appliance DemoThe small kitchen appliance market in the United States has grown rapidly as of late and according to Allied Market Research it is expected to grow even larger. Small kitchen appliances are gaining momentum as they offer multiple advantages in certain situations, such as preparing healthier, low fat foods (air fryer), cooking foods to accommodate busy schedules (slow cookers), having multi-function appliances that take up less space (multi-cookers), and cooking economically

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Recipes for Life

Author: Asa Conkwright

Major Program: Recipes for Life

Recipes for Life was held by the Grant County Cooperative Extension office for the first time since the beginning the COVID pandemic. 45 Students from Grant County’s Gifted 5th grade program and their teacher took a field trip to the extension office for a day of education and fun. The Grant County FCS agent, 4-H agent, and Senior NEP assistant, taught lessons that included information about food safety, kitchen safety, knife skills, meal preparation, MyPlate, hand washing, table manners,

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Babysitting Made Easy

Author: Ari Veach

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Babysitting Made Easy

Babysitting made easy for all! What an amazing two days we had at the extension office with Babysitting Basics! We hosted 9 4-Hers ranging from 5th grade to 10th grade! They were able to learn about becoming better babysitters! The youth were able to cover basic CPR procedures, basic first aid, developmental stages of youth, toys, an learned new games/activities to do with their kids they watch. We were able to partner with the Williamstown Fire Department to learn some CPR basics and Dry Ridge

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