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Strengthening Family & Consumer Sciences
Family & Consumer Sciences
Nick Roy, Tony Rose, Dylan Gentry
Economic Development and Workforce Preparation - FCS
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Food Preparation and Preservation
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
In 2019, Adair County Citizens identified health, wellness, and families among the top priority issues through the Extension Community needs assessment. When compared to the state of Kentucky, Adair County falls below average for median household income and above average for unemployment, child poverty, and uninsured individuals. Combined, these issues put strains on families mental, physical, and financial health.
Family and Consumer Science programs offered by the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service are equipped to address the issues to serve as a catalyst to to make Adair a more vibrant community.
Create safe homes within environments that promote and support the physical, financial and mental well-being of families throughout the life cycle.
Examine personal positive employability opportunities on a regular basis (at least annually).
Change in behavior related to healthy aging, independent aging and quality aging.
Participate in an activity or event that improves the built or natural environment.
Participants will identify one tangible and attainable way that they can increase their employability and workplace competitiveness.
Change in awareness, knowledge, and aspirations related to healthy aging, independent aging and quality aging.
Participants will identify one or more practices that will improve going green, disaster preparedness and a built environment.
Initial Outcome: Participants will identify short, medium, and long-term employment goals and objectives related to maintaining and improving their positive employability characteristics.
Indicator: Participants will improve their ability to apply and interview for jobs.
Method: Observations and evaluations
Timeline: Year-round
Intermediate Outcome: Increased confidence in the workplace
Indicator: Participants will work on one or more aspects of professional workplace interaction
Method: Evaluation tools in the curriculum
Timeline: Summer 2022
Long-term Outcome: Improved the quality of their life resulting in a stronger family.
Indicator: Increase the number of individuals reporting improved workplace satisfaction and economic well-being.
Method: Evaluation tools in the curriculum
Timeline: Summer 2023
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Economic Development and Workforce Prep
Content or Curriculum: Job Interview Prep
Inputs: FCS Program Council
Date: Summer 2022 and Fall 2022
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Embracing Life as We Age
Content or Curriculum: KEHA Lesson Resources
Inputs: FCS Agent and Specialist
Date: Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Homemakers
Content or Curriculum: KEHA Lesson Resources
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers
Date: All Year
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud
Content or Curriculum: Recipe Cards
Inputs: Agent, volunteers, specialist
Date: Winter 2022
Audience: College Students
Project or Activity: Food Preparation and Preservation
Content or Curriculum: Dorm Room Food Preparation
Inputs: Agents
Date: Fall 2022
Audience: Headstart
Project or Activity: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Content or Curriculum: LEAP
Inputs: Agent
Date: Fall 2021 and Spring 2022
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Food Preparation and Preservation
Content or Curriculum: Salsa Making
Inputs: Agent and Volunteers
Date: Summer 2022
Audience: General Public
Project or Activity: Economic Development and Workforce Prep
Content or Curriculum: Beef Month Promotion, Dairy Month Promotion
Inputs: Agents
Date: Spring 2023
Author: Dylan Gentry
Major Program: Financial Education - General
A recent survey by Deloitte found that $0.56 of every dollar spent in a store is influenced by a digital interaction. This growing trend is shaping how consumers shop and make decisions both in-store and beforehand. There are hundreds of grocery apps available that offer help with a wide range of shopping-related services and functions. Grocery apps can help save time and money through lists and meal planning, comparison shopping, coupons, store loyalty, and rebates. To increase consu
Author: Dylan Gentry
Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Early this year a diverse council of community members came together to look at local data to determine what Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Programs should be offered in Adair County. After studying the data, they decided that Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud classes should be a programmatic priority. With this decision in mind, throughout the month of October and November three such classes were offered free to the community.  
Author: Dylan Gentry
Major Program: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
The 2023 Adair County Cultural Competition was the most highly participated in local cultural arts competition history. Novel marketing efforts by volunteers and staff lead to a doubling in the amount of entries received and a 50% increase in the number of those participating. Largely to thank for this new success was a concentrated advertising strategy and strategic community partnerships. The marketing for the 2023 Adair County Cultural Competition was o
Author: Dylan Gentry
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
In Kentucky, 12.9 million acres are utilized in formal farm operations (nass.usda.gov), with a growing usage of smaller properties being used to grow farm commodities. Green, Adair, and Russell counties, as rural counties, have a growing population that utilizes property to grow their own crops, then processes the crops for personal consumption. Canning, a method of food preservation, was taught by the Russell, Adair, and Green County Family and Consumer Science Agents to instruct on proper food
Author: Dylan Gentry
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
The jerky and food safety workshop was an undeniable success, with all participants being able to correctly identify the steps needed to make jerky. This is a fantastic achievement and shows the effectiveness of the workshop’s content, as the proper steps in making jerky are crucial in ensuring the safety and quality of the product. Furthermore, 78% of participants stated that they felt more comfortable making jerky at home after attending the workshop. This is an essential outcome as it s
Author: Dylan Gentry
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
According to the National Survey of Drug Use and Health in 2021, 23.05% of people in Kentucky report a mental illness of any kind in the past year (defined as having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder, other than a developmental or substance use disorder). 4 in 10 adults in the US have at least one chronic disease, and 6 in 10 have two or more chronic diseases according to the CDC. Some of the key lifestyle risks for chronic disease are lack of physical activity and poor nut
