Empowering Community & Extension LeadersPlan of Work

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Ballard County CES

Title:
Empowering Community & Extension Leaders
MAP:
Ballard County Leadership, Community and Economic Development
Agents Involved:
PJ, SD
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Champion Food Volunteers
Situation:

Building the capacity of volunteer leaders is critical for the sustainability of communities that support and strengthen families. Family and Consumer Sciences Extension is committed to engaging, educating, and empowering local citizens to investigate issues, make responsible decisions, and take ownership of solutions.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Ballard County's health and economy are strengthened through strong local organizational leadership.


Community problems are solved through active engaged local leaders.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Implementation of leadership practices designed to improve successful accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives.


Employing effective practices designed to increase community support for improving community quality of life.


Initial Outcomes:

Developing skills and knowledge designed to improve personal leadership capacity

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Ballard Countians increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership

Indicator: number of people who indicate a change in knowledge and skills

Method: Pre and Post test

Timeline: Homemaker Leader Training in August  & other training throughout

the program year


Intermediate Outcome: Implement leadership practices designed to improve successful accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives.

Indicator: the number of people who:

-practice personal leadership skills in clubs, and community outreach

-improved skills in communication, problem solving, or group

process in addressing organizational issues and needs

-apply skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement

solutions for community problems

Method: observation at leader led programs, activities and events

Timeline: organizational leader training throughout program year, July

-June 


Long-term Outcome: Community problems are solved through active engaged local

leaders

Indicator: number of problems solved

Method: observation

Timeline: 6 months after implementation plans are initiated

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Ballard County Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity: Annual Leader Training

Content or Curriculum: KEHA

Inputs: KEHA power point, Kim Henken

Date: August


Audience: Ballard County Extension Homemaker Lesson Leaders

Project or Activity: Monthly Learning Session

Content or Curriculum: FCS

Inputs: District FCS agents, Specialist, Homemaker Leaders, Extension Office

Date: August  - May 


Audience: COMPASS Ballard County's Healthy Direction Coalition

Project or Activity: Quarterly meetings

Content or Curriculum: Promoting Ballard County Community Health

Inputs: Purchase District Health Dept. Cooperative Extension Agents, Purchase Area Health Connections Coalition,

Date: Quarterly


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Success Stories

Upcycling Denim Class

Author: Sarah Drysdale

Major Program: Master Clothing Volunteer

Upcycling Denim Class

The Purchase Area Master Clothing Volunteers taught a series of Upcycling sewing classes this summer in Graves county and Calloway county. The Junior 4-H Upcycling class in Graves County was a two day event were young 4-Her's ages 9 to 14 created three projects from denim. There were twelve youth, ten girls and two boys, that participated. This was a first time for the majority using a sewing machine. The Graves county 4-H sewing club gained two new members from this class and Calloway

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Leadership West Kentucky Program

Author: Sarah Drysdale

Major Program: Community Leadership Development

Leadership West Kentucky Program

Ballard County FCS agent graduated from the inaugural Leadership West Kentucky class. This class was made up of 29 individuals from 14 counties in Western Kentucky. Over five months the group traveled to areas in throughout the region to discuss Agriculture, Community and Economic Development, Tourism, Industry, and more. The West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance launched the Leadership West Kentucky as a regional program seeking to build a network of informed citizens connected across co

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Leadership Ballard Manners and Etiquette Lesson

Author: Sarah Drysdale

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - CED

Leadership Ballard Manners and Etiquette Lesson

The Ballard County 4-H program renewed the Leadership Ballard Program in the middle school. Eighteen students were peer elected for their leadership abilities. They had lessons on Team Building, Communications, Leadership Styles and Manners and Etiquette. Ballard County ANR and FCS agent taught the 18 students Manners and Etiquette as part of the leadership program. In the realm of dining, etiquette refers to proper manners and behavior in a formal dining situation. Table manners play an importa

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Leadership Ballard Manners and Etiquette Lesson

Author: Thomas Miller

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - CED

Leadership Ballard Manners and Etiquette Lesson

The Ballard County 4-H program renewed the Leadership Ballard Program in the middle school. Eighteen students were peer elected for their leadership abilities. They had lessons on Team Building, Communications, Leadership Styles and Manners and Etiquette. Ballard County ANR and FCS agent taught the 18 students Manners and Etiquette as part of the leadership program. In the realm of dining, etiquette refers to proper manners and behavior in a formal dining situation. Table manners play an im

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