Enhancing Life Skills and Building Consumer Awareness Plan of Work

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Greenup County CES

Title:
Enhancing Life Skills and Building Consumer Awareness
MAP:
Youth and Families
Agents Involved:
Pullin, Hieneman, Stephens, 4-H Vacancy
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
21st Century Skills (Career & Workplace Development)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Substance Use and Mental Health - ANR
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Financial Education - General
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Advancing the Creative Economy
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.

Cultural awareness and pride, along with the creative community, contribute to community development and growth. 82% of Americans believe arts and culture are important to local businesses and the economy and that 87% of Americans believe arts and culture are important to quality of life. "Arts and cultural organizations are valued members of the business community. They employ people locally, purchase goods and services from within the community, art members of their Chambers of Commerce, and promote their regions." (Americans for the Arts, Arts & Economic Prosperity report, 2015)

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

Outcome:  Increased awareness of sound financial behaviors

Indicator(s):  Number of individuals who implemented at least one strategy to reduce expenses or manage moneyNumber of individuals who made a sound financial decision (regarding credit, budgeting, savings, and/or debt)

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following financial education workshops


Outcome:  Increase knowledge and skills related to managing financial resources

Indicator: Number of individuals reporting increased levels of understanding in the area: confidence in handling money issues or specific financial matters

Method:  Retroactive pre-post 

Timeline:  Following financial education workshops


Outcome:  Businesses who report an impact from local events

Indicator: business reports

Method: Tourism surveys 

Timeline:  seasonal



Outcome:  Students and adults who report an increase in public speaking, self managing, and performance skills

Indicator: teacher, student, and audience interviews, surveys

Method: retroactive pre-post

Timeline: school year


 


Learning Opportunities:

Project or Activity: Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: 4-H/FCS

Inputs: Agents, School Staff, Volunteers

Date: November

 

Audience: Adults, young adults, and teens

Project or Activity: Money Habitudes Workshop

Content or Curriculum: Money Habitudes

Inputs: FCS Agent, curriculum publications and resources, Money Habitudes cards

Date: Multiple uses each year

 

Project or Activity: Recovering your Finances

Content or Curriculum: Recovering your Finances

 Inputs: FCS Agent, curriculum publications and resources, Money Habitudes cards

 Date: Multiple uses each year

 

Project or Activity: Financial Education/ Basic Life Skills

Content or Curriculum: Real Skills for Everyday Life

Inputs: FCS Agent, Curriculum publications and resources

 Date: Multiple uses each year

 

Project or Activity: Basic Food Preparation Skills

Content or Curriculum: Cook Together Eat Together, Mastering Food Choices, Dining with Diabetes, Super Star Chef, Champion Food Volunteer, Faithful Families, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources

Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions

Date: Multiple projects throughout the year

 

Project or Activity: Tourism events

Content or Curriculum: Summer Music Series, Old Time Music Day, Old Fashion Days, outdoor performing arts events, venue partner performing arts events

Inputs: FA Agent, FA volunteers, local artists, touring artists, teaching artists, audiences, business partners

 Date: Multiple scheduled and special events throughout the year

 

Project or Activity: Breakfast With The Arts AND Jesse Stuart junior novel music/drama

Content or Curriculum: peer performance events with rehearsal

Inputs: local schools, teacher volunteers, students, teaching artists, specialists, guest presenters, parents

 Date: school year

 

Project or Activity: All-County Art Show, Community Choir/Orchestra performance of Handel's Messiah

Content or Curriculum: performance events/shows with rehearsal or jury process

Inputs: local schools, teacher volunteers, students, teaching artists, specialists, guest presenters, parents

 Date: school year



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The Great Agriculture Adventure

Author: Lora Pullin

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

The Great Agriculture Adventure

Greenup County Agriculture Day is an event about recognizing and celebrating the contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives.  It is a great way to educate local youth about the importance of agriculture, even when they don’t realize it.This year’s annual Agriculture Day attracted twelve fourth grade classes from both Greenup County Schools and Raceland Independent Schools systems on September 23 at the Greenup County Extension Office.  Local volunteers from the Green

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Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Artistic & Essential Skill Development

Ukulele Club

Greenup Arts has responded to interest expressed by students and adults about learning to play the ukulele. Greenup County 4-H has two teens who participated in the 4-H online ukulele club and two local schools are using the ukulele in their music classes. The ukulele is an affordable instrument, not difficult to play, and is a good beginner instrument for learning to play in an ensemble and/or accompany a singer. For these reasons, Greenup Arts has established a Ukulele Club, in partnership wit

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SuperStar Chef Cooking Camp

Author: Lora Pullin

Major Program: Super Star Chef

SuperStar Chef Cooking Camp

The Greenup County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent collaborated with the Greenup County 4-H Youth Development Agent to offer the SuperStar Chef Camp program to 14 students.   Two volunteers worked with the students in a hands-on educational setting to teach important life skills.  A pre-test/post-test evaluation was conducted to determine learning outcomes.  As a result of the program, students gained the following knowledge and skills:100% identified the right way to

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