Develop Individual Youth and Adults for Leadership Volunteer Roles Plan of Work

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Metcalfe County CES

Title:
Develop Individual Youth and Adults for Leadership Volunteer Roles
MAP:
Engaged Communities
Agents Involved:
Bell, Blankenship, Branstetter
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Community Leadership Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Volunteer Development
Situation:

Volunteers are important in building engaged and empowered communities.  

The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association mission is to improve the quality of life for families and communities through education, leadership development and volunteer service. With membership totaling more than 13,000 statewide, members are engaged leaders and active volunteers. 

4-H Youth and Volunteer Leadership is about: 

Work within our community (club/county/state or beyond) to become an engaged leader who can make a difference.

Volunteers make up the Metcalfe County Ag Development Council, County Extension Council Program area advisory councils and are important in overseeing the use and distribution of Ag Development Funds.

Long-Term Outcomes:

KEHA members, 4-H volunteers, and Council members serve as active Extension and community volunteers engaged in addressing community needs.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Leaders will practice personal leadership skills through leadership roles at the club, county, area and/or state level.

The number of volunteer service hours reported annually for KEHA, Extension and Community activities are reported and corresponding dollar value of volunteer time is promoted.

Initial Outcomes:

Members and volunteers will gain organizational knowledge through annual officer and chairman training.

Members and volunteers will increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership through club lessons and special interest workshops.

Youth and Volunteers will serve as teen and adult leaders in our community, organizations, and as mentors for younger youth. Youth will be productive, contributing adults in the future, leadership and communications skills needed to be successful in the workplace on a daily basis

Evaluation:

Outcome: Members and volunteers will increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership through club lessons and special interest workshops.

Indicator:  Number of individuals reporting improved personal and interpersonal leadership knowledge and/or Number of individuals reporting improved personal and interpersonal leadership skills.

Method: end of program evaluations, surveys

Timeline:  on-going


Outcome: Leaders will practice personal leadership skills through leadership roles at the club, county, area and/or state level.

Indicator:  Number of members who utilized knowledge gained through officer training to fulfill a leadership role at the club, county, area and/or state level.

Method: Observation, review of officer directories

Timeline:  on-going


Long Term Outcome: Youth and Volunteers will serve as teen and adult leaders in our community, organizations, and as mentors for younger youth. They will be productive, contributing adults in the future, leadership and communications skills needed to be successful in the workplace on a daily basis.

Indicator: Number of volunteers and youth in leadership and communication roles

Method: Observation, Pre and Post Written Test

Timeline: On Going

Learning Opportunities:

Audience:  Metcalfe County Extension Homemakers 

Project or Activity:   KEHA Leader Training and/or Special Interest Workshops                             Content or Curriculum: KELD Curriculum, FCS Extension Lesson Resources, FCS Curriculum, KEHA State Supported lessons/curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agents, State Advisors, Homemaker volunteer lesson leaders, officers, county/program area council members

Date: 9 annual sessions


Audience:  Metcalfe County Extension Homemakers 

Project or Activity:   MCA Area Meeting and KEHA State Meeting                                                               

Content or Curriculum: Officer Training & Educational Chairman Workshops                                  Inputs: FCS Agents, Area Advisors, State Advisors, Area and State Homemaker officers and chairpersons

Date: Annually, KEHA in spring and MCA in Fall


Audience:  Metcalfe County Extension Homemaker Council members 

Project or Activity:   County Homemaker Council meetings                                                               

Content or Curriculum: Business focused Agenda

Inputs: FCS Agent, Club presidents, County officers/chairs.

Date: Quarterly full council and with Executive committee more often as needed


Audience:  Metcalfe County Extension Homemakers monthly/annual meetings 

Project or Activity:   9 annual leader trainings, business meeting items. Special interest activities   Content or Curriculum: Meeting agendasFCS Extension Lesson Resources, FCS Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agents, Homemaker volunteers

Date: 10 annual meetings


Audience:  Metcalfe County FCS program Stakeholders 

Project or Activity:   Metcalfe Co FCS adv. Cnl meetings                                                               

Content or Curriculum: Plan of work, FCS initiatives, County needs assessment outcomes           Inputs: FCS Agent, NEP program assistant, Homemaker volunteer, DB member volunteer, program partner volunteers

Date: Once annually, in the spring or fall.  Participants invited to CEC meetings, twice annually.  Project specific committees may meet more often as needed.

Audience:  Farmers Market Board. 

Project or Activity:   Quarterly meetings. Budget/treasurer report, market Manager report, agenda, Board Chair/officers invited to participate in County Extension Council,  

Content or Curriculum: KY Dept Ag communications/materials, KY Proud Farmers Mkt resource guide, CFA materials/guidelines, WIC/SR FMNP Voucher program guides/trainings, Homebased Processor and Homebased Microprocessor certification requirement/recertification materials etc...

Inputs: FCS Agents, Farmers Market Manager, Farmers Market Board Volunteers, KY Dept Ag employees, CFA employees, K-Card consultants, farmers market producer vendors

Date: Quarterly or more often if needed


Audience: Metcalfe Co. Extension Council 

Project or Activity: Twice annual planning meetings, fall/spring

Content or Curriculum: KELD, POW, Annual County Report, Publications, Legislative update info, program area Agent updates, Farmers Market Board updates, etc…

Inputs: Extension Agents, State specialists, W 7 & 8 AED, Extension office resources

Date: Annually in Spring and Fall


Audience: 4-H Volunteers

Project or Activity: 4-H Volunteer Orientation

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Volunteers

Date: Fall 


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Officer Orientation

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Extension Office

Date: Fall


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Club meetings

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Extension Office

Date: on going


Audience: 4-H Council

Project or Activity: Monthly Meetings

Content or Curriculum: Volunteer Development

Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Community Partners, Volunteers

Date: on Going


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Communications and Expressive Arts

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Volunteers

Date: August-May


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: Metcalfe County TAG

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Community Partners

Date: August-May


Audience: AG Development Council

Project or Activity: Ag Development Funds

Content or Curriculum: GOAP

Inputs: Agent, Council Members GOAP

Date: Ongoing



Success Stories

10 years of 4-H

Author: Amy Branstetter

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts

The county youth development agent encouraged and provided transportation  for this young person to audition for the Performing Arts Troupe.Oh, Kentucky 4-H, you have no idea how good you’ve been to me! Because of 4-H I was introduced to and accepted onto the KY 4-H Performing Arts Troupe. Many of you may not know what that is, and some may not even know that I’m involved in 4-H at all, but let me tell you about what 4-H has done for me…. I don’t talk about it much

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