Extension
It Starts With Us
Strengthen Families by Developing Healthy Secure Homes
Nuturing Families and Promoting Healthy Secure Homes
FCS Agent, 4 H Agent, Ag Agent, Program Assistant, and NEP Assistants
Family Development General
Child Development General
Financial Education - General
Communications
Each decision individuals make has an impact on health and safety in the family, community, and environment. Families stability rests with securing and managing their basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter. On the average, families and individuals spend their household's monthly income the following ways: 30% housing, 15% food, 10% utilities, 17% transportation, 5% clothing, 10% healthcare, and 11% insurance. No one can live in our fast moving, economic based society without knowledge of decision making skills. Families need to be able to develop a strong value system, make wise healthy decisions, and encouraging a supportive environment throughout the life cycle. According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, the average age of U.S. farmers in 58.3 years old. As people age their health begins to change. Older farmers are at a higher risk for fatal injuries.
-Create safe homes within environments that promote and support the physical and mental well-being of families throughout the life cycle.
-Improve the built and natural environment to increase active and healthy lifespan.
-Youth and adults become more productive members of society through learned life skills and use these skills to better their lives socially and economically.
- Build personal strengths and self control, interpersonal communication, life skills including wise decision making.
-Improved the quality of their life resulting in a stronger family.
-Improve the health and safety of farmers in the community.
-Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships.
-Families participate in an activity that improves the built environment.
-Families improve decision making skills for a healthier environment.
-Access the cost savings and/or benefits associated with newly adopted practices.
-Farm families will identify and make changes to recommended practice or behavior to improve their health and safety.
-Individuals will change knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations in understanding issues related to decision making that effect the built environment and healthy homes.
-Adults and youth will gain an understanding of life skills to improve their overall quality of life.
-Participants will identify short, medium, and long term personal goals and objectives related to maintaining and improving their family's stability.
-Participants will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available resources.
-Participants will identify one or more practices that will improve their quality of life.
-Participants will evaluate personal health and make changes to improve safety.
Initial Outcome: Individuals will change knowledge, opinions, skills, and aspirations in understanding issues related to decision making that affects the built environment and healthy homes.
Indicator: Individuals will identify one or more ways to make their home healthy.
Method: Homemakers reports or end of program survey
Timeline: July thru June (2020-2024)
Intermediate Outcome: Access the cost savings and benefits associated with newly adopted practices.
Indicator: Individuals will share practices adopted.
Method: Followup Survey
Timeline: July thru June (2020-2024)
Long-term Outcome: Create safe homes within environments that promote and support the physical and mental well-being of families throughout the life cycle.
Indicator: Number of participants reporting changes in their skills to improve the quality of life of their family.
Method: Post Survey
Timeline: July thru June (2020-2024)
Initial Outcome: Individuals will learn skills to improve their sewing skills
Audience: Individuals Interested in Sewing
Project or Activity: Its Sew Fine for Home & Family
Content or Curriculum: Developed by District 3 FCS Agents, Master Clothing Volunteers, and UK Specialist
Inputs: FCS agents, Program Assistant, UK Specialist, & Volunteers
Date: Spring (2020-2024)
Initial Outcome: Youth will learn skills to grow as a better sewer
Audience: 4-H Youth ages 9-19 interested in Sewing and Needlework
Project or Activity: 4-H Sewing & Needlework Projects
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H and FCS Agents & FCS program assistant, Master Clothing Volunteers
Date: January-May (2020-2024)
Initial Outcome: Homemakers will improve domestic engineering skills
Audience: Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Simple Living
Content or Curriculum: UK FCS Publications
Inputs: Northern KY FCS Agents
Date: Ongoing (2020-2024)
Author: Kendal Bowman
Major Program: Small Farm Management
On December 8th, 2023, Kendal Bowman, Owen County Ag Agent, partnered with Irma Johnson Kentucky State University, hosted Navigating Kentucky's Heirs Property Training On A Regional Level, Train the Trainer event held in Breathitt County Kentucky. As we explored avenues to enable the next generation to engage in agriculture, I became aware of heirs' property, particularly in light of the fact that the average age of a farmer is 57.5 years old (Halvorson, 2023). Heirs' property refers
