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Whitley County CES

Title:
Youth, Adults, & Families
MAP:
Personal Growth & Leadership Development
Agents Involved:
Moses (Fine Arts), Jones (4-H), Prewitt (Horticulture)
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Leadership
Situation:

The average high school graduation rate of the three school systems is 82.5%. The county 25.7 of the county's 2020 census population of 36,873 is under the age of 18. According to recent data, 27.6% of the population is under the poverty level.

Youth and adults both need to gain skills and knowledge to assist them to have a greater understanding of their roles in improving themselves and their community. They need a better understanding of developing teamwork with their peers, better youth-adult partnerships, successfully resolve issues, and continually seek self improvement. Lifelong education and partnering is the key to helping themselves as well as their communities.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Youth, adults, and family members have increased self confidence, social & communication skills and self worth to become contributing members of society with the abilities to work with others to reach common goals.
Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth and adults will practice communication, life, and leadership skills.

Initial Outcomes:
Youth, adults, and families understand the importance of increasing their self confidence and self worth as they improve their life skills to being willing to accept and grow with change.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth realize program resources that improve personal life skills.

Indicator: Youth exhibit skills presented thru club meetings by participating in reinforcing events.

Method: Displaying usage of skills and resources thru participation of related events that utilize score sheets and participation.

Timeline: 2024-2025


Intermediate Outcome: More confident and organized preparation for events.

Indicator: Youth and adults display improved skills thru increased, repetitive, and better preparedness for event participation.

Method:

Timeline: 2024-2025


Long-term Outcome: Youth and adults exhibit life skills on a daily basis.

Indicator: Youth and adults have more confidence, better communication and social skills.

Method: Observation/survey of program participants in future extension and community events.

Timeline: 2024-2025

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Middle School/High School youth

Project or Activity: STEM Robotics

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum (Junk Drawer Robotics), LEGO resources,  STEM Curriculum (Explorers of the Deep)

Inputs: Volunteers, Teacher

Date: School Year 2024-2025


Audience: 4-H School Clubs, Country Ham Project 

Project or Activity: Speech/4-H Demonstrations program

Content or Curriculum: Speak Up, How to Cure a Country Ham

Inputs: teachers, volunteers, agents

Date: School Year 2024-2025


Audience: 4-H Club members

Project or Activity: 4-H Poster contest

Content or curriculum: 4-H Arts & 4-H Poster project manual

Inputs: county 4-H council & agent

Date: October - National 4-H Week


Audience: 4-H Club members

Project or Activity: County and State Fair - Art & Photography

Content or Curriculum: State 4-H specialists, Kentucky State Fair Catalog, 4-H project books, county fair board, 4-H council

Input: County 4-H council, county fair board

Date: July 2023, July 2025


Audience: 4-H & community youth, adults, grandparents group

Project or activity: Outdoor Safety

Content or curriculum: ATV Safety, Boat Safety, 

Input: 4-H council, local ATV dealerships

Date: March 2024-2025


Audience: 4-H camp age youth

Project or Activity: 4-H camp

Content or curriculum: UK 4-H resources, American Camping Association

Input: Volunteers, counselors, campers, camp staff, agents

Date: June


Audience: 4th grade 4-H club members

Project or Activity: Teen Club

Content or Curriculum: STEPS to a Healthy Teen, Build Your Future

Input: teachers, students community resource leaders

Date: August 2023-May 2025


Audience: 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: Expressive Arts

Content or Curriculum: Photography, Crossroads, Pathways

Inputs: Fine Arts Agent, 4-H agent, Volunteers, Locally trained Artists, teens, local businesses, community leaders

Date: incorporated in yearly club programs


Audience: Junior Master Gardener’s

Project or Activity: Junior Master Gardener’s Curriculum

Content or Curriculum: Various gardening activities, building raised garden beds

Inputs: Horticulture, volunteers, 4-H Agents/Assistants

Date: 2023-2025


Audience: Community Fine Arts Leaders

Project or Activity: Extension Fine Arts Council meetings

Content or Curriculum: Program Council

Inputs: Fine Arts Agent, Council Members

Date: Spring-Fall 2024-2025


Audience: Community Arts teaching artists and leaders

Project or Activity: Support new and existing teaching artist through arts programming

Content or Curriculum: University of Kentucky Arts Department

Inputs: Community Arts Agent, Council Members, Artists

Date: Ongoing  2024-2025


Audience: Local/Community Support/Resource Organizations

Project or Activity: Advisory Council Meetings

Content or Curriculum:

Inputs: Agents, community partners, FRYSCs

Date: monthly meetings


Audience: School aged youth

Project or Activity: Salsa Garden

Content or Curriculum: Various gardening activities

Inputs: Farmers Market, Project Pack pick up

Date: 2023-2025


Audience: Whitley County residents and Master Gardener’s

Project or Activity: Gardener’s Toolbox

Content or Curriculum: Various gardening activities

Inputs: Horticulture and Fine Arts agents; Demonstration garden; Extension facilities

Date: 2023-2025


Audience: FFA and High School Ag students

Project or Activity: Beekeeping, Grafting, and Pruning

Content or Curriculum: UK publications and local knowledge

Inputs: Beekeepers, Horticulture Agent, Ag teachers, grafting materials, pruning materials

Date: School Year



Success Stories

Bringing Art Home: Overcoming Barriers to Creative Engagement in the Community

Author: Cortney Moses

Major Program: Quality Arts Engagement & Experiences

Many community members in the county found it difficult to access arts programs offered by the local Extension Community Art program. This was largely due to barriers such as transportation, time, and money. Without reliable transportation or flexible schedules, families, seniors, and individuals were missing out on meaningful opportunities to engage in creative and cultural activities. In response to these challenges, the Community Arts Agent, along with a dedicated program assistant, collabora

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