Extension
It Starts With Us
Economic, Social, and Physical Well-Being of Individuals and Families
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Cowles
Nurturing Parenting
Faithful Families
Nurturing Fathers
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Family stability is affected by increased stress, physical and emotional health, finances, relationships, and ineffective communications. Extension has helpful resources to offer and strengthen the vitality of the family system, resulting in family stability that benefits the well-being of adults and children.
Practice parental leadership skills. Access community resources with needs. Number of people reported eating more foods for purpose of improving health.
Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships. Identify realistic expectations for child’s task. Parental behavior changes sustained.
Intends to manage stress, make time for self, teach responsibility, etc. Parental knowledge gained and intent to implement behaviors. Number of individuals reporting improved personal knowledge and skills of healthy eating habits and positive discipline for children.
Initial Outcome: Parental knowledge gained and intent to implement behavior
Indicator: Number who use the behaviors in session
Method: End of session evaluation tool
Timeline: Year long programs July 2018- June 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships
Indicator: Number of parents/families who report using/practicing methods in materials
Method: Follow-up evaluation and family interviews
Timeline: Year long programs July 2018- June 2019
Long-term Outcome: Number of people reported eating more foods for purpose of improving health
Indicator: Number who implement better eating habits
Method: Reports who implement practices
Timeline: Year Long programs July 2018- June 2019
Audience: Families
Project or Activity: Parenting, Nurturing Parenting, Nurturing Fathers
Content or Curriculum: Nurturing Families, Basic Parenting skills 24/7 day
Inputs: CES, Dept. of Services
Date: as needed basis July 1018- June 2019
Audience: Head Start Parent/Grandparents/Owl Academy/Families
Project or Activity: Home is Where the Health Is
Content or Curriculum: Home is Where the Health Is
Inputs: CES, Head Start, KEHA
Date: Fall-November 2018 - February 2019
Audience: Families
Project or Activity: Faithful Families
Content or Curriculum: Faithful Families
Inputs: CES, Specialist, Clergy
Date:July 2018-June 2019
Author: Tracy Cowles
Major Program: Nurturing Parenting
According to the 2018 Kids Count County Data Book, Butler County has 2,905 children between the ages of 0-17, with 259 of them living in out of home care. To begin with, children need safe homes and loving families in order to thrive. When children cannot remain in their parents’ care – due to parental substance abuse, incarceration, or child maltreatment – grandparents, other relatives or foster care homes often step up to raise them. This has become even more true as the addi
