Extension
It Starts With Us
Basic Life Skills
Acquiring Basic Life Skills
Mackenzie Pouge, Darrell Simpson, Mary Beth Riley
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
To be resourceful and responsible citizens of the community it is vital to acquire basic life skills. The county extension offices can play a critical role in teaching adults and youth the basic life skills they need for success. Through the efforts of extension agents, program assistants, and volunteers local citizens of the community are engaged, educated, and empowered to understand the soft and hard life skills of everyday living.
Muhlenberg County's youth and adults strengthen their abilities to be resourceful citizens and live healthy lifestyles.
Youth and adults gain life skills by participating in club functions and programs involving finance, cooking, sewing, and personal growth.
Participants increase knowledge in the acquisition of life skills and personal resourcefulness.
Initial Outcome: Personal Independence and Resourcefulness. Youth learn how to evaluate financial needs.
Indicator: Participation in extension programs and projects
Method: one-to-one evaluations, or post and pre evaluations
Timeline: 2018-2020
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Audience: Adults & Youth
Project or Activity: Basic Sewing Class
Content or Curriculum: FCS Pubs, Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum
Inputs: Local Volunteers, FCS Agent, 4-H Agent
Date: Annually
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Cooking Club: 4-H Foodies and Teen Cuisine
Content or Curriculum: Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum, Health Core Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H program assistant, FCS Agent, SNAP-Ed assistant
Date: Fall and Spring
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: #Adulting
Content or Curriculum: Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum
Inputs: ANR Agent,4-H Agent, 4-H program assistant, FCS Agent, Extension Specialist, SNAP-Ed Assistant
Date: Fall 2018 or Spring 2019
Audience: Adults and Youth
Project or Activity: Storm Readiness
Content or Curriculum: CAFE information. US Government information,
Input: Local Electrical inspectors time and expertise, US Government publications, ANR and FCS Agents time
Date: Winter or Spring 2019
Author: Mary Beth Riley
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
According to a national survey of secondary family and consumer sciences programs the enrollment in a Home Economics class or Family and Consumer sciences class has gone down to 38% fewer enrolled over the past 10 years. This means that less students are receiving the opportunity to learn basic life skills such as food safety, cooking skills, recipe reading and meal planning. Basic life skills such as cooking techniques, food safety and meal planning should be taught at an early age i
