Nicholas County CES

Title:

Basic Life Skill Education

MAP:

Strengthening and Enriching Families

Agents Involved:

FCS/4H/Ag

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Securing Financial Stability (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Nurturing Families (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

Situation:

Nicholas County has a population of 7,135 according to the census. Of that number 19.4% of the population lives at or below the poverty rate, with an additional 12% of youth (ages 18 and under) who receive SNAP and/or WIC benefits. In addition to that, Nicholas County has over 100 students, grades K-6, in the backpack program and 90+ seniors receiving monthly commodity boxes.
The Nicholas County Extension Service wants to combat these numbers through extension programming focusing on budgeting, parenting skills, gardening/food preservation.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Nicholas County families will have more financial stability and less dependency on local food and clothing banks and assistance programs

Intermediate Outcomes:

Families will practice healthy meal planning and experiment with new fruits and vegetables

Initial Outcomes:

Families will develop a monthly budget
Families will practice recommended guidelines for preserving foods

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Families will develop a monthly budget
Indicator: number of families participating in annual holiday assistance program
Method: attendance sheets
Timeline: ongoing

Intermediate Outcome: Families will practice healthy meal planning
Indicator: increased sale of fruits and vegetables at local grocery and farmers market
Method: survey of producers and grocery
Timeline: ongoing

Long-term Outcome: Families will have more financial stability and less dependency on local food/clothing banks and assistance programs
Indicator: Number of people utilizing local resources
Method: Survey of administration in charge of local programs
Timeline:

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: NC Families
Project or Activity: Holiday Assistance Program
Content or Curriculum: budgeting 101, bean game, meal planning resources
Inputs: FRYSC coordinator, families, handouts/publications, worksheets
Date: 2016-2020

Audience: NC Families
Project or Activity: Parenting Classes
Content or Curriculum: Keys to Great Parenting, Parenting Piece by Piece
Inputs: Curriculum, DCBS, local law enforcement, incentive items
Date: 2016-2020 (as needed basis-referrals from DCBS)

Audience: NC Families
Project or Activity: Food Preservation Boot Camp
Content or Curriculum: UK Recommended Food Preservation guidelines, Ball Blue Book
Inputs: produce/local producers, publications, kitchen for hands-on activities, UK specialists
Date: 2016-2020

Success Stories

Super Star Chef

Author: Madison McAlmond

Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

The Super Star Chef program is provided by the University of Kentucky Nutrition Education Program and gives youth in many different counties an opportunity to attend a three-day program to learn basics of cooking, nutrition and fun! There was a pre and post evaluation to see what was learned over the course of the three days and comparisons of participant responses to the assessment instrument show that the program enhanced participant understanding of the nutrition concepts covered in the progr

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