Extension
It Starts With Us
Increasing Community Preparedness Through Increased Knowledge and Planning
Community and Family Stability
Fryman, Thrasher, Wilhoit
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Agritourism Planning
Local Food System Development and Mapping
Health 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky consistently lags behind other states in household income indicators including personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment and revolving debt loads. In 2009, the median household income in Fleming County was $32,258.There are 1106 children living in poverty and 19.9% of the senior citizens over 65 years old are below poverty level. The economy will continue to be in an economic recovery for at least three to five more years. The financial stability rest with families serving and managing their basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter.
Fleming County residents face many challenges throughout the year; weather related and man-made issues. from tornadoes, flooding, straight line winds, lightning winter storms, hazardous chemical spills to daily emergencies, plus medical, financial and health challenges. Every household and every business should be prepared to face these challenges at any given time.
Although state and local governments are here to assist the public during these times, preparedness starts at home. It starts with being aware of conditions and situations that threaten the family’s safety
-Community has a plan in place to deal with natural and manmade disasters
-Fleming County will have a better prepared workforce for the economic well being of families.
-Strengthen community coalitions and partnerships to address preparedness plans for disasters and other emergencies such as a Community Organization Active in Disasters plan
-Food security – food pantry(s) will be established to help serve the needs of families.
Develop smart financial behaviors related to wealth management strategies including: retirement, estate planning and investing.
-Youth adopt healthy behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle that include making healthy lifestyle choices, not engaging in risky behavior and handling stress.
-Families to improve employability through practical living skills and continuous education practices.
-Farmers and business managers to use accepted business management and records analysis skills to help them manage their business.
-Identify the specific needs in order to create a disaster preparedness plan for homes, farms, and communities
-Identify locations where food pantries need to be established.
-Families learn about more efficient financial planningtools
-Community members are made aware of and participate inworkforce development programs.
-Youth will gain knowledge and develop skills in identifying risky behavior and handling stress
Initial Outcome:
Indicator: increased knowledge about the legal, health, emotional and financial consequences of substance abuse
Method: truth & consequences program
Initiative: 4051
Timeline: fall semester
Intermediate Outcome:
Indicator: Of the total number of families/caregivers reached with information on assessing healthy foods the number of families/caregivers reached that reported utilizing delivery systems/access points that offer healthy foods (Farmer’s market, WIC, Food Pantry, Backpacks)
Method: coalitions established to help secure supplemental nutritious foods
Timeline: July - June
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Audience: Middle school and 5th grade students
Project or Activity: Reality Store
Content or Curriculum: 4 H curriculum
Inputs: agents, paraprofessional assistants, communityleaders
Date: November, April
Audience: High School Youth
Project or Activity: Workforce Preparation
Content or Curriculum: High School Financial Planning Workbook, Skills to Pay the Bills
Inputs: Agents, Community Partners, Teachers
Date: school year
Audience: general public
Project or Activity: Financial planning for Women
Content or Curriculum: Money Talk
Inputs: Agents, community professionals
Date: fall 2018
Audience: 9th grade students
Project or Activity: Truth & Consequences
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Inputs: Agents, community professionals,
Date: Fall semester
Author: April Wilhoit
Major Program: Farm Management
September 11, 2018 the Fleming County Extension Service Agriculture & Natural Resources hosted a Fencing School. The fencing school was a collaboration of the Ag Agent as well as a couple of fencing companies. Twenty-four people attended the Fencing School which covered topics such as: fencing 101 (fencing basics), hands on fence building demonstrations, fencing laws, NRCS programs and requirements, and Farm Service Agency programs. 100% of the attendees that were eva
Author: Staci Thrasher
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
The Fleming County 4-H Program annually hosts the “Welcome to Reality” Reality Store for the entire 5th and 7th grades in the community. In 2018-2019, these 5th and 7th grade students felt reality when they participated in the elaborate reality store involving more than 15 real life stations. Throughout the program, youth draw a profession, research it and its educational background, then apply their monthly salary to a monthly budget. It takes the support of the entire community of
Author: Donna Fryman
Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours
To address the variety of substance abuse issues impacting our community, the Fleming County Cooperative Extension Service partnered with the Student organization, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) to organize and offer “Truth or Consequences, the Choice is Yours”. Truth or Consequences, the Choice is Yours is an enrichment activity designed to show students the impact of getting involved with illicit and legal substances. Based upon the format of the
Author: Donna Fryman
Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life
Fleming County Work Ready Committee stated their mission is to partner with economic developers, education, workforce boards and community and business leaders to facilitate positive solutions for workplace issues and to improve the economic well-being for Fleming County and the region. Fleming County was awarded the Work ready Certificate in 2015 after the initial application. We were the first county that was awarded this designation on its first try. This committee prepared a se
Author: Donna Fryman
Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life
The life of the high school senior is full of “adult” decisions: selecting a college, picking a major, choosing a career path, and moving out! Although today’s adolescents are technologically advanced compared to prior generations, they sometimes lack basic practical living skills. After being approached by school officials with this very same concern, the Family Consumer Science Agent and 4-H Youth Development Agent decided a crash course was needed. The Adulting 10
