Empowering and Developing Future LeadersPlan of Work

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Grant County CES

Title:
Empowering and Developing Future Leaders
MAP:
Empowering Citizens
Agents Involved:
Price, Fowler, Ammerman
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Empowering Community Leaders (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Master Gardener
Situation:

Building the capacity of volunteer leaders within counties is critical for the sustainability of a community infrastructure that supports long term commitment to strengthen communities. Community volunteers who share their expertise, and volunteer time with youth, families, and individuals in their community. Through the efforts of Grant County Cooperative Extension and volunteers local citizens can become engaged, educated and empowered to understand community issues and take ownership of implementing local solutions.

Long-Term Outcomes:

•Kentucky communities’ health and economy are strengthened through strong local organizational leadership

•Community problems are solved through active engaged local leaders.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Increase in number of people who:

•Practice personal leadership skills in clubs, schools and community outreach.

•Improved skills in communication, problem solving, or group process in addressing organizational issues and needs.

•Apply skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement solutions for community problem

Initial Outcomes:

•Kentuckians increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership.

•Increase in knowledge and skills in organizational leadership.

•Kentuckians increase knowledge and skills in community leadership.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Knowledge Gained

Indicator: Potential leaders show increase in knowledge and skills in organizational leadership.

Method: Written or Oral Evaluation, Pre and Post Test

Timeline: Immediate


Intermediate Outcome: Behavior Change

Indicator: Apply learned skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement solutions for community problem

Method: Oral and Written Evaluations, Pre and Post Tests.

Timeline: 1-3 Years


Long-term Outcome: Changes in the community involvement of Grant County residents

Indicator: Community problems are solved through active engaged local leaders.

Method: Noticeable changes in census data, health organizations data, and policy changes that promote healthy lifestyles.

Timeline: 10 years


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Farm Management Foundations

Content or Curriculum: UK Ag Econ

Inputs: Agents and specialists

Date: Sept 2018


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Boot Camp

Content or Curriculum: Boot Camp classes

Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools

Date: Sept 2018- April 2019


Audience: 4 & 5 Grade Students

Project or Activity: 4-H Speech & Demonstration

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Speech & Demonstration

Inputs: Agent, assistants, volunteers, schools and students

Date: Sept 2018 – April 2019


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Summer Camp

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Summer Camp

Inputs: Agents, Schools, Camp Staff, UK 4-H Summer Camp

Date: July 2019


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Taking Care of Business Club

Content or Curriculum: UK

Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools

Date: Sept 2018- April 2019


Audience: 4 & 5 Grade Students

Project or Activity: GC Elementary Leadership Club

Content or Curriculum: Building a butterfly garden

Inputs: Agent, assistants, volunteers, schools and students

Date: Sept 2018 – April 2019


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Drawing Club

Content or Curriculum: 4-H

Inputs: Agents and volunteers

Date: Spring 2019


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Visual Arts club

Content or Curriculum: 4-H

Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools

Date: Sept 2018- April 2019


Audience: Children 5-9

Project or Activity: 4-H Cloverbuds

Content or Curriculum: 4-H

Inputs: Agent, assistants, volunteers, schools and students

Date: Sept 2018 – April 2019


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Sewing

Content or Curriculum: No Sew and Sewing clubs

Inputs: Agents and Master Clothing volunteers

Date: Spring 2019


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Country Ham speeches

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Country Ham

Inputs: Agent, volunteers and Schools

Date: Sept 2018- April 2019


Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: Grant County Homemaker Clubs

Content or Curriculum: KEHA

Inputs: Agents, volunteers, and homemakers

Date: September 2018-June 2019


Audience: Master Clothing Volunteers

Project or Activity: Master Clothing Volunteers

Content or Curriculum: MCV

Inputs: Agents, specialists, volunteers

Date: June 2018-July 2019




Success Stories

Cooking with Robotics

Author: Lamar Fowler

Major Program: Science, Engineering and Technology 4-H Core Curriculum

Cooking with Robotics

What do you get when you mix kids that love cooking with kids that love robotics? Cooking with Robotics is the answer. Thanks to a grant from Toyota Motor North America we have started this club. The goals are to provide dehydrated fruit to the Free Kitchen here in Grant County to help those in need and to help youth improve the communication skills of speaking and listening. So far we have used readily available kitchen utensils to prepare fruit for dehydration to understand the needed pre

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4-H Boot Camp

Author: Lamar Fowler

Major Program: Health 4-H Core Curriculum

4-H Boot Camp

According to Childventures.com, “Respect is one of the most important virtues a child can have. Teaching your child how to respect others will ensure they develop positive relationships with their family, friends and teachers throughout their life.”  In 4-H Boot Camp, we instill the Seven Core Values of the Army into each youth participant.  Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage.  The 4-H program, as a whole, has the same value

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4-H Summer Camp

Author: Lamar Fowler

Major Program: Summer Residential Camps

4-H Summer Camp

Every summer, youth from Grant County attend summer camp at North Central 4-H Camp. Our numbers continue to grow as more and more families realize the magic of    4-H Summer Camp. If your child has never been to camp, you may be wondering how to take advantage of this social phenomenon.Why is camp so important?  When talking with campers, parents, and camp staff, there are common themes that continually come up when talking about the benefits of summer camp.  Summer camp is a

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MyPI

Author: Lamar Fowler

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

MyPI

According to Shobha Bhaskar, MD, a pediatric hospitalist with St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine: “Teenagers are not only an extremely valuable resource of energy, good will and creativity, but also the key to our future. In a culture that is so wrapped around ‘wants’ and ‘achievements,’ it is easy for our teenagers to grow up without a sense of gratitude for what they have and empathy for the needs of the less fortunate a

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Grant County Homemakers Make an Impact

Author: Rachael Price

Major Program: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

Building the capacity of volunteer leaders within counties is critical for the sustainability of a community infrastructure that supports long-term commitment to strengthen families. To cultivate these leaders in Grant County, Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension is very active with the Grant County Homemakers, a division of the Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA).The Grant County Homemakers are one of the largest civic and volunteer organization in Grant County.   Cons

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