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Bullitt County CES

Title:
Community Leadership Development
MAP:
Community and Economic Development
Agents Involved:
Ruth Chowning, Darold Jay Akridge, Samantha Gamblin, David Littlejohn, Lorilee George
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Artistic Skill Development
Situation:
According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, about 62.6 million Americans, or 25.4 percent of the adult population, gave 7.7 billion hours of volunteer service worth $173 billion in 2013. This estimate helps acknowledge the millions of individuals who dedicate their time, talents, and energy to making a difference. It is very difficult to put a dollar value on volunteer time. Volunteers provide many intangibles that cannot be easily quantified. For example, volunteers demonstrate the amount of support an organization has within a community, provide work for short periods of time, and provide support on a wide range of projects. Bullitt County Extension Service depends upon volunteer leaders to assist in its goal of serving the community.
Creating a culture of giving back to their communities through leadership roles serves the multi-purpose process of personal empowerment, community development and helps to ensure a new generation of involved, volunteers. With increasing dropout rates and escalating poverty concerns, providing youth with these valuable skills and attitudes can break negative generational patterns and prepare youth to assume leadership roles today and tomorrow.
As volunteer leaders are equipped with new skills through personal development, the opportunity for organizations that are volunteer driven to become stronger will increase allowing them to better serve the needs of the people.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Program area councils and CEC members will take an active role in training of new members
Extension volunteers will take an active role in leadership of their program. Extension volunteer organizations will increase membership.
Council members become aware of Extension’s mission and come to rely on its resources to meet needs.
Community problems are solved through active engaged local leaders.
Extension will maintain its programs to serve the needs of the community.
Acquisition of life skills needed by young people to reach their full potential as individuals and as members of their communities
Intermediate Outcomes:
FCS Council will recruit and develop members
Homemakers will establish and conduct programs
Program area council and CEC members will assist in training and recruiting of new members
Practice personal leadership skills in clubs, schools and community organizations
Volunteer leaders will continue to assist Extension Service. More people become involved with programs’ goals.
More youth succeed in FFA competitions.
Youth gain confidence in leadership skills necessary to become competitive in the current job market.
Initial Outcomes:
KEHA new leaders increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership
KEHA and FCS Advisory Council members increase knowledge and skills in organizational leadership
Individuals seek to become more effective leaders.
Individuals are recognized for their commitment to volunteerism.
Youth serve in volunteer roles creating a sense of belonging.
Evaluation:

Intermediate Outcome: FCS Council will recruit and develop members

Indicator: number of new members on council

Method: roster and attendance

Timeline: June 2016- July 2017


Initial Outcome: new KEHA leaders will gain confidence and knowledge in personal leadership

Indicator: leaders will verbalize and demonstrate leadership of County program

Method: planning day, self report, number of leaders involved and observation

Timeline: July 2017, May 2018


Outcome: Number of youth and adults who demonstrate increased volunteerism

Indicator: Number of youth volunteers who participate in assisting ag programs.

Number of Volunteers who apply to serve in Ag Council.

Method: Numbers volunteering in programs compared to previous year. Agent’s observations

Timeline: July to June



Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: Kick-off for Homemaker year

Curriculum: KELD, UK/KEHA Leadership materials

Inputs: FCS Agent, FCS Asst., Volunteer Homemaker leaders

Date: August 2017


Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: Homemaker Bazaar

Content or Curriculum: KELD, KEHA programming

Inputs: FCS Agent, Hmkr leaders

Date: Nov 2017


Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: County Chairman events & Training

Curriculum: UK pubs, KEHA organizational guidelines, program of work,

Inputs: FCS Agent, Hmkr leaders

Date: July 2017- June 2018


Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: County Annual Day & State meeting

Curriculum: Leadership Dev & Organizational guidelines

Inputs: FCS Agents, UK & KEHA curriculum

Date: April 2018, May 2018


Audience: Louisville Area Homemakers

Project or Activity: Area Hmkr Councils

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs, Roberts Rules of Order

Inputs: Lou. Area FCS Agents, volunteer leaders

Date: July 2017- November 2018


Audience: Louisville Area Homemakers

Project or Activity: Area Annual Day

Curriculum: UK and KEHA organizational guidelines

Inputs: FCS Agents, UK & KEHA curriculum

Date: October 2017


Audience: FCS Council & members on CEC/DBd

Project or Activity: FCS Council meetings

Content or Curriculum: UK pubs, Roberts Rules of Order

Inputs: FCS Agent, volunteer leaders

Date: July 2017- June 2018


Audience: High School students

Project or Activity: Enhancing communication skills

Content or Curriculum: Youth exhibitors and speakers

Inputs: Youth Farm Field Day, Farm Safety Day, Ag Council , County Fair

Date: Spring


Audience: Elementary Students

Project or Activity: Communication skills

Content or Curriculum: Maintaining a garden journal

Inputs: School garden, journal, writing curriculum

Date: January through November


Audience: Public

Project or Activity: Marketing Extension to Community

Content or Curriculum: Open House

Inputs: District Board, CEC leaders, program leaders

Date: December 2017


Audience: recipients of program newsletters

Project or Activity: : Marketing Extension to Community

Content or Curriculum: monthly newsletter

Inputs: Current events and ag information

Date: monthly


Audience: Basket Weaving instructors

Project or Activity: Basket making

Content or Curriculum: Techniques of basket weaving

Inputs: Volunteers and various manuals

Date: Weekly except December


Audience: Volunteers

Project or Activity: How to conduct meetings

Content or Curriculum: Leadership and parliamentary procedure training

Inputs: CEC SEAL Materials

Date: When needed


Audience: General Population/ Homemakers/ Louisville Area Homemakers

Project or Activity: Area Homemaker Leader lesson/ leadership retreat

Content or Curriculum: Creative Stitchery and Leadership

Inputs: UK pub, leader lesson, FCS Agent, FCS Asst

Date: Spring 2018


Audience: Public

Project or Activity:  Community Leadership Development

Content or Curriculum:  Finding new leadership

Inputs:Volunteers

Date:August


Audience:Public, members of various agencies

Project or Activity:  Community Leadership Development

Content or Curriculum:  Importance of Cooperation between Farm Agencies in the County

Inputs:Members of various Farm Agencies

Date:August




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

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Author: Ruth Chowning

Major Program: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

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Author: Ruth Chowning

Major Program: Artistic Skill Development

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Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming

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