Life Skills DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Lincoln County CES

Title:
Life Skills Development
MAP:
Strengthening Indviduals & Families
Agents Involved:
Courtney Brock, Rita Stewart
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Embracing Life as We Age (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Securing Financial Stability (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
4-H Youth Development Programming
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
4-H Health Core Curriculum
Situation:

With the continued struggles in the economy, it is becoming increasingly important that community members develop important life skills that will help them become more educated, contributing members of society. Kentucky consistently lags behind other areas of the U.S. in household income indicators, including personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment line, and unemployment and revolving debt loads. Schools are putting less emphasis on important life skills as they strive to meet state academic expectations. Youth also receive less training in basic home and consumer skills at home since many live in households where both parent/guardians work. According to the 2010 Census, of families in Lincoln County with their own children, 17.8 percent are single-parent families. In 2013, the median household income in Lincoln County was $35,092.14.87% of the county’s population is age 65 and older. It is imperative that we help individuals manage the challenges and discover the positive aspects of life transitions and growing older. It is also imperative that we empower individuals and families to secure and manage their basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter; and articulate and apply smart financial behaviors related to goal setting, budgeting, analysis of credit and contracts, risk management, saving and investing, and use of financial services.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Families will become more self-sufficient. Youth and adults will utilize various skills to increase self-worth and self-esteem, to manage resources efficiently, and to improve their economic situation. This could include better jobs, better investments and savings, better more independent aging, overall improved economic well-being, and a more secure, stable home environment and quality of live--resulting in stronger families.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth, families, and adults will improve communication, financial management, social interaction and decision-making skills in order to become strengthen their family situation. Individuals will adopt short, mid, and long-term financial planning strategies and will practice one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings or investments. Life skills attained will prepare youth, families and adults to meet the challenges of everyday life

Initial Outcomes:

Families and individuals will learn life skills that are necessary to maintaining and improving their household situation. They will be capable of locating local resources and how to use them while also improving social interaction skills. Participants will increase financial literacy related to savings and investments. They will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available financial and non-financial resources. Youth will demonstrate mastery of basic life skills such as food preparation, public speaking, budgeting, resume-building and providing childcare

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Families and individuals will learn life skills that are necessary to maintaining and improving their household situation, including budgeting, resource management, and healthy independent aging.

Indicator: Youth and adults will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing financial and non-financial resources and healthy independent aging.

Method: Program evaluations

Timeline: Continuous


Intermediate Outcome: Youth, families, and adults will utilize communication, financial management, social interaction and decision-making skills in order to better strengthen their family situation.

Indicator: Number of students and/or adults reporting personal changes as a result of Extension programming

Method: Program evaluations and case histories

Timeline: Spring


Intermediate Outcome: Individuals will adopt short, mid, and long-term financial planning strategies and will practice one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings or investments.

Indicator: 50% of program participants report aspirations to change at least one resource, management, or behavior resulting in increased savings or investments as a result of Extension program(s)

Method: Evaluation

Timeline: End of program evaluation; follow-up with evaluation six months to one year from program end (only used with select programs)


Long-Term Outcome: Youth and adults will utilize various skills to increase self-worth and self-esteem, to manage resources efficiently, and to improve their economic situation.

Indicator: Youth use skills learned in 4-H programs to obtain employment.

Method: Surveys, case histories, evaluations.

Timeline: 3-5 years

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 6th Graders

Activity: 4-H Dollars & Sense

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum and local business and community leaders

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, volunteer leaders, local schools, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals, Lincoln County Schools.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary).

Date: Spring


Audience: 3rd – 12th grade

Activity: 4-H Robotics Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum and local business and community leaders

Inputs: Volunteer leaders, local schools, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals, Lincoln County Schools.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary).

Date: September – May


Audience: 3rd – 12th grade

Activity: 4-H Drama Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum and local business and community leaders

Inputs: Volunteer leaders, local schools, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals, Lincoln County Schools.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary).

Date: September – May


Audience: County Youth

Activity: 4-H Camp and Cloverbud Camp

Content or Curriculum: 4-H curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Summer


Audience: 8th Graders

Activity: 4-H Reality Stores

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum and local business and community leaders

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Spring


Audience: Youth ages 9 and up

Activity: 4-H Communications Events

Content or Curriculum: 4-H curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: all year


Audience: Youth

Activity: 4-H Project Workshops

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: all year


Audience: Youth

Activity: 4-H Day Camps

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Summer


Audience: 4-H Teen Club

Activity: 4-H International Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H'ers and families in other states

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Summer


Audience: Youth

Activity: 4-H Club Meetings, classroom and community clubs

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Continuous throughout year


Audience: General Public

Activity: Newsletters

Content or Curriculum: Current 4-H, FCS & Ag information

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Quarterly


Audience: General Public

Activity: Radio Programs and Social Media Efforts

Content or Curriculum: Current 4-H, FCS & Ag information

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Daily


Audience: General Public

Activity: Quilting Workshops/Retreat/Lock-in

Content: FCS Publications

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: All Year


Audience: General Public

Activity: Beginning Quilting Workshop

Content: FCS Publications

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: July


Audience: General Public

Activity: Small Steps to Health and Wealth (online challenge)

Content: FCS Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Dates: Winter


Audience: Youth

Activity: 4-H Shooting Sports

Content or Curriculum: Certified Leaders and 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Continuous throughout year


Audience: General Public, Extension Homemakers

Activity: Scams Educational Program

Content or Curriculum: Money Habitudes Cards/Curriculum, FCS Publications

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, Lincoln County Public Library,

livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Fall


Audience: General Public, Limited Resource Families

Activity: Stretching Your Holiday Dollar

Content or Curriculum: FCS Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, Lincoln County Public Library,

livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Fall


Audience: General Public

Activity: Managing in Tough Times "Bits and Tips" -- Web and SocialMedia Effort

Content or Curriculum: MITT: Moneywise Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, Lincoln County Public Library,

livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Throughout the year


Audience:  General Public

Activity:  Alzheimers Disease or other Dementia Programs

Content or Cirriculum:  Uk Publications and other Community Resource Materials

Inputs: Health Dept, Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in  Stanford and Danville, Kentucky Cancer Program, American Cancer Society,  local doctors’ offices, Kentucky State University, home health  agencies, Lincoln County Senior Citizens Center, Elementary Schools,  Lincoln County Public Library, Family and Youth Service Centers, Lincoln  County School System, Community Leaders.

Date:  All Year as requested


Audience: General Public/Extension Homemakers

Activity: Planning Your Digital Estate

Content or Curriculum: FCS information

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: February


Audience: General Public

Activity: Budgeting and Resource Management

Content or Curriculum: FCS Curriculum

Inputs: Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association, livestock leaders, volunteer leaders, local schools, Lincoln County Fair Board, Vo-Ag Program, Farm Bureau, Early Childhood and Head Start Programs, physical therapy offices, Family Resource Centers, Youth Service Center, local businesses, hospitals.

Facilities used will include the Lincoln County Extension Office, Lincoln County Schools (high, middle, and elementary), local doctors’ offices, local businesses, various other community agencies, and fairgrounds.

Date: Spring





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