Extension
It Starts With Us
Leadership and Community Development
Growing Grayson County through Rural, Youth, and Community Development
Natalie Taul, Kindra Jones, Whitney Carman
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Master Gardener
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
Developing effective leaders is critical for the future of Grayson County. Grayson County Cooperative Extension Service has had a strong history of working with the community partners to increase sustainability of the community, strengthen families, and encourage youth. Leadership breeds ownership in the community and having strong leaders helps identify needs and encourage growth. Training, retaining, and recruiting high quality adult and youth volunteers is essential to community development
Community will be equipped with competent, effective leaders that will engage others to initiate projects.
Graduates in formal leadership roles increase their involvement and help put skills into practice by becoming more engaged in the community.
Increase knowledge of effective leadership skills that will enhance the leadership skills of youth and adults.
Initial Outcome: Increase knowledge of effective leadership skills that will enhance the leadership skills of youth and adults.
Indicator: Number of people who have reported and increase in confidence in their leadership ability or capacity.
Method: Observations, program evaluations, and surveys
Timeline: 2017
Intermediate Outcome: Graduates in formal leadership roles increase their involvement and help put skills into practice by becoming more engaged in the community.
Indicator: Number of people who have reported new leadership opportunities
Method: Observations, program evaluations, and surveys
Timeline: spring and fall 2017
Long-term Outcome: Community will be equipped with competent, effective leaders that will engage others to initiate projects.
Indicator: Number of people who have taken on role of facilitator or leader in Extension or Community
Method: Observations, program evaluations, and surveys.
Timeline: summer 2017
Audience: Homemaker Association
Project/Activity: Homemaker leader trainings, officer and chairman training, other leadership trainings, council meetings/committees
Content/Curriculum: KEHA lessons, KELD
Inputs: Agents, KEHA, materials, etc.
Date: Monthly
Audience: General public, Chamber members, Extension volunteers
Project/Activity: KELD trainings
Content/Curriculum: KELD section 1, 2, and 3
Inputs: Volunteers, paid staff, Extension facilities,
Date: spring, fall
Audience: homeowners, gardeners
Project/Activity: Master Gardeners of Grayson County
Content/Curriculum: Master Gardener Manual
Inputs: volunteers, extension personnel, UK pubs, extension resources
Date: Fall
Audience: extension volunteers, farmers, community leaders
Project/Activity: Agriculture Advisory Council, FCS Council, 4H Council
Content/Curriculum: local agriculture issues, youth issues, family/nutrition issues
Inputs: community partners, extension personnel, farmers, extension resources, local businesses and leaders
Date: quarterly or bi yearly
Audience: extension volunteers, community leaders
Project/Activity: County Extension Council
Content/Curriculum: extension related topics and issues, leadership curriculum
Inputs: council members, community partners, extension agents, facilities.
Date: quarterly
Author: Kindra Jones
Major Program: Community Engagement
In 2015, the Grayson County Extension Agents and the Grayson County Extension Council started the Extension Family Farm Fest to provide opportunities to families in the community to experience agricultural activities. From picking and painting their own pumpkins and petting friendly farm animals to community services providing information at booths and door prize drawings; families and youth have been able to get a firsthand experience with some of the agriculture in the county. The continuing s
