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Bracken County CES

Title:
Family and Individual Well Being
MAP:
Enriching Family Lives
Agents Involved:
FCS
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Embracing Life as We Age (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Radon Module
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Mold and Moisture Module
Situation:

Healthy couple and parenting relationships and resulting family stability benefit the well-being of adults

and children. Co-habiting, same-sex, divorced, widowed and single households are the new majority. Stresses on

military families are more difficult and prolonged because of the demands on military personnel to serve multiple

deployments, frequently in combat zones. Children who live absent from their biological fathers are two to three

times more likely to be poor, to experience educational, health, emotional and behavioral problems than their peers

who live with their married, biological (or adoptive) parents. In 2009, 26 percent of Kentucky children lived in

poverty, ranking Kentucky 48th in the nation. Children who start kindergarten with delayed development and fewer

assets are by far more likely to repeat grades, get tracked into lower-tier classes and drop out of high school than

more advantaged children. More than half of Kentucky’s 56 judicial circuits have some form of mandated divorce

education; more such education is needed

Long-Term Outcomes:

Care for the physical and mental health and well-being of each individual over the long term

Build personal strengths and self-control, interpersonal communication, life skills including wise decision-making.

Reach out with empathy to people of diverse cultural, ethnic, racial groups and those experiencing severe stress

Foster the optimal development of children and youth

Practice parental leadership skills

Access community resources when needed

Become volunteers to make their community a better place to live for everyone.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Serve healthy snacks and meals

Set and used family rules, routines and limited screen time

Eat family meals four or more times a week

Reduced stress levels, make time for selves, and/or made wise decisions about money, time, etc.

Played with child daily

Report child’s developmental progress over time

Identify realistic expectations for child’s tasks

Report using preventive and positive discipline techniques in response to misbehavior, and setting and enforcing logical consequences

Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships

Accessed community agencies when needed

Engage in community activities

Initial Outcomes:

Intends to keep healthy snacks on hand

Commits to set family rules regarding eating together, limiting screen time, active play and exercise, set routines

Intends to manage stress; make time for self; listen, talk, bond with family

members; read with child daily; teach responsibility in use of money, time, etc.

Describes child’s developmental levels relative to averages

Verbalizes realistic behavior expectations

Lists developmentally appropriate playthings

Discusses discipline vs. punishment, and preventive and positive discipline techniques

Commits to using logical consequences for misbehavior

Intends to contact community agencies for assistance

Intends to participate in volunteer activities

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Participants attending programs have realistic expectations

Indicator: number of people reporting change in knowledge or skills

Method: program evaluation per attendees

Timeline:  2018-2019


Intermediate Outcome: Practice skills to maintain and strengthen relationships

Indicator: number of participants demonstrate informed decision making

Method: immediate program evaluation, word of mouth

Timeline: 2018-2019


Long-term Outcome: Care for the physical and mental health and well being of each individual over the long term

Indicator: Number of informed and effective decision making

Method: Program evaluation for short term and long term

Timeline: 2018-2019

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Seniors

Project or Activity: Monthly Lessons

Content or Curriculum: eXtension resources, Ky CES publications, Nurturing Parenting, Embracing Life as you Age

Inputs:FCS Agent

Date: Monthly 2018-2019


Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: Leader Trainings with CES publications

Content or Curriculum: Blue to You

Inputs: FCS Agents

Date: 2018-2019


Audience: Families

Project or Activity: Family Time, Baby Gala, Monthly Lessons

Content or Curriculum: Keys to Great Parenting

Inputs: FCS Agents

Date: 2018-2019


Audience:  4 & 5 graders

Project or Activity:  Self Esteem Afterschool Program

Content or Curriculum:  UK publications, 4-H Curriculum

Inputs: FCS, 4-H

Date:  Fall 2019






Success Stories

Safety Day

Author: Shannon Smith

Major Program: Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)

Often times, especially regarding children, we question whether accidents could have been prevented or not.  A child’s natural curiosity to explore and learn can make them vulnerable to avoidable outcomes. In order to educate children on these important topics, Safety Day 2019 was held.  The Bracken County Extension Office partnered with the Bracken County Conservation District and the Bracken County FFA to offer a Safety Day to local 5th graders in Bracken County. Other partners

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Hunters for the Hungry

Author: Shannon Smith

Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

Four years ago, the Bracken County Extension Service along with the Bracken County Wildlife Officer developed a program that encouraged hunters to harvest doe and bring them to the extension facility where volunteers could process them and send the meat to the UK Meat Lab.  There is would be inspected and process and packaged with the meat then returned to the county and distributed to needy families through our two food banks.  Each year the program has grown with the understanding of

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Resources for Grandparents

Author: Shannon Smith

Major Program: Grandparents and Grandchildren Together

Over 70,000 or 7% of Kentucky children live in households and are raised by their grandparent or close senior relative according to the AARP Foundation.  This is one of the highest rates in the nation.  No to mention, this figure does not include those situations that are unreported. A major reason why so many grandparents are raising young children is due to the child’s biological parent using drugs and/or alcohol resulting in their inability to parent a child.  Other reaso

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