Extension
It Starts With Us
Teaching families and youth to budget and spend money wisely
Securing Financial Stability
Danielle Barrett, Renata Farmer, Wayne Kirby
Securing Financial Stability (general)
4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Core Curriculum
Money Habitudes
Real Skills for Everyday Life
Kentucky consistently lags behind other areas of the United States in household income indicators, including personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment and revolving debt loads. In Knox County, the poverty rate in 2009 was 37.7 percent according to the Southern Rural Development center. The Knox County Cooperative Extension Council identified this situation as a concern for our community.
*Number of clientele reporting improved family financial stability and economic well-being.
*Individuals and families are increasing their income as well as maximizing income resources consumption.
*Improve the quality of life for Knox County residents resulting in stronger families.
Number of people who:
-adopt short, mid and long term financial planning strategies.
-improve employability through practical living skills and continued education practices.
-demonstrate practical living skills related to economic or enterprise development, as well as seeking to ascertain advance education credentials.
-practice one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings or investments.
*Teenagers and adults will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available financial and non-financial resources.
*Change knowledge, opinions, skills and attitudes to improve employability through practical living skills and continued education practices.
*Increase financial literacy related to savings and investments.
Initial Outcome: Families will learn to recognize where their money goes and identify needed areas or change.
Indicator: Families will create a budget and identify ways to increase savings and decrease spending.
Method: Information will be gathered through surveys/pre-post tests and individual testimonials.
Timeline: Program and evaluation will be conducted throughout the year 2019
Intermediate Outcome: Families will save money
Indicator: Establishment of savings accounts/increase in present saving plans.
Method: Information will be gathered through surveys/pre-post tests and individual testimonials.
Timeline: Program and evaluation will be conducted throughout the year2019-2020
Long-Term Outcome: Decrease in the poverty rate/unemployment rate
Indicator: Families increasing savings based on employment.
Method: U.S. Census Bureau and other federal statistics for Knox County
Timeline: 2019-2021
Audience: General public; farm families; NEP clients; Homemakers; Youth
Project or Activity: MoneyWise Newsletter
Content or Curriculum: Managing in Tough Times Initiative
Inputs: Extension Agents, program assistants, volunteers. Kentucky CES publications and resources
Date: Sent throughout the year to FRC/Homemakers/Farm
Audience/4-H Parents/General Public
Project or Activity: Economic-Related PSA’s
Content or Curriculum: Managing in Tough Times Initiative, UK Agent Exclusives
Inputs: Extension Agents, local radio stations and Local newspapers
Date: Monthly throughout year
Project or Activity: 4-H Dollars and Sense
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Extension Agents, FRC, Program Assistants, Teachers, Volunteers
Date: Spring 2020
Project or Activity: 4-H Reality Store
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Extension Agents, FRC, Program Assistants, Teachers
Date: Throughout 2019-2020
Project or Activity: Steps to Health Wealth
Content or Curriculum: FCS Curriculum, 4-H curriculum
Inputs: Extension Agents, Local resources
Date: Throughout year 2019-2020
Project or Activity: Piggy Bank Design Contest with KY Saves
Content: FCS/ MITT initiative
Inputs: Extension Agents, Teachers, Local resources
Date: Dec/Jan 20
Author: Renata Farmer
Major Program: 4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum
A recent study by AIPCA revealed that only 13 percent of parents talk to their children about money matters regularly. 3 out of 10 parents never talk about money at all with their children. According to the study, parents are more likely to talk about good manners or about the dangers of drugs and alcohol more than they are about financial literacy. The Knox County 4-H program responded to requests by teachers for financial literacy/work-force prep programs by collaborating with the
