Clark County CES

Title:

Targeting Life Skills and Family Lives

MAP:

Enriching Family Lives

Agents Involved:

David Davis, Jennifer Howard, Heather Cassill, Shannon Farrell, Clay Stamm

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Home & Consumer Horticulture

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Securing Financial Stability (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

Situation:

In the current economy, the security and management of basic human needs of food, clothing and shelter dominate the needs of families as they work to improve their lives. There are many skills necessary for individuals and families to acquire in order to strengthen their family life. By utilizing Extension programming individuals and families can build personal strengths and develops basic life skills such as cooking, sewing, food accessibility and financial management. Clark County Extension will promote programming such as Master Gardener, Character Education, financial education, Community Life skills, Farmers’ Market, home horticulture, summer youth enrichment activities so that families can develop strong values, make wise decisions and encourage a supportive environment.

Long-Term Outcomes:

-Improve quality of life for families
-Families are able to 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, and development of basic life skills.

Intermediate Outcomes:

-Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships
-Demonstrate basic life skills such as sewing, cooking, personal care
-Securing basic family needs

Initial Outcomes:

-Identify basic family needs
-Learn best practices related to self-control and positive interpersonal communication
-Increase in knowledge of basic life skills: sewing, cooking, personal care needs

Evaluation:

Outcome: Knowledge of basic life skills: sewing, cooking, personal care needs
Indicator: increase quality of work produced by individuals engaging in development of basic life skills needs: sewing, cooking
Method: Self-Evaluation and Danish Ribbon Results
Timeline: After Project Completion

Outcome: Self-control and positive interpersonal communication
Indicator: Increase of number of individuals indicating an increase in learning/developing skills in basic family needs best practices
Method: Reduction in repeat families in utilizing community needs services
Method: Survey of Participants
Timeline: Monthly Reports of Services Utilized

Outcome: Individuals gaining knowledge of how to plan and implement gardening budgets/purchasing best practices
Indicator: Increase in number of individuals utilizing budgets in home gardening
Method: Survey of Participants,
Timeline: Monthly, Annually

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 6th Grade Students
Project or Activity: 4-H Dollars and Sense
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Dollars and Sense
Inputs: Clark County 4-H, Public School, Community Volunteers and Agencies
Date: Spring 2017

Audience: 8th Grade Students
Project or Activity: 4-H It’s Your Reality
Content or Curriculum: 4-H It’s Your Reality
Inputs:Clark County 4-H Staff, Public School Staff, Community Volunteers and Agencies
Date: Fall 2016

Audience: 4-H Age Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Sewing
Content or Curriculum: KY 4-H Sewing Curriculum
Inputs: Clark County Cooperative Extension Facilities and Equipment, 4-H Staff, Master Clothing Volunteers, 4-H Volunteers
Date: 2016-17 program year

Audience: 4-H Character Education
Project or Activity: 4-H School Enrichment K-4th Grade
Content or Curriculum: Character Counts, Manners, Take a Stand
Inputs: Schools and 4-H Program Assistant
Date: 2016-17

Audience: Youth age 9-14 years old
Project or Activity: 4-H Summer Camp
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Content
Inputs: Clark County Extension Staff, 4-H Camp and Staff, 4-H Volunteers, Clark County 4-H Program Support/Materials
Date: Summer 2017

Audience: 4-H age youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking Club
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Approved Curriculum
Inputs: Clark County Cooperative Extension Facilities/Materials, 4-H Extension Staff, 4-H Volunteers
Date: 2016-17

Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Gardening Classes & Workshops
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications and Specialists
Inputs: Master Gardener Volunteers, Clark County CES Facilities, Community Garden Locations
Date: Spring, Summer, Fall 2016-17

Audience: Financial insecure individuals
Project or Activity:Community Life skills Workshop
Content or Curriculum:UK Curriculum
Inputs:Clark Co CEC facilities, staff, UK curriculum and resources
Date:monthly

Audience: 5-8 yr olds
Project or Activity: Cloverbud Club
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Content
Inputs: 4-H Extension Staff/Facilities/Materials, 4-H Volunteers
Date: 2016-17

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