Estill County CES

Title:

Career exploration

MAP:

Economic Advancement

Agents Involved:

Eric Baker, 4-H agent

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

4-H Communications and Expressive Arts Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Farm Management

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Business Retention and Expansion

Situation:

Estill County is part of the area know as the Eastern Kentucky Coal fields. An economically depressed area with a major "brain drain" of youth who choose to leave the county due to lack of opportunities. This has lead to a shrinking population, stagnant wages, and a retraction in the local economy. During open meetings to generate a list of issues facing Estill County the need for career exploration and workforce readiness was included more often than not.

Long-Term Outcomes:

For youth and adults to find or create careers in Estill County to grow and diversify the local economy.

Intermediate Outcomes:

1. For youth to start small businesses based on skills learned from extension programs

2. For community members to develop strategies for attracting new businesses to Estill County.

3. For youth and adults to work together to take control of the local economy

Initial Outcomes:

For youth to learn skills they can use to start business
For youth to participate in the APES Program
For youth to participate in the MANNERS program
For adults to learn sound business strategies
For farmers to develop additional income based on products produced locally.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: For youth to learn skills they can use to start business
Indicator: Increased knowledge
Method: Survey
Timeline: one year

Intermediate Outcome: For youth to start small businesses based on skills learned from extension programs
Indicator: Business launching
Method: Interview
Timeline: 3-4 years

Long-term Outcome: For youth and adults to find or create careers in Estill County to grow and diversify the local economy.
Indicator: growth in number of jobs and type of jobs
Method: statistics
Timeline: 10 years

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth/ Cattlemen
Project or Activity: Farm Tours
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Ag.
Date: Fall/spring

Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Ag Career and College day
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Ag.
Date: Fall



Audience: Homemakers/community members
Project or Activity: Business classes
Content or Curriculum: Local Econ.
Date: Spring

Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: APES
Content or Curriculum: APES
Date: Winter


Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Manners
Content or Curriculum: Manners
Date: Winter


Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Dollars and Since
Content or Curriculum: 4-H FCS
Date: Winter


Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Speeches and Demos
Content or Curriculum: Communications
Date: Spring


Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Expressive Arts Troupe
Content or Curriculum: Communications
Date: all year