Community and Economic DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Fayette County CES

Title:
Community and Economic Development
MAP:
Community and Economic Development
Agents Involved:
Doggett, Lindsay, Dockery, Wells
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Beef
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Home & Consumer Horticulture
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Business Retention and Expansion
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Facilitation Training
Situation:

Fayette County experienced a decline in job growth of .67 so with this comes the challenges of consistently restructuring or the existing community and economic idea to sustain growth outside of the changing population. The issues of available work, housing, resources, and the Fayette county is projected to have a 32.7 percent job growth. To combat those issues, the Cooperative Extension Service wil examine programs within the realm of workforce preparation, fostering entrepreneurial development, agriculture sustainability and expansion, decreasing barriers for the implementation of new business, seeking out new business solutions to the current economic issues, community involvement, and examining new and creative ways to develop a sense of community.


Long-Term Outcomes:

Improve the economic situation and build a greater sense of community in Fayette County

1) Youth and Adults will become more motivated to succeed.

2) Youth and Adults will develop skill to improve quality of life.

3) Families will learn to become better support systems.

4) Youth and Adults will make safer lifestyle choices.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Residents will increase practices related to Community and Economic Development by increased participation in job preparedness programs, involvement in local community events, developing new jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities, attaining and practicing current job search strategies, and adopting fiscally responsible behaviors.

Initial Outcomes:

Change Knowledge, Opinions, Skills, and / or aspirations in understanding of issues related to local foods, individual and market gardening, nutrition based on local food access, farmer's markets and preserve and enhance farm income.

Evaluation:

Long-Term Outcome: Improve the economic situation and build a greater sense of community in Fayette County

Indicator: Improved fiscal situation, decrease in joblessness, increase in small business creation, continued advancement in agricultural practices and opportunities, increased local involvement by residents and community members

Method: local, state, and federal agency reporting, attendance in related programming,

Timeline: on-going


Intermediate Outcome: Residents will increase practices related to Community and Economic Development by increased participation in job preparedness programs, involvement in local community events, developing new jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities, and adopting fiscally responsible behaviors.

Indicator: Improved fiscal situation, decrease in joblessness, increase in small business creation, continued advancement in agricultural practices and opportunities, increased local involvement by residents and community members

Method: local, state, and federal agency reporting, attendance in related programming, youth involved in job prep. activities,

Timeline: On-Going


Initial Outcome: Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and / or aspirations in understanding of issues related to local community needs.

Indicator: increased demand for educational programming related to community and economic development

Method: program evaluation or survey

Timeline: On-Going

Initial Outcome: Change in Knowledge, Opinions, Skills, and/or aspirations in understanding of issues related to enhanced Life Skills

Indicator: Requests for programming

Method: Program survey and attendance

Timeline: On-going


Intermediate Outcome: Increase in practices related to enhanced life skills

Indicator: Measurable and observable lifestyle changes

Method: Program survey, local agency or government reporting, increase in program attendance

Timeline: on-going


Long-term Outcome: Improved quality of life

Indicator: Measurable and observable lifestyle changes

Method: Local governmental and agency reporting, program survey

Timeline: On-going


Learning Opportunities:

Audience:Community residents

Project or Activity: Master gardener projects related to food production

Content or Curriculum: Publications

Inputs:volunteers, specialists, county agents

Date: Ongoing


Audience:Community residents

Project or Activity: Growing Community program

Content or Curriculum: ID-128

Inputs:Volunteers, collaborating agencies, LFUCG, County agents

Date: Annually in May


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Farmer's Market/Plate it Up

Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up, KY Department of Ag

Inputs: Cooperative Extension Agent, specialists, KDA, Lexington Farmer's Market

Date: On-going


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Phone calls, e-mails, and office visit customer service opportunities

Content or Curriculum: Available resources through CES publications, specialists, and listed curricula

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents, Program Assistants, Specialists, Volunteers, Kentucky CES publications; local, state, and federal agencies.

Date: On-Going


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: High School Financial Planning

Content or Curriculum: 4H High School financial planning curriculum

Inputs: Kentucky cooperative Extension Service Agents, Program Assistants

Date: on-going


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: 4H Reality Store

Content or curriculum: 4H reality store curriculum

Inputs: Kentucky cooperative Extension Service Agents, program assistants, volunteers

Date: on-going


Audience: Youth

Project or activity: Dollars and Sense

Content or curriculum: 4H Dollars and Sense curriculum

Inputs: Program Assistants, Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents, volunteers

Date: on-going


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Babysitting Clinic

Content or curriculum: 4H Babysitter Curriculum

Inputs: 4H Agent and Program Assistants

Date: on-going


Audience: General Public

Project or Activity: Job Club

Content or curriculum: Money Smart; UK Career Service Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agent; UK Alumni Career Development;

Date: January - December


Audience: Adult, Teens & Youth

Activity: Media

Curriculum: Radio, TV, Newspaper, Newsletters.

Date: On-going


Audience: Adult

Activity: Farm Field Day

Curriculum: Food, Farm, Fun., Farm Field Day and programs related to decision making, budgeting and planning

Curriculum: CES Specialist, CES Publications, Volunteers.

Date: Fall


Audience: Adult

Activity: CPH Sales, Blue Ribbon Heifer sales.

Curriculum: Marketing Livestock and all commodities. Increase Farm Income.

Date: On-going


Audience: Adults

Activity: Pasture Please, Farm and Facilities Expo, Horse College.

Curriculum: CES Specialist, CES Publications, Members of Equine Community.

Date: On-going


Audience: Agriculture Producers

Activity: Master Cattleman's,Master marketer, Master Stocker, KY. Beef Conference, Ky. Stocker conference, Pasture Conference, Alfalfa Conference, Ky. Farm Start.

Curriculum: CES Specialist, CES Publications & Trainings, Update Trainings & certifications.

Date: On-Going


Audience: Agriculture community

Activity: Agriculture development Program, PDR Program

Curriculum; Assist current program and increase farm income.

Inputs: Ag. Development Board, Fayette County Conservation District, Governors Office of Ag Policy.

Date: On-Going


Audience: Adults and Families

Project: Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Record keeping

Curriculum: Estate Planning Workshop, Financial Management Seminars, Record Keeping.

Dates: On-going

Audience: Community residents

Project or Activity: Master gardener projects related to food production

Content or Curriculum: Publications

Inputs: volunteers, specialists, county agents

Date: On-going


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Job Club Workforce Development

Content or Curriculum: FCS Managing in Tough Times; Publications; Career Development curriculum

Inputs: KY Cooperative Extension Agents, specialists; UK Career Development

Date: On-going


Audience: Community residents

Project or Activity: Growing Community program

Content or Curriculum: ID-128

Inputs: Volunteers, collaborating agencies, LFUCG, County agents

Date: Annually in May


Audience: Adults

Project or Activity: Plate It up

Content or Curriculum: Plate It Up Kentucky Proud, Dept. of Agriculture

Inputs: Cooperative Extension Agents, specialists, KDA, Farmer's markets

Date: On-going


Audience: Adults, Teens and Youth

Project or Activity: Phone calls, e-mails, and office visit customer service opportunities

Content or Curriculum: Available resources through CES publications, specialists, and listed curricula

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents, Program Assistants, Specialists, Volunteers, Kentucky CES publications; local, state, and federal agencies

Date: On-going


Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Babysitting Clinic

Content or Curriculum: 4H Babysitting curriculum

Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents, program assistants, volunteers

Date: on-going


Audience: Adults & Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Clover Buds Club

Content or Curriculum: 4-H programming for K-3 grades students and families

Inputs: 4-H Agent, volunteers

Date: monthly & as requested


Audience: Teens & Middle School Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Programming

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Leadership curriculum, learning experiences (i.e. Teen Conference, Issues, District Teen meetings/events

Inputs: 4-H Agent, volunteers

Date: monthly & as scheduled by district and state event contacts


Audience: Teens & Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Cooking Club(s)

Content or Curriculum: 4-H foods curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, volunteers

Date: monthly & as requested


Audience: Teens

Project or Activity: MITT (Managing In Tough Times)

Content or Curriculum: MITT materials

Inputs: 4-H Agent, program assistant, volunteers

Date: as requested


Audience: Adults and Youth

Project or Activity: Clothing construction and instruction/4-H Sewing Club

Content or Curriculum: CEs Publications

Inputs: FCS Agents, 4-H Agent, Master Clothing volunteers

Date: on going










Success Stories

Job Club is a Community Resource

Author: Diana Doggett

Major Program: Securing Financial Stability (general)

To address the issue of unemployment and underemployment, the Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service collaborated with the University of Kentucky (UK) Alumni Association and UK Human Resources to initiate the Central Kentucky Job Club in 2013. The purpose of the Job Club is to provide a positive environment for motivated job seekers to meet, connect, share and learn.  Job Club partners also partner with 300+ local businesses, Lexington Chamber of Commerce, local unemployment services

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Distrist Hemp Meeting

Author: Beau Neal

Major Program: Farm Management

With the explosive interest in hemp production the last couple years, education on the various issues regarding it seemed to lagging behind.  There was a demand for a general hemp informational meeting for growers to get an idea of what it takes to actually produce the crop itself. Topics covered were Regulatory and Field Testing, Production Systems, Site Selection and Soils, Budgets and Risk Management, Cultivar Information, Fertility, Planting, Pest Risks and Management, Harvest, Harvest

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