Extension
It Starts With Us
Community and Economic Development
Community and Economic Development
Doggett, Lindsay, Dockery, Wells
Beef
Home & Consumer Horticulture
Business Retention and Expansion
Facilitation Training
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
