Promoting Leadership, Civic Engagement, and Economic DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Greenup County CES

Title:
Promoting Leadership, Civic Engagement, and Economic Development
MAP:
Leadership, Civic Engagement, and Economic development
Agents Involved:
Hieneman, Pullin, Stephens, Boyd
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Master Gardener
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Volunteer Engagement in the Arts
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Situation:

Volunteers are critical to most communities in our society today. Many community organizations, causes and events rely on individuals who provide services without monetary compensation. This is especially true for the Greenup County Extension Service. Volunteerism is an activity or experience that not only contributes significantly to recipient organizations and the community, but also benefits the health and development of the individual volunteer. Volunteering has been found to improve leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, increase knowledge, and develop organizational and managerial skills.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Adults and youth will utilize the leadership skills gained through training and involvement in Extension programs to serve as leaders in 4-H, Extension, and outside organizations. Recruitment of new extension volunteers for program delivery.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Adults and Youth will engage in identifying community issues and needs to develop services to meet those needs. Citizens will use communication skills to effectively communicate with peers, family and community leaders. Adults and Youth will acquire leadership skills to teach and serve in leadership roles.

Initial Outcomes:

Adult and Youth will learn how to:

Identify community assets and develop a plan to affect community change.

Public speaking and communication skills.

Effective team management and teamwork practices.

Proper meeting format including Robert Rules of Order.

Evaluation:

Outcome: Initial

Indicator: Increase of Communication Day Participants, and an increase of volunteers on Extension Councils. Establish a Extension Marketing Committee.

Method: Review Sign-in sheets and registration from council meetings. Follow officer rotation protocol

Timeline: Ongoing through the 4 year Plan of Work




Outcome: Intermediate

Indicator: Increase in leadership roles and programs offered by Extension

Method: Have more volunteer lead council meetings and programs

Timeline: Ongoing through the 4 year Plan of Work




Outcome: Long-term

Indicator: Extension programs continue to see an increase in volunteer leadership.

Method: Program council meetings will focus on volunteer initiated programs.

Timeline: Ongoing through the 4 year Plan of Work

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Greenup County Citizens


Project or Activity: Continue to grow extension councils and volunteer led programs.

Content or Curriculum: Councils 101

Inputs: Agents, Volunteers

Date: Ongoing through the 4 year plan of work


Project or Activity: Team Building and Problem Solving

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communication Curriculum,  4-H Teen Programs

Inputs: Greenup County Staff, Teachers, 4-H Leaders

Date: Spring and Fall , 2018, 2019, 2020


Audience:  4-H Teens

Project or Activity:  Leadership oriented activities

Inputs:  Greenup County Staff, Youth, and Volunteers

Date:  Ongoing throughout the four year pland of work

Audience: Greenup County Master Gardeners


Project or Activity: Identify Beautification Projects

Content or Curriculum: Master Gardener Curriculum, Needs Assessments.

Inputs: Extension Agents and Specialists, Current Master Gardeners from Greenup and Boyd Counties

Date: Ongoing through the 4 Year plan of work


Audience: Greenup County Citizens


Project or Activity: Greenup County Homemakers

Content or Curriculum: KEHA Lessons

Inputs: Extension Agents and Specialists, Greenup County Library System, Intra Agency Council

Date: Ongoing through the 4 Year plan of work




Success Stories

Planting the Seed- Creating New Volunteers

Author: Linda Hieneman

Major Program: Empowering Community Leaders (general)

Volunteering in organizations is declining, especially in the Cooperative Extension Service.  This is largely due to our fast paced media driven lives.  The Greenup County Extension Agents would like to encourage volunteer training and recruitment beginning at an early age using 4-H Cloverbuds.  This group of 4-H’ers range in age from 5-8 years old. The goals and objectives are to help this age group develop self-esteem, social interacting skills and learning skills.Thi

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NEA Creative Placemaking Grant project

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking

As a UK Extension program affiliated with CEDIK, Greenup Arts’ programs: Breakfast With The Arts and All Eyes On Art are featured in the National Endowment for the Arts Toolkit project led by Dr. Jayoung Koo. The final product will be a research-based publication for Extension agents across the country who want to work in the area of arts and community development. A preliminary presentation was made at the NACDEP (National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals) Con

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