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McLean County CES

Title:
Nurturing families in McLean County
MAP:
Building strengths in families and individuals
Agents Involved:
Amanda Dame
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Nurturing Parenting
Situation:

Healthy couple and parenting relationships and resulting family stability benefit the well-being of adults and children. Co-habiting, same-sex, divorced, widowed and single households are the new majority. Children who live absent from their biological fathers are two to three times more likely to be poor, to experience educational, health, emotional and behavioral problems than their peers who live with their married, biological (or adoptive) parents. According to American Community Survey, in McLean County 22.4 % (+/- 5.7) family households with children were below the poverty level between the years of 2009-2013. Furthermore, 128 (+/-75) grandparents in McLean County have responsibilities or live with their grandchildren. Children who start kindergarten with delayed development and fewer assets are by far more likely to repeat grades, get tracked into lower-tier classes and drop out of high school than more advantaged children. More than half of Kentucky’s 56 judicial circuits have some form of mandated divorce education; more such education is needed.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:



Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome: Long-term

Indicator: McLean County parents/guardians built and improved their parenting leadership skills.

Method: Follow up surveys and county statists

Timeline: 3-4 years


Outcome: Intermediate

Indicator: An increase in the number of people who report serving healthy snacks and meals. 

Method: Follow up surveys, observation, self-report, and group discussions. 

Timeline- 1-2 years


Outcome: Intermediate

Indicator: An increase in the number of people who report setting family rules, routines, and limit screen time. Also, identify realistic expectations for their children’s tasks. 

Method: Follow up surveys, observation, self-report, and group discussions.

Timeline: 1-2 years

 

Outcome: Initial 

Indicator: Commits to set family rules regarding eating together, limiting screen time, active play and exercise, set routines. 

Method: group discussion, evaluations, and self-report. 

Timeline: 3-6 weeks


Outcomes: Initial 

Indicator: Individuals identify the importance of spending time together as a families to teaching life skills/heritage skills. 

Method: group discussion, evaluations, and self-report. Increase in the number of open home department/ 4-H youth festival entries increase. 

Timeline: 3-6 weeks


Learning Opportunities:


Audience: McLean County Citizens 

    Project or Activity: Workshops/ sessions around the community 

    Content or Curriculum: Birds of Kentucky 

 Inputs: Extension, Specialist, Family Resource, schools, and head start/kindergarten teachers. 

    Date: September 2020


Audience: McLean County Families

Project or Activity: Cook Together, Eat Together

Content or Curriculum: SNAP ED- Cook Together, Eat Together 

Inputs: Extension/ SNAP resources, McLean County Family Resource Center 

Dates: August to September 2019



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