Washington County CES

Title:

Increasing life skills education for youth and families

MAP:

Creating and Enhancing Productive Life Skills

Agents Involved:

Roberta Hunt, Cabrina Buckman, Dennis Morgeson, Laura Brady, SNAP-Ed

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Relationship Smart Plus 3.0

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Food Preservation

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

Situation:

With the rapid changes in today's society, learning basic life skills is still as important as ever. Because of single parent households or both parents holding full time jobs, basic life skills are not consistently taught at home. Schools are also limited in the time allowed to teach life skills. Today, life choices are often based more on personal desires rather than factual information. The Cooperative Extension Service mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of KY citizens through non-formal education for the entire family.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Youth and adults will utilize public speaking skills gained through extension.
Youth will choose career paths through projects and programs conducted by extension.
Youth will gain and maintain employment through life skill development.
Families and individuals will make responsible and productive life choices that will contribute to home and family.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth will write and present a well constructed speech with confidence in front of multiple audiences.
Youth will set and achieve goals through a 4-H program.
Extension participants will apply skills learned through extension programming at home, work and in their communities.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth will learn skills needed to communicate with others.
Youth will learn and develop life skills through 4-H.
Extension participants will gain knowledge and skills through extension programming.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth will learn skills needed to communicate with others.
Indicator: Youth will report they successfully wrote a speech
Method: verbal and written evaluation
Timeline: spring

Intermediate Outcome: Youth will have the ability to communicate confidently in front of multiple audience
Indicator: Youth will present a speech with the Talk Meet
Method: score sheets
Timeline: spring

Long-term Outcome: Youth will utilize public speaking skills gained through Extension
Indicator: utilization of skills through school and community activities
Method: observation and survey
Timeline: continuous

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: youth and adult Extension clientele
Project or Activity: Talk Meet, food preservation classes, 4-H clothing and food projects, Relationship Smarts lessons, babysitting classes, money management classes, It's Your Reality, meal planning and preparation lessons, safety programming
Content or Curriculum: Extension curriculum
Inputs: Extension resources, community partners, volunteers, and participants
Date: continuous

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