Community and Leadership DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Nicholas County CES

Title:
Community and Leadership Development
MAP:
Community and Leadership Development
Agents Involved:
Madison McAlmond and Lindsay Haynes
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Volunteer Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Community Leadership Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Facilitation Training
Situation:

Overall community sucess stems from strong and qualified leadership. As a result of the 2018 Community Needs Assessment, the top vitality issues in Nicholas County were identified as more qualified leaders to prepare the community for the future and more citizens helping to solve local issues.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Community issues are addressed and solved through active and engaged local leaders and citizens.

Intermediate Outcomes:
Citizens practice learned leadership skills in various organizations such as clubs, school, and community organizations

Citizens and leaders improve skills in communication, problem solving, and group situations to address community issues and needs.
Initial Outcomes:

Nicholas County citizens increase knowledge and gain skills in personal leadership.


Clubs and councils take part and increase skills in organizational leadership

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Nicholas County citizens increase knowledge and gain skills in personal leadership

Indicator: Clubs and councils take part in increased skills in organizational meetings

Method: Volunteering more often

Timeline: 2021-2025


Intermediate Outcome: Clubs and organizations are practicing organizational skills

Indicator: all clubs and organizations run smoothly using appropriate parliamentary procedures

Method: officers are elected to organizations and business is conducted efficiently

Timeline: 2021-2025


Long-term Outcome: Strong local organizational leadership

Indicator: clubs and organizations across the community increase active membership

Method: club enrollment and active participation

Timeline: 2021-2025

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Nicholas County Homemaker Council

Project or Activity: Area Leader Training, county officer training,

Content or Curriculum: Robert's Rules of Order, KEHA Handbook

Inputs: publications, guidelines, officer/chairperson descriptions, area and state officers

Date: 2021-2025


Audience: 4-H Council 

Project or Activity: County officer training, Voluntter Forum

Content or Curriculum: Roberts Rules, Councils 101

Inputs: publications, guidelines, officer/chairperson descriptions 

Date:2021-2025


Audience: Cattlemans Assocation

Project or Activity: County officer training, Volunteer Forum

Content or Curriculum: Roberts Rules of Order, Council's 101

Inputs: Publications, guidelines, officer/chairperson description

Date: 2021-2025



Success Stories

USDA Farmers to Families produce drop

Author: Lindsay Arthur

Major Program: Community Engagement

USDA Farmers to Families produce drop

On September 17th, 2020 Nicholas County received a shipment of over $70,000 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables to be distributed throughout the community provided by the USDA Farmers to Families program. This was made possible by the Nicholas County Judge Executives Office and Fiscal Court with numerous amounts of volunteers and community partners helping pass out the boxes the day of distribution. Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud recipes and materials accompanied the boxes with the help of the Nic

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