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Oldham County CES

Title:
Life Skills Development
MAP:
Life Skills Development
Agents Involved:
Kelly Woods, Traci Missun, Family Consumer Science Agent
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Family and Consumer Science
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Master Clothing Volunteer
Situation:

The ever changing landscape of the family unit requires an innovative approach to providing the basic needs families have as they navigate many new challenges.  The recent COVID Stay at Home Order left many families struggling to meet these needs.  Extension provides the opportunity for youth and families to develop vital life skills such as consumer awareness, financial management, culinary arts, textiles, housing, and human development. Families working together to meet these needs builds a stronger bond within every family unit.


Data gathered in the 2019 Oldham County Assessment shows the top three concerns from county residents regarding life skills are a desire for youth to have life training skills such as money management, life decision making, etc.; for youth to be better prepared for future careers; and for increased support for prevention of bullying and school violence.


Additionally, Oldham County is home to several prisons.  One challenge of the system is the number of inmates who end up back in prison after release.  One way to address this is to help inmates attain marketable job skills, thereby increasing the chances of them becoming gainfully employed once they re-enter society.


Oldham County population has increased slightly over the last few years and as of 2017 was at 66,415. Unemployment in Oldham County rose from 4.8% in 2007 to 7.5% in 2010 and was at 3.5% in 2017. The poverty rate went from 6.4% in 2011 to 6.2% in 2016, and the child poverty rate decreased from 8.5% to 6.0% from 2010 to 2016. (UK CEDIK data)


Long-Term Outcomes:

Participants will teach others acquired skills, helping build community stability.

Participants (Inmates) earning Commercial Pesticide Applicator licenses will have a marketable license/in-demand skill that will help them secure a job upon re-entry into society.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Participants will apply skills learned to reach individual goals and strengthen family stability.

Participants (Inmates) will use knowledge gained through Private Pesticide Applicator testing and certification to prepare for and successfully test to receive Commercial Pesticide Applicator licenses.

Initial Outcomes:

Participants learn new skills that support personal and family growth.

Participants (Inmates) will learn skills and successfully complete Private Pesticide Applicator testing and certification.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome:   Participants learn new skills that support personal and family growth.  
Indicator: Participant learn a new skill and understand how to follow instructions.
Method: Youth complete a project or workshop to develop a new skill.
 Timeline:  Fall 2020 and Spring 2021


Initial Outcome:  Participants (Inmates) will learn skills and successfully complete Private Pesticide Applicator testing and certification.

Indicator:  Inmates will earn Private Pesticide Applicator certification

Method:  Inmates complete training and testing

Timeline:  Winter 2021


 Intermediate Outcome:  Participants will apply skills learned to reach individual goals and strengthen family stability.

Indicator:   Participants will expand knowledge relating to new skill and exhibit completed project.
Method: Project entered in the County Fair
 Timeline:  Fall 2020 and Spring 2021

Intermediate Outcome:  Participants (Inmates) will use knowledge gained through Private Pesticide Applicator testing and certification to prepare for and successfully test to receive Commercial Pesticide Applicator licenses.

Indicator:  Inmates who are getting ready to re-enter society who successfully earn Commercial Pesticide Applicator licenses.

Method:  KY Department of Agriculture Commercial testing

Timeline:  Winter/Spring 2021



Long-term Outcome: Participants will teach others acquired skills, helping build community stability.
Indicator: Participant will teach a workshop or shared skills learned.
Method: 4-H Common Measures Universal Survey
 Timeline:  Spring 2021


Long-term Outcome:  Participants (Inmates) earning Commercial Pesticide Applicator licenses will have a marketable license/in-demand skill that will help them secure a job upon re-entry into society.

Indicator:  Inmates who self-report to RCC Hort Instructor that they have found commercial pesticide applicator jobs

Timeline:  2021

Learning Opportunities:

Activity: Imagine Your Story

Audience: Youth 

Content:  Porch Projects

Inputs:  4-H Staff, EFNEP Asst. , Collaboration with Oldham County Library to provide community youth hands on Learning Opportunities.   Delivered to County feeding stations as well.


Activity: Reality Store

Audience: Freshman (South Oldham High & Oldham County High) and Juniors (North Oldham High School)

Content or Curriculum: It's Your Reality

Inputs: Rotary Clubs Participation, Funding from Oldham County Schools and Metro United Way, Extension Staff and Volunteers, Oldham County Health Department, Oldham County Library

Date:  NOHS – Fall 2020   OCHS and SOHS in Spring 2021 (IF COVID Guidelines Permit)


Activity:  Life Skills 101

Audience:  Middle School Youth

Content or Curriculum:   National 4-H Curriculum

Inputs:  Extension Staff, Community Volunteers

Date:  Fall 2020 and Winter 2021


Activity:  Club Character Moments

Audience:  4th and 5th grade youth

Content or Curriculum: Character Counts

Inputs:  4-H Staff and Club Reporters

Date: 2020-2021 School Year


Activity: Private Pesticide Applicator Training at Prison

Audience: Roederer Correctional Complex Inmates

Content or Curriculum: UK and other Extension training materials and videos

Inputs: Agriculture Agent, Roederer Horticulture Instructor

Date:  Winter 2021


Activity: Come Sew with Us Sewing classes 

Audience: Adults interested in improving sewing skills

Content or Curriculum: Economical sewing projects

Inputs: Master Clothing Volunteer 

Date: 2020-2021 Program Year, Depending on commitments of Master Clothing volunteer


Audience:  Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity:  Scam Red Flags and Avoiding Fraud

Content or Curriculum:  UK approved materials and materials

Inputs:  Louisville Area FCS Agents

Date:  October 2020


Audience:  Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity:  Saving Savvy

Content or Curriculum:  UK approved materials and materials

Inputs:  Louisville Area FCS Agents

Date:  March 2021



Success Stories

Life Skills 101

Author: Kelly Woods

Major Program: Family and Consumer Science

Extension provides the opportunity for youth and families to develop vital life skills such as consumer awareness, financial management, culinary arts, textiles, housing, and human development. Families working together to meet these needs builds a stronger bond within every family unit. Data gathered in the 2019 Oldham County Assessment shows the top three concerns from county residents regarding life skills are a desire for youth to have life training skills such as money management, life

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