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Henderson County CES

Title:
Leadership Development
MAP:
Building Volunteer Leaders for our Community
Agents Involved:
Brasher, Hardy, Fourqurean, Smith, Rideout
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Family and Consumer Science
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Master Gardener
Situation:

Research shows that effective leadership is one factor necessary for success within today's communities and organizations. Extension serves the community with leaders and agents train new individuals to become leaders through our volunteer committees and volunteer networks.   It is imperative that Henderson County has a dynamic leaders with the ability to adapt and change the ever growing community.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Community issues are solved through active engaged local leaders.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Henderson County residents will improve communication, problem solving, or group process in addressing organizational issues and needs.
Initial Outcomes:
Henderson County residents will increase knowledge and skills through the Extension Service.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Homemakers will learn from people who have different ideas on leadership needs

Indicator: what do they already know

Method: survey

Timeline: Fall 2020-Spring 2021


Intermediate Outcome: Homemakers will engage in a service project

Indicator: what are they already doing

Method: survey

Timeline: Fall 2020- Spring 2021


Long-term Outcome: Homemakers will be successful in their daily living as an effective leader

Indicator: organization they are involved with

Method: followup interview

Timeline: Spring 2021


Initial Outcome: 4-H Volunteers will learn leadership skills and knowledge

Indicator: pre and post test scores increase

Method: pre and post test

timeline: annually


Intermediate Outcome: Volunteers will contribute to council and lead clubs efficiently

Indicator: Successful 4-H Council Programs and Clubs

Method: Survey

timeline: annually


Long-term outcome: Volunteers will identify needs in the community and serve to address those needs

Indicator: Volunteers involved in other community organizations

Method: Survey

Timeline: Spring 2021



Initial Outcome: CEC members will have better skills on leadership

Indicator: what they are already doing

Method: pre and post test

timeline: annually


Intermediate Outcome: Communication is improved

Indicator: what they already know

Method: Survey

timeline: annually


Long-term outcome: Volunteers will identify needs in the community and serve to address those needs

Indicator: Volunteers involved in other community organizations

Method: Survey

Timeline: Spring 2021


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: Homemaker Leadership Trainings

Content or Curriculum:UK Publications, KEHA Material

Inputs: Extension Agents, Specialist, KEHA leadership

Date: July 2020-June 2021


Audience: Client Protection

Project or Activity: Screening for all volunteers

Content or Curriculum: Client Protection Material, UK Material

Inputs: Client Protection Volunteers, Agents, Specialist

Date: July 2020-June 2021


Audience: CEC

Project or Activity: Leadership Training

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications

Inputs: Specialist and agents

Date: Fall 2020, Fall 2021


Audience: 4-H Volunteers

Project or Activity: 4-H Council/Lead Clubs

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum and UK publications

Inputs: Henderson CES

Date: Annually


Audience: Master Gardeners

Project or Activity: Master Gardener Activities

Content or Curriculum: UK Master Gardener Program

Inputs: Master Gardeners, Agents, Specialist

Date: annually


Audience: Young Farmers

Project or Activity: Strengthening young farmers within the community

Content or Curriculum: Extension Publications, farm visits, agricultural trips, engaging within the community

Inputs: Extension Agents, Extension Specialists, Local Businesses, Farmers

Date: monthly through the year



Audience: Young farmers

Project or Activity: farmstart program

Content or Curriculum: conference (tomorrow's top producer seminar), Program materials, Extension publications

Inputs: Extension Agents, Extension Specialists, local businesses, farmers

Date: November 2020-2021



Success Stories

Volunteers and Youth paint Semi-Trailer to market Henderson County 4-H

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts

The Henderson County Parks Program asked a Henderson County 4-H Volunteer if 4-H Volunteers and youth would be willing to paint a blank slate white trailer to use a marketing piece for our local 4-H program. Three of our 4-H volunteers gather a small group of youth up and they took on the 18 foot trailer canvas. The youth and volunteers spent hours preparing, tracing, and painting. After weeks of prepping and painting the trailer was finished and will be a great asset in marketing 4-H to the com

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Hall of Fame

Author: Amanda Hardy

Major Program: Community Leadership Development

According to data from the AmeriCorps, 978,627 Kentuckians volunteered their time, talent and effort to improve people’s lives. 96.6 million hours of service and $2.3 billion of service were contributed.  Henderson County’s population is around 45,609 and the need for volunteers is more critical as programs expand. The Henderson County Extension office ended the year with a leadership appreciation program that was called “Henderson County Leadership Hall of Fame&rdquo

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Henderson County Horticulture Grows Leaders

Author: Paul Andrew Rideout

Major Program: Horticulture, Consumer and Home

According to data from the AmeriCorps, 978,627 Kentuckians volunteered their time, talent and effort to improve people’s lives. 96.6 million hours of service and $2.3 billion of service were contributed.  Henderson County’s population is around 45,609and the need for volunteers is more critical as programs expand. The Henderson County Extension office ended the year with a leadership appreciation program that was called “Henderson County Leadership Hall of Fame”

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Master Gardener: Leadership training

Author: Paul Andrew Rideout

Major Program: Master Gardener

Master Gardener Program; Re-Envisioned  For several years, the Henderson Master Gardener program has seen declining numbers and declining active participation.  Starting with over 60 volunteers in 2016, 2020 ended with only 21 active volunteers.  The Master Gardener Association’s mission is education, but most members enjoy the social aspect just as much.  Learning from each other. Mid 2020, the officers set up a committee to look at member recruitment and mem

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Teen Conference

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Leadership

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down programming in March 2020 youth, families, and communities experienced long-term isolation and alteration of their typical lives related to in and out of school activities. Youth out-of-school time programs, such as 4-H, are essential ecological assets and their disruption during the pandemic may have a major impact on youth’s developmental pathways (Ettekal & Aganas, 2020). For many youth COVID-19 will be the

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Hall of Fame Success Story

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Leadership

According to data from the AmeriCorps, 978,627 Kentuckians volunteered their time, talent and effort to improve people’s lives. 96.6 million hours of service and $2.3 billion of service were contributed.  Henderson County’s population is around 45,609 and the need for volunteers is more critical as programs expand.  The Henderson County Extension office ended the year with a leadership appreciation program that was called “Henderson County Leadersh

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Henderson County Extension Hall of Fame Banquet

Author: Ella Fourqurean

Major Program: Administrative Functions

According to data from the AmeriCorps, 978,627 Kentuckians volunteered their time, talent and effort to improve people’s lives. 96.6 million hours of service and $2.3 billion of service were contributed.  Henderson County’s population is around 45,609 and the need for volunteers is more critical as programs expand.   The Henderson County Extension office ended the year with a leadership appreciation program that was called “Henderson County Leaders

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