Extension
It Starts With Us
Enhancing Life Skills and Building Consumer Awareness
Youth and Families
Boyd, Hieneman, Pullin, Stephens
21st Century Skills (Career & Workplace Development)
Small Farm Management
Financial Education - General
Enhancing the Creative Economy
Promote positive personal finance behaviors prepares Kentuckians for any future economic shift. The United States has been in an extremely long period of economic expansion; however, expansions are cyclical, meaning growth is eventually followed by recession. Securing financial stability for Kentuckians will help families thrive no matter the economic outlook. Financial stability is achieved when families are able to secure and manage resources needed to supply food, clothing, and shelter. Through increased financial knowledge, families may be able to make wise financial decisions, increase buying power, avoid overextended credit, develop savings habits, and manage risks.
Cultural awareness and pride, along with the creative community, contribute to community development and growth. 82% of Americans believe arts and culture are important to local businesses and the economy and that 87% of Americans believe arts and culture are important to quality of life. "Arts and cultural organizations are valued members of the business community. They employ people locally, purchase goods and services from within the community, art members of their Chambers of Commerce, and promote their regions." (Americans for the Arts, Arts & Economic Prosperity report, 2015)
- Better family money management skills, such as reducing debt, increasing savings, and financial planning.
- Improved financial capability for Kentuckians, results in better quality of life and stronger families.
- Making Greenup County a more desirable place to live and work
- Promoting local Tourism
- Building Arts Audiences
- Supporting arts that improve the quality of our personal live and our communities
- Creating event-related spending by audiences that will positively impact local economy
- Practice one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings or investments.
- Adopt financial planning strategies for short-, mid-, and long-term goals.
- Establish and continue arts and cultural events that promote tourism
- Increased knowledge and skills related to managing financial resources, including savings, credit, and financial planning.
- Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and aspirations, to improve practical living skills.
- Increase financial literacy (knowledge and skills) related to savings and investments.
- Establish arts and cultural events that promote tourism
Outcome: Increased awareness of sound financial behaviors
Indicator(s): Number of individuals who implemented at least one strategy to reduce expenses or manage moneyNumber of individuals who made a sound financial decision (regarding credit, budgeting, savings, and/or debt)
Method: Retroactive pre-post
Timeline: Following financial education workshops
Outcome: Increase knowledge and skills related to managing financial resources
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting increased levels of understanding in the area: confidence in handling money issues or specific financial matters
Method: Retroactive pre-post
Timeline: Following financial education workshops
Outcome: Local businesses who report an impact from local events
Indicator: business reports
Method: Tourism surveys
Timeline: seasonal
Outcome: Students and adults who report an increase in public speaking, self managing, and performance skills
Indicator: teacher, student, and audience interviews, surveys
Method: retroactive pre-post
Timeline: school year
Project or Activity: Reality Store
Content or Curriculum: 4-H/FCS
Inputs: Agents, School Staff, Volunteers
Date: Fall ongoing
Project or Activity: Communication Contest
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communications
Inputs: Agents, Teachers, Volunteers, school staff
Date: Spring/Summer ongoing
Project or Activity: American Private Enterprise System (APES) Local and State Conference
Audience: High School Juniors and Seniors
Content or Curriculum:: APES Curriculum from UK
Inputs: Agents, Teachers
Date: Fall and Summer ongoing
Audience: Adults, young adults, and teens
Project or Activity: Money Habitudes Workshop
Content or Curriculum: Money Habitudes
Inputs: FCS Agent, curriculum publications and resources, Money Habitudes cards
Date: Ongoing
Project or Activity: Credit Education
Content or Curriculum: Good Credit Game
Inputs: FCS Agent, curriculum publications and resources, Good Credit Game set
Date: Ongoing
Project or Activity: Financial Education/ Basic Life Skills
Content or Curriculum: Real Skills for Everyday Life
Inputs: FCS Agent, Curriculum publications and resources
Date: Ongoing
Project or Activity: Basic Food Preparation Skills
Content or Curriculum: Cook Together Eat Together, Mastering Food Choices, Dining with Diabetes, Super Star Chef, Champion Food Volunteer, Faithful Families, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources
Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions
Date: Ongoing projects throughout the year
Project or Activity: Tourism events
Content or Curriculum: Summer Music Series, Old Time Music Day, Old Fashion Days, outdoor performing arts events, venue partner performing arts events
Inputs: FA Agent, FA volunteers, local artists, touring artists, teaching artists, audiences, business partners
Date: Ongoing
Project or Activity: Breakfast With The Arts AND Jesse Stuart junior novel music/drama
Content or Curriculum: peer performance events with rehearsal
Inputs: local schools, teacher volunteers, students, teaching artists, specialists, guest presenters, parents
Date: school year
Project or Activity: All-County Art Show, Community Choir/Orchestra performance of Handel's Messiah
Content or Curriculum: performance events/shows with rehearsal or jury process
Inputs: local schools, teacher volunteers, students, teaching artists, specialists, guest presenters, parents
Date: school year
Author: Lora Pullin
Major Program: Community Engagement
The 4-H Youth Livestock Program is the largest animal science project area enabling youth to develop their interest in beef cattle, sheep, swine and other 4-H projects. Youth learn about selection, care, and feeding of livestock, animal health, and importance of good record keeping. Emphasis for these projects continues to be focused on life skill development.In Greenup County 4-H Livestock is one of the biggest 4-H programs. Due to 4-H Agent vacancy and COVID-19, the County Fair was cance
Author: Lora Pullin
Major Program: Financial Education - General
Financial stress can put individuals in recovery from substance use disorder at risk for relapse, particularly during early stages of recovery. This increased risk is due, in part, to financial stress that people in recovery from substance use disorder often encounter. Through comprehensive financial education training we can expand the capacity of recovery centers and other partners in the community that work with individuals in recovery thereby reducing the likelihood of relapse. To
Author: Lora Pullin
Major Program: Cook Together, Eat Together
Eating more fruits and vegetables is a critical behavior for health promotion and disease prevention. Despite the importance of eating more produce, it is also one of the most difficult eating behaviors to change. It has been reported that cooking more meals at home is related to increased fruit and vegetable consumption. A social marketing program to promote healthier, home cooked family meals, Cook Together, Eat To
