Youth DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Floyd County CES

Title:
Youth Development
MAP:
Youth Resources and Life Skills Education
Agents Involved:
Coleman, Slone, Hackworth
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Communications and Expressive Arts
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Camping
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Leadership
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Science, Engineering, and Technology
Situation:

According to the Floyd County Extension Council, the community assessment and our leaders, all expressed an increased need for youth and life skills development. They believe that this will help our youth carry throughout life, the skills they need into adulthood. By expanding our youth programming, we can reach all youth from preschool through adulthood. Thus, serving as a possible way for them to develop the skills they will need throughout their lives.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Youth will obtain leadership roles and take action in learning the skills they need throughout life to be a productive citizens.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth will see beyond their needs as well as those surrounding them and become lifelong caring and educated adults. Youth will be actively involved in various community service projects.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth will learn the basics of teamwork, character education, interpersonal communications, problem solving, goal setting and hands on skills.

Evaluation:

Long-term Outcome: Number of youth demonstrating new skills learned by participating in community service projects, hand-on learning, project work.

Indicator: Percentage of program participants that show changes

Method: pre/post survey and testmonials

Timeline:Annual


Intermediate Outcome: Number of youth learning a new skill or skills

Indicator: Percentage of program participants that show changes

Method: pre/post survey and testmonials

Timeline:  annual


Initial Outcome: Number of youth participating in youth development programs

Indicator:  Percentage of program participants that show changes

Method: pre/post survey and testmonials

Timeline:  annual

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth in grades 4-12, plus those in college or college-age

Project or Activity:  4-H club work will focus on Personal Development using one of the seven 4-H Core Content areas.

Content or Curriculum:  KY 4-H Curriculum or National CES research based curriculum

Inputs: Club leaders, parents, FRYSC, Agents, Staff 

Date:  Year Round


Audience:  Youth in grades 4-12.

Project or Activity:  4-H Project Work will focus on family hands-on projects.

Content or Curriculum:  KY 4-H Project Books and National 4-H Projects Books.

Inputs: Club leaders, parents, , Agents, Staff

Date: November-May


Audience: Youth Grades 7-12

Project or Activity: Leadership Development

Content or Curriculum: Teen Council, Camp Counselor and Enrichment Leadership programs

Inputs: Club leaders, Teen leaders, Agents and Staff

Date: Year round


Audience: Youth Grades Preschool-8

Project or Activity: Day Camps

Content or Curriculum: KY 4-H Core Curriculum

Inputs: Volunteers, FRYSC, Community Partners, Agents and Staff 

Date: Summer 


Audience: Youth Grades 3-12, College Age, Adult

Project or Activity: Overnight camp

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Content

Inputs: Teen and Adult Volunteers, parents, agents and staff

Date: Summer 


Audience:  Special Interest: 4th-12th

Project or Activity:  In-school and After School Programs

Content or Curriculum:  Seven 4-H Core Content Areas

Inputs:  Club leaders, FRYSC, Community Volunteers, Parents, Agents, Staff

Date:  September-May


Audience:  Youth Grades 4th-8th

Project or Activity:  Life skills

Content or Curriculum:  4-H Core Content, character counts

Inputs: club leader, FRYSC, Agents, Staff

Date:  September-May


Audience: Preschool aged children and their parent(s) 

Project or Activity: Various 

Content or Curriculum: Block Party Playdates 

Inputs: Agents, staff, Library, Early Childhood Council, Board of Education

Date: Year round 


Audience: Preschool aged children and their parent(s) 

Project or Activity: Various 

Content or Curriculum: Stories, Songs, and Stretches 

Inputs: Agents, Early Childhood Council, Board of Education 

Date: On-Going



Success Stories

4-H Programs during Covid-19

Author: Heather Coleman

Major Program: Community Engagement

When Covid-19 struck Kentucky in March of 2020, schools closed, and our in-person programs came to a standstill. During this time Floyd County 4-H provided 4-H Activity Newsletter Packets and one time grab and go kits. From March to late August, we had 540 youth take activity packets, representing 274 families. In the fall we hoped things would start to go back to normal, unfortunately it did not. During the COVID-19 pandemic our 4-H programming has had to make significant adjustments to meet th

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