Extension
It Starts With Us
Acquisition of Life Skills
Strengthening Individuals and Families and Enhancing Well Being
A. Price, K. Ragland, A. Sheffield
Horticulture, Consumer and Home
Family Development General
Food Preparation and Preservation
Family and Consumer Science
In the 2019 Boyle County Extension Community Assessment, building skills to improve health, money management, decision making, and career readiness all ranked at least Important. The Boyle County Extension Council has identified teaching pre-middle school youth about healthy choices and assisting families with personal financial management as their highest concerns for the local community. High stress levels in rural populations, caused by financial difficulties, stage of life changes, and family structure and conflict, all contribute to increased rates of depression, substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, family violence and school drop-out. Such pressures also mean less time for families and schools to provide basic home and consumer skills education for youth. With 17% of Boyle Countians living below the poverty level and median family income 4% lower than the Kentucky average (KBTN), families need assistance not only with money management but dealing with stress, coping with aging, grandparents raising grandchildren, and healthy lifestyle choices.
The county has more secure and stable families.
Adults, youth and families apply learned skills to better nurture, support and guide family members.
Adults, youth and families practice communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills.
Youth demonstrate mastery of basic life skills such as money management, food preparation, and communications.
Clientele learn about positive health and financial outcomes associated with home horticulture.
Clientele identify available community resources.
Clientele describe positive behaviors and effective parenting and decision-making skills.
Clientele learn basic life skills to better manage their homes, health, resources and careers.
Initial Outcome: Clientele learn about positive health and financial outcomes associated with home horticulture.
Indicator: Home and Consumer Horticulture 1031
Method: Record of clientele participating in programs; hands-on applications of information during programs; post-program evaluations; follow up contacts with program participants
Timeline: Year-round
Initial Outcome: Clientele identify available community resources.
Indicator: Securing Financial Stability-General 2056; Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities-General 2046; Nurturing Parenting 2031; Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices General 2027; Embracing Life as We Age General 2005; Accessing Nutritious Foods General 2066
Method: Record of clientele participating in programs; post-program evaluations; follow-up records of participants accessing resources
Timeline: Year-round
Initial Outcome: Clientele describe positive behaviors and effective parenting and decision-making skills.
Indicator: LEAP 2071; Embracing Life as We Age General 2005; Nurturing Parenting 2031; Nurturing Fathers 2035; Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices General 2027
Method: Record of clientele participating in programs; in-program activities and reviews; post-program evaluation
Timeline: Year-round
Initial Outcome: Clientele learn basic life skills to better manage their homes, health, resources and careers.
Indicator: Mastering Food Choices 2026; SuperStar Chef 2073; Food Preservation 2062; Food Preparation 2065; Keys to Embracing Aging 2011; Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices General 2027; Fit Blue/Get Moving KY 2021; Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities General 2046; Estate Planning 2052; Good Credit Game 2053; Real Skills for Every Day Life 2054; Money Habitudes 2055; Securing Financial Stability General 2056; 4-H ANRCC 4021; 4-H CEACC 4031; 4-H FCSCC 4041; 4-H HCC 4061
Method: Record of clientele participating in educational programs; in-program hands-on activities and verbal reviews; post-program evaluations
Timeline: Year-round
Intermediate Outcome: Adults, youth and families apply learned skills to better nurture, support and guide family members.
Indicator: Home and Consumer Horticulture 1031; LEAP 2071; Embracing Life as We Age General 2005; Nurturing Parenting 2031; Nurturing Fathers 2035; Mastering Food Choices 2026; SuperStar Chef 2073; Food Preservation 2062; Food Preparation 2065; Keys to Embracing Aging 2011; Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices General 2027; Fit Blue/Get Moving KY 2021; Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities General 2046; Estate Planning 2052; Good Credit Game 2053; Real Skills for Every Day Life 2054; Money Habitudes 2055; Securing Financial Stability General 2056; 4-H ANRCC 4021; 4-H CEACC 4031; 4-H FCSCC 4041; 4-H HCC 4061
Method: Number of clientele implementing practices in personal and family lives; follow up contacts with program participants.
Timeline: 1 month to 20 years
Intermediate Outcome: Adults, youth and families practice communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills.
Indicator: 4-H FCSCC 4041; 4-H CEACC 4031; : LEAP 2071; Embracing Life as We Age General 2005; Nurturing Parenting 2031; Nurturing Fathers 2035; Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices General 2027
Method: Number of clientele using skills gained through program participation; follow up contacts with program participants
Timeline: 1 month to 20 years
Intermediate Outcome: Youth demonstrate mastery of basic life skills such as money management, food preparation, and communications.
Indicator: Home and Consumer Horticulture 1031; SuperStar Chef 2073; Food Preservation 2062; Food Preparation 2065; Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices General 2027; Real Skills for Every Day Life 2054; 4-H ANRCC 4021; 4-H CEACC 4031; 4-H FCSCC 4041; 4-H HCC 4061
Method: Number of clientele using skills gained through program participation in projects; clientele being evaluated on mastery of skills in competitive settings; follow-up contacts with program participants
Timeline: 1-10 years
Long-term Outcome: The county has more secure and stable families.
Indicator: 4-H YDP 4001;Home and Consumer Horticulture 1031; Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices General 2027; Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities General 2046; Securing Financial Stability General 2056
Method: Improving social and economic metrics in KY Kids Count and Census data
Timeline: 10-20 years
Audience: Youth ages 9-18
Project or Activity: 4-H Project Work
Content or Curriculum: Individual project curricula
Inputs: Extension professionals, Extension staff, volunteers, program support, 4-H Council funding, UK specialists, Extension office and facilities
Date: Year-round
Audience: Youth ages 11-18
Project or Activity: 4-H Pre-Teen and Teen Programming
Content or Curriculum: Fantastic Foods, International Foods, Teen Cuisine, Activities for Building Character and Social-Emotional Learning, High School Financial Planning, National 4-H Communications series, Public Adventures, My Leadership series, Team Building with Teens
Inputs: Curricula, Extension professionals and staff, volunteers, program support, 4-H Council funding, sponsored conferences and camps (e.g., Teen Conference, summer camp, ISSUES, Summit, etc.), UK specialists, computer support, Extension office and facilities
Date: Year-round
Audience: Youth grades K-3
Project or Activity: Exploring My Plate with Professor Popcorn
Content or Curriculum: Exploring My Plate with Professor Popcorn
Inputs: Curriculum, Extension professionals and staff, program support, District Board funding, computer support, partnerships with local school systems; Extension office and facilities
Date: School year
Audience: Adults and youth
Project or Activity: Community Gardens, Gardening 101, Plant Camp
Content or Curriculum: SNAP gardening publications, ID-36, Master Gardeners
Inputs:Extension professionals and staff, volunteers, program support, UK specialists, computer support, Extension office and facilities
Date: Year Round
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Adult How To, Financial Literacy, Food Preparation,
Content or Curriculum: CES publications, various financial literacy programs, SNAP curriculum
Inputs: Extension staff and specialists, Extension pubs and resources, community partners
Date: Year round
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Author: Alethea Price
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Using Charcuterie Boards as a type of food service has seen a rise in interest and popular culture. Although this method of food service has been around for many years, the current trend has switched it up to be all in compassing of different types of foods and different types of serving vessels. Always wanting to be current and informative, the Fort Harrod Area Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agents hosted a combination virtual and in-person, multi-site Charcuterie Boards Program to addr
Author: Alethea Price
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Boyle County FCS and 4-H teamed up to offer a hands on cooking experience for kids 9-17 called the Chopped Challenge. We used this program to help educate kids on the fundamentals of cooking and food safety as well as recruiting members for a cooking competition team. Participants developed knife skills, reading a recipe, measuring, food safety, and other cooking techniques. They also practiced working as a team while trying to prepare a recipe none of them have tried before. (space sa
Author: Alethea Price
Major Program: Financial Education - General
In partnership with Family Services Association, the FCS agent organized and led a 4 week financial literacy series for people who receive assistance from Family Services Association. In order for clients to continue receiving assistance they have to attend these classes. The classes covered Money Habitudes, Where Does Your Money Go? budgeting, understanding credit, and credit repair. (save space for more info, there's one class left next week)
Author: Alethea Price
Major Program: Food Preparation and Preservation
Success story of the guy (find his name from the sign in sheet) who attended the canning basics class at the library 3-4 years ago who now grows a garden and cans lots of products. Has canned over 300 jars of food for his family to date. Now he and his wife participate in several extension programs such as the Backyard Homesteading series the Horticulture Agent and FCS Agent have partnered on in 2022.
Author: Alethea Price
Major Program: Apparel and Textiles (Non-Master Clothing Volunteer)
It's Sew Fine: Sewing Expo 2021 was a virtual event. Much planning went into conducting a safe event for teachers, committee, and the participants. For the 2022 It's Sew Fine: Sewing Expo a hybrid event was planned with in-person classes held at the Boyle County Extension Office. An on-line class choice was offered the first day and a combination on-line/in-person hybrid class was offered on the second day to expand opportunities for more participation beyond in-person classes. Virtual c
Author: Alethea Price
Major Program: Apparel and Textiles (Non-Master Clothing Volunteer)
The Ft. Harrod Area Seminar, "It's Not Your Mothers Sewing Room" was originally planned for a limited audience in-person for March 2020, the seminar format was changed and held as a virtual program with unlimited audience in November 2020. 183 participants viewed the live Zoom program (2.5 hours) which was recorded and made available afterwards (228 views since Nov 2020). A qualtrics evaluation with 70% return was conducted immediately after the program. One year later a follow-up
Author: Kimberly Ragland
Major Program: Civic Engagement
In 2021, Mental Health America ranked Kentucky 19th among the 50 states in prevalence of mental illness and access to care. Measured during the pandemic, 46,000 (13.6%) Kentucky youth ages 12-17 reported suffering at least one major depressive episode in the past year. Of those, 31,000 teens (9.6%) reported severe major depression, often co-occurring with substance abuse, anxiety, and disorderly behavior.According to the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of
