Kenton County CES

Title:

2021 Adult & Youth Leadership Development

MAP:

2021 Strong Communities and Leaders

Agents Involved:

Dan Allen, Mary Averbeck, Joan Bowling, Linda Brown-Price, Kathy Byrnes, Denise Donahue, Diane Kelley, Hort agent

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Master Clothing Volunteer

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Leadership

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Volunteer Development

Situation:

Community volunteers contribute time, expertise, and money to Cooperative Extension. Volunteers extend the outreach of Cooperative Extension to audiences which would otherwise be under-served. Building capacity of volunteers is critical for sustaining the community infrastructure that strengthens families and communities. Kentucky has 13,000 KEHA members, 120 Master Clothing Volunteers, over 1,500 Master Gardener volunteers, and over 18,000 4-H Youth Development volunteers. Extension volunteers engage youth and adults in their communities in education, respond to community issues and implements solutions in strategic partnerships with community organizations and local government.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Social: Teens will become more active as volunteers; increasing the amount of unpaid service that they provide throughout their communities. Adults will increase their rate of volunteer involvement in their communities and in Extension. 
• Economic: UK CES and non-profit organizations will experience an increased rate of volunteer involvement as more people select community organizations in which to contribute their time, talents and energies. Additional volunteer involvement reduces the stress on staff and extends the outreach of the non-profit organization to individuals and audiences which would otherwise be unserved. 
• Environmental: Teens and adults will make a positive contribution as community volunteers. This increased level of community involvement will continue throughout their twenties and thirties. Additionally, communities will experience an increased retention rate as people who are engaged in their communities experience a heightened sense of belonging and are more likely to settle and reside in that community.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Youth and adults will develop a sense of belonging in their communities. 
• Youth and adults will master skills related to their specific volunteer role. 
• Youth and adults will experience a feeling of generosity as they contribute to councils, boards and other groups.

Initial Outcomes:

Youth and adults will increase their knowledge of the types of volunteer service opportunities available to them in their communities.

Evaluation:

Outcome:

Indicator:

· The number of youth and adults engaged in volunteer service in their communities through the extension program (SEEC)

 · The number of youth and adults who participated in volunteer training/orientation (i.e. club officer orientation, volunteer education/certification, etc.) (KOSA) 

· The number of 4-H youth and adults who have volunteered in a non-4-H community non-profits two or more times during the year (SEEC)

 · The number of hours of youth or adult volunteer related education provided in the county (i.e. orientations, trainings, education workshop, club management seminars, etc.) (KOSA) 

Method: Surveys, Observation, Interviews, Extension Statistical Reports

Timeline: Ongoing

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: County Extension Council members
 Project or Activity: Regular County Extension Council Committee meetings
 Content or Curriculum: Agents each mentor a committee
 Inputs: County Extension Council Members, County Agents
 Date: August 2021, November 2021, February 2022, May 2022 

Audience: County Extension Council members appointed to District Board
 Project or Activity: Extension District Board
 Content or Curriculum: UK District Board Handbook
 Inputs: County Extension Council Members, County Agents, County Treasurer
 Date: Bi-monthly meetings 2021-22 July, September, November, January, March, May

Audience: Adult volunteers
 Project or Activity: Client Protection Committee
 Content or Curriculum: UK Client Protection Handbook
 Inputs: Agents and program funds
 Date: July 2020-June 2021 

Audience: Adult volunteers
 Project or Activity: 4-H Horse, Livestock, and Dog Volunteer Certification and Re-certification 

Workshop Content or Curriculum: UK 4-H Horse Program Manuals and Kit
 Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies.
Date: November 2021, January 2022

Audience: Master Clothing Volunteers and candidates
 Project or Activity: Master Clothing Volunteer Workshop
 Content or Curriculum: Sewing and clothing construction techniques
 Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies.
Date: October 2021

 Audience: Adult volunteers
 Project or Activity: Jabez Quilt Seminar
 Content or Curriculum: Quilting techniques
 Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies.
Date: January 2022

 Audience: 4-H Teens
 Project or Activity: 4-H State Teen Conference
 Content or Curriculum: State Teen Conference Agenda
 Inputs:
Date: June 2021

 Audience: 4-H Teens
 Project or Activity: 4-H Spring Showcase Planning Committee
 Content or Curriculum: Leadership curriculum
 Inputs:
Date: May 2022

Audience: 4-H Club Members
Project or Activity: 4-H Community or School Clubs
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Club meeting outline for Parliamentary Procedure
Inputs:
Date: Year-round

Audience; 4-H Teens
Activity: 4-H Issues Conference
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Issues Identification
 Inputs: County 4-H Agents and Program Teaching Assistants Volunteer Adult Project Leaders Kenton County Cooperative Extension Office The University of Kentucky State 4-H Youth Development Staff County Program Funds
 Date: August 2021– November 2022 

 Audience: Adult volunteers.
 Project or Activity: 4-H Certified Livestock Leaders
 Content or Curriculum: 4-H Livestock rules, guidelines
 Inputs: The county special projects fund will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Volunteer Livestock Certification workshops. County program money will fund other projects. Agent will provide training event options for re-certification.
 Date: July 2020 – July 2021

*for the county communication event Date: July 2019 – June 2020

 Project or Activity: FCS Advisory Council
 Content or Curriculum: FCS Agent Designed
 Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents and Specialists, Kentucky and CES Partnering Agencies, Publications and Resources, FCS program funds USDA, Partnering Agencies
 Date: December 2021

 Project or Activity: Increase FCS Social and General Media Outreach
 Content or Curriculum: Kenton Agents design, UK publications
 Inputs: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Local newspaper, FCS assistant
 Date: All Year 

Project or Activity: KEHA-Area Homemaker Leadership Positions 
Content or Curriculum: Kenton County Volunteers, Member appointed 
Inputs: New KEHA leadership program, area trainings 
Date: All year

Project or Activity: KEHA-County Homemaker Leadership Positions
 Content or Curriculum: Kenton County Volunteers, Member appointed
 Inputs: Homemaker budget, KEHA budget, area officers
Date: All year

Project or Activity: Adult Sewing Programs 
Content or Curriculum: Master Clothing Volunteer program 
Inputs: FCS Agent and MCV expertise 
Date: Fall and Spring series

Project or Activity: Kenton Co. Homemakers Scholarship Fundraisers 
Content or Curriculum: Homemaker designed for local HS scholarships 
Inputs: Homemaker council, planning committee 
Date: Fall 2021

Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Kenton County Youth ages 9 yrs. to 18 yrs. Camp Counselor Training
Content or Curriculum: Camp Counselor Training manual
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers & assistants
Date: June 2022

Audience:   Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Clubs
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Club meeting outline for Parliamentary Procedure.
Inputs: Agents & Assistants
Date: All year

Audience:   Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Summer Camp
Content or Curriculum: Leadership/Team Building Class obtained and reflected upon by the Junior Counselors while working at camp.
Inputs: Agents & Assistants
Date: July 2022

Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Leadership School Clubs for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Steps Up to Leadership Curriculum.
Inputs: Agents & Assistants
Date: September 2021 thru May 2022

Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
Activity: Capitol Experience
Content or Curriculum: Citizenship
Inputs: Agent & Assistants & Volunteers
Date: Winter 2021-2022

Audience:   Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Shooting Sports Certification
Content or Curriculum: Shooting Sports
Inputs: 4-H Council and grants will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Shooting Sports. County program money will fund other projects. Either the Durr Annex, Durr Center, or Lloyd Wildlife will be utilized for county programs. Paid staff and volunteers will conduct most of the educational sessions.
Date: Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Audience:  Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Camp Counselors
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Camp Counselor training guides
Inputs: The county 4-H council and County funds will help support and train volunteers that will be attending 4-H camp.
Date: June 2020 – July 2021

Audience: Adult or teen volunteers
Project or Activity: 4-H Communication event
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communication
Inputs: County program funds will be used to train teens and adults to serve as room monitors and judges for the county communication event
 Date: July 2021 – June 2022

Audience:   Middle school Youth
Project or Activity: Teen Summit
Content or Curriculum: State Agenda
Inputs: Agent, Volunteers & State Staff
Middle school youth Kenton county
Date: Winter 2022

Audience: 4-H Council members
Project or Activity: Regular 4-H Council Committee meetings
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Council Books
Inputs: 4-H Council Members, County Agents
Date: August 2021-July 2022

Audience: 4-H Executive Council members
Project or Activity: Regular 4-H Executive Council Committee meetings
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Council Books
Inputs: 4-H Executive Council Members, County Agents
Date: August 2021-July 2022

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