2021 Adult & Youth Leadership Development
2021 Strong Communities and Leaders
Dan Allen, Mary Averbeck, Joan Bowling, Linda Brown-Price, Kathy Byrnes, Denise Donahue, Diane Kelley, Hort agent
Master Clothing Volunteer
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Leadership
Volunteer Development
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Youth and adults will increase their knowledge of the types of volunteer service opportunities available to them in their communities.
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
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-certificationWorkshop 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 2022Audience: 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 yearAudience: 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 2021Audience: 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 2022Audience: 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 2022Audience: 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 2022Audience: 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
Author: Mary S Averbeck
Major Program: Volunteer Development
The goal of Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development is to provide in-depth, accurate educational activities for participants. 4-H livestock, horse and dog project leaders serve as primary educators. While they desire to provide quality experiences for their 4-H members, they may lack the necessary resources to meet this goal. The Kentucky 4-H Livestock, Horse and Dog Volunteer Certification Program is a collaboration of equine and livestock specialists from the Department of Anim
Author: Ola Donahue
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership – 4-H Youth Development
According to Stanford’s center of longevity one of the primary reasons that people do not volunteer is that they have not been asked. In this same study it states that a way of retaining volunteers is to make sure that organizations are matching the skills and expertise of their volunteers so they have ownership and pride in their volunteer work. One of the most challenging issues that surrounds the County Extension Council system, within the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, i