Extension
It Starts With Us
Individual and Family Development
Healthy Communities and Individuals
Eric Baker, Taylor Miles
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Communications and Expressive Arts
Family and Consumer Science
Community Members identified strong family systems as well as personal development as key aspects of creating a healthy community
Strengthen the family support system by developing strong communications, financial, and interpersonal skills.
Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family
Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family
Initial Outcome: Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family
Indicator: Increased knowledge
Method: Survey
Timeline: Fall
Intermediate Outcome: Community members will develop knowledge of skills used in the home, become more confident in all forms and mediums of communication, learn skills needed to live independently within the family
Indicator: Change in behavior
Method: Community Survey
Timeline: Fall 2022
Long-term Outcome: Strengthen the family support system by developing strong communications, financial, and interpersonal skills.
Indicator: increased strength in family systems
Method: census
Timeline: Fall 2024
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Communications Projects
Content or Curriculum: Education
Inputs: Agents, curriculum
Date: Year Round
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Teen Leadership
Content or Curriculum: 4-h Curriculum
Inputs: All year
Date:
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Speech and demonstrations contest
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers
Date: Spring
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Teen Summit
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers
Date: Spring
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Teen Conference
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers
Date: Summer
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: Leadership Acadamy
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers
Date: Spring
Audience: Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Clubs
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers
Date: Year round
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Saving Savvy with Grocery & Coupon Apps
Content or Curriculum: Homemakers
Inputs: Agents
Date: September
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Planning Your Digital Estate
Content or Curriculum: Homemakers
Inputs: Agents
Date: October
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Meal Kits: Are They Worth It?
Content or Curriculum: Homemakers
Inputs: Agents
Date: November
Author: Taylor Miles
Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts
With the COVID-19 Pandemic surging again, Estill County 4-H decided to create a virtual photo Friday series for the youth in the county. This is a full program year series, that hopefully can grow and develop into an in-person series. Each Friday, we release one or two of our Photography Classes that are county and state fair eligible on our Estill County 4-H Facebook page. By the end of the program year, youth will have several photos to choose from to enter in the fair.  
Author: Judy Vaughn
Major Program: Family Development General
Program date: March 29, 2022 Death is unavoidable, yet we keep it at arm’s length. We know it is going to happen, but we don’t want to let it in. The purpose of the Living with Loss series is to help people feel more comfortable talking about and exploring issues related to death. This lesson highlights self-care and managing grief. Talking about self-care and how to manage grief is important because it helps people learn how to adjust and keep on living after a loved one has di
Author: Taylor Miles
Major Program: Communications and Expressive Arts
Photo: The Estill County 4-H display of the youth's 4-H projects going to the 2021 Kentucky State Fair. In the previous program year, Estill County 4-H came up with was a 4-H Project Fair Series. During COVID, youth had the opportunity and the materials to create various State Fair projects in the comfort of their own home. Project materials were put together in kits during the virtual series, that youth would then pick up and put together in a zoom meeting. After restrictions wer
Author: Taylor Miles
Major Program: Leadership
Photo: Cloverbud Josiah Conrad works on molding his clay to create his own fossil. For the 2021-2022 program year, the Estill County 4-H Teen Club had between seven to nine youth who routinely come to every meeting. This club has primarily focused on leadership and community service activities. This was voted on in the beginning of our program year by the members of teen club. Youth who participate in leadership development opportunities are exposed to a variety of opportunities
