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Warren County CES

Title:
Life Skill Development
MAP:
Community Vitality
Agents Involved:
Julie Brown and Janet Turley
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Financial Education - General
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Communications and Expressive Arts
Situation:

Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. 4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. Kentucky consistently lags behind other areas of the United States in key household economic indicators, including: personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment, and revolving debt.

Long-Term Outcomes:

•Maximize or extend resources to maintain or increase financial.

•Number of individuals reporting improved family financial stability and economic well-being.

•Gain and maintain employment through life skill development.

•4-H youth will successfully enter the workplace and/or institution of higher learning.

•Youth use their communication skills to assume a leadership role in 4-H or other organizations.

Intermediate Outcomes:

•Apply practical living skills to advance education or employability

•Examine personal and financial stability on a regular basis (at least annually).

•Youth construct and give a speech that has a clear introduction, body and closing.

•Practice responsible consumer and financial decision-making

•Adopt habits and skills that contribute toward employability in the future

Initial Outcomes:

•Youth will enroll in 4-H Clubs

•Youth and adults will understand the decision-making process

•Youth and adults gain skills in setting a goal and developing a plan of action

•Participants will identify short, medium and long term personal goals and objectives related to maintaining and improving their financial stability.

•Youth research a presentation topic prior to developing a speech or demonstration.

•Youth write an outline, including an introduction, body and conclusion for their speech or demonstration.

•Youth create a formal presentation, speech or outline using the written outline.

•Youth be prepared to present before their family, a group of their peers(such as at a 4-H club

meeting) and a school or county qualifying event.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Participants will learn workforce preparation, independent living, communication, and life skills.

Indicator: Number of youth/adults participating in workforce preparation, communication and life skill development programs

Method: Evaluation, Survey, Word of Mouth

Timeline: July 2019- June 2020



Intermediate Outcomes: Better understanding of themselves and their future

Indicator: Number of youth participating in job shadowing, competing/presenting in communication or interview/resume contests; adults completing a money management plan

Method: Evaluation and Observation

Timeline: July 2016-June 2020



Long-term Outcomes: Young adults will be gainfully employed and can communicate effectively with others

Indicator: Number of people entering the workforce; Number of participants using their communication skills to teach workshops beyond the county level

Method: Survey, Word of Mouth, and Observation

Timeline: On going


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Warren County 4-H Members

Project or Activity: 4-H Clubs

Content or Curriculum: Warren County 4-H Club Leader Notebook, project books

Inputs: Volunteers, facilities, 4-H Handbook, promotion items, project books

Date: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020


Audience: Warren County Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Career Shadowing Program

Content or Curriculum: Career project book

Inputs: Agent’s Time, business hosts, orientation

Date: October 2019 – March 2020


Audience: Warren County 7th-12th Grade Students

Project or Activity: 4-H Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: Reality Store Curriculum

Inputs: Agent’s Time, volunteer time, facilities, evaluations, information letters,

orientation, signs

Date: Fall 2019 – Spring 2020


Audience: Warren County 4th-6th Grade Students

Project or Activity: 4-H Dollars & Sense

Content or Curriculum: Dollars & Sense Curriculum

Inputs: Agent’s Time, volunteer time, facilities, evaluations, information letters,

orientation, signs

Date: September 2019 – May 2020


Audience: 4-H Members (5-18 year olds)

Project or Activity: 4-H Communications Program

Content or Curriculum Communication Curriculum

Inputs: Agent’s Time, judges, room leaders, facilities, evaluations, information

letters, score sheets, food

Date: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020



Success Stories

BARN Farm Camp and Dinner Theater

Author: Julie Brown

Major Program: Substance Use and Mental Health – 4-H Youth Development

Farmers and farmworkers consistently report high levels of stress associated with commodity production and rural living. The culmination of rural living, farm work, and stress is associated with elevated rates of suicide in farming occupations. A mutual partnership was created between the UK Cooperative Extension Service and the UK College of Nursing to develop the BARN Farm Camp and Dinner Theater on mental wellness and suicide prevention in response to farmer stress and suicide. UK Cooperative

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Bringing Awareness Right Now (BARN)

Author: Janet Turley

Major Program: Health

Farmers and farmworkers consistently report high levels of stress associated with commodity production and rural living. The culmination of rural living, farm work, and stress is associated with elevated rates of suicide in farming occupations. A mutual partnership was created between the UK Cooperative Extension Service and the UK College of Nursing to develop the BARN Farm Camp and Dinner Theater on mental wellness and suicide prevention in response to farmer stress and suicide. UK Cooperative

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No-Cook Homeade Playdoh Kits for Tornado-Affected Children

Author: Kristi Shive

Major Program: Tornado Response and Recovery

No-Cook Homeade Playdoh Kits for Tornado-Affected Children

On December 11th, 2021 deathly tornados hit Warren County, Kentucky. The community was heavily impacted by the tornados including 17 fatalities, hundreds of injuries, 500 homes destroyed, 100 businesses demolished, city-wide power outages, severe damage, and more. Hundreds of families were displaced from their homes. Warren County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent put together 30 No-Cook Homemade Playdoh kits for tornado-affected children. The Warren County Public Library distributed the playdo

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West Kentucky 4-H Clover Bud Camp

Author: Julie Brown

Major Program: Camping

With the primary goal of the Kentucky 4-H Clover Bud program being to promote children’s healthy development – mentally, physically, socially and emotionally, the West KY 4-H Clover Bud Family camp and its team of agent coordinators worked hard to provide an excellent opportunity for children ages 5-8 and their families to learn about the world around them, develop positive attitudes about learning new things by hands-on involvement, develop a deeper relationship with a caring adult

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