Extension
It Starts With Us
Life Skill Development
Community Vitality
Julie Brown and Janet Turley
Financial Education - General
Agriculture
Communications and Expressive Arts
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.
•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.
•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
•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.
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
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
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
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
Author: Kristi Shive
Major Program: Tornado Response and Recovery
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
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
