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Strengthening Wayne County Through Community and Economic Development
Community and Economic Development
T Humble, G. Roberts, D. Shepherd, S. Coffey, D. Adams, S. Hart, T. Bertram
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
Business Retention and Expansion
Due to Covid-19, many families are dealing with financial hardships. Extension is equipped to assist families with farm diversification, family financial management and positive employability skills.
- Policy changes to support Economic Development
- Diversified economy that sustains healthy community
- Job creation that doesn't rely on tax incentives
- Improved and diversified local economic base
- Improved and diversified tax base
- Community is better informed and leaders can identify policies that better support local Economic Development
- Local policy makers encourage small business development
- Businesses implement strategies identified through planning
-Better financial mgt by community members and increase in positive employability skills
- Increased awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship and small business development
- Community Leaders and Partners have better understanding of their local economy - Businesses can identify new markets
- Communities can identify factors to improve their local economic condition.
-Individuals and families increase knowledge in healthy financial mgt.
Primarily state-led evaluation using CEDIK metrics; new/expanded jobs and new/expanded businesses; Change in local retail dollars; Grant dollars awarded to community because of Extension involvement; Number of plans adopted and
implemented; number of referrals to SBDC or KCARD by agents
Audience: Local Businesses, Local Entrepreneurs, Farmers Market Vendors, Lake Cumberland Community Action, Volunteer leaders, KEHA members, 4H Leaders/Youth, Wayne County Schools, Organizations, Family Resource and Youth Services Centers (FRYSCs), Social service agencies, Libraries, Faith-based organizations, Government officials, Chamber of commerce, Work Ready Team,
Project or Activity: Value Added Farm Products with potential for attracting local markets
Content or Curriculum: Business Retention and Expansion program from CEDIK, Budgeting and financial mgt, Positive employability skills, Master Cattleman and other beef cattle master level programs, Home-based Micro processing,
Input: Extension Staff, Extension Council, Program Advisory Councils, Community partners, Extension Facility, Volunteers, Wayne County Schools, Hope Center, Health Department, Quilt Guild members, Employment Services, Elected Officials, Local Businesses and Entrepreneurs,
Date: July 2021 - June 2024
Author: Toni Humble
Major Program: Family and Consumer Science
Many students lack financial knowledge and skills to make wise financial decisions. Money management is one of the most important life skills to be learned. The Wayne County 4-H Council once again identified financial knowledge and money managing skills as areas for improvement and need for more programming. Local school systems continued to support activities that dealt with these issues and requested the 4-H Reality Store program.The Wayne County 4-H Agent collaborated with Wayne County Middle
Author: Glen Roberts
Major Program: Community Engagement
Portable Sound System for the Communityby Glen RobertsPlanning Unit: Wayne County CESMajor Program: Community EngagementCollaborators: Wayne County Extension District Board, Fair Board President, Susie Cowan, Parks and Recreation director, Lonnie Chaplin, County Judge Executive, Mike Anderson, Sound System Designer, Caleb Rose, ANR Agent, Glen Roberts, ANR Assistant, Terry Bertram, KSU Small Farm Assistant, Danny Adams, Wayne County Extension Custodian, Jeff Sutton.Situation: Our
