Extension
It Starts With Us
Developing Human Capital
Developing Human Capital
4-H, FCS, ANR, assistant(s)
Leadership
Communications and Expressive Arts
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Positive Employability
Russell County has over 17,000 residents. The Cooperative Extension Service provides opportunities for leadership development to residents of all ages in order to create a positive impact on their future. Basic leadership knowledge and skills are essential for success at any stage of life and in almost any field of employment. Developing leadership skills allow residents to face the challenges of the future with confidence whether those challenges emerge from school, community development, employment, family, or personal life.
- Clientele increase their leadership competency as a result of participating in CES programming.
- Youth and adults serve in leadership roles in CES clubs and groups and in community organizations.
- Clientele address critical issues that impact the local community.
- Clientele engage in community-based civic engagement projects to address identified community needs.
- Clientele develop employable skills and attain gainful employment.
- Clientele receive education on diversity, inclusion, and multiculturalism.
- Clientele share verbal communication and expressive arts in the community and/or advocate for arts in the community.
- Youth attend 4-H Camp for multiple years and become teen leaders to mentor younger youth.
- Clientele demonstrate leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in CES clubs and groups and/or in their day-to-day life.
- Senior-age 4-H youth and adults will become club leaders and mentors to younger youth.
- Clientele acquire an appreciation for community service.
- Clientele can engage and listen to people with differing ideas.
- Clientele increase awareness of diversity.
- Clientele successfully complete high school or other post-secondary program.
- Youth write and deliver a speech or demonstration that has a clearly identified introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Youth increase confidence in presenting in front of groups.
- Youth create or perform expressive arts.
- Clientele seek civic engagement opportunities.
- Youth attend 4-H camp.
- Clientele learn communication, leadership, and procedural skills for conducting meetings.
- Clientele increase their knowledge about leadership and communication.
- Clientele learn about diversity.
- Clientele aspire to affect community and world issues in a positive way.
- Youth gain knowledge in researching, preparing, and presenting speeches and/or demonstrations.
- Clientele gain knowledge of employable skills and aspire to have gainful employment.
- Youth can identify key elements of expressive arts and written communication.
- Youth learn about activities and benefits of attending 4-H camp.
Outcome: Write a 4-H speech/demonstration
Indicator: Youth write a speech/demonstration with introduction, body, and conclusion
Method: survey, volunteer leader input, observation
Timeline: conclusion of program
Outcome: Presentation of 4-H speech/demonstration
Indicator: Youth present a speech/demonstration to group and/or judges
Method: observation, score sheets, self-evaluation
Timeline: conclusion of program
Outcome: implementation of parliamentary procedure
Indicator: youth and adult clubs/groups lead effective meetings
Method: observation
Timeline: throughout program year
Outcome: Create effective written communication and expressive arts pieces
Indicator: increase in quality of written and artistic expression
Method: observation and self-evaluation
Timeline: throughout program
Outcome: volunteers lead effective programs
Indicator: program expansion through youth and adult volunteer leaders
Method: observation
Timeline: throughout program year
Outcome: community engagement increases
Indicator: CES clients recognize and participation in service-learning in community
Method: observation and participation
Timeline: throughout program year
Outcome: increase community pride
Indicator: youth develop interests in modeling good citizenship qualities
Method: youth self-evaluation
Timeline: conclusion of program
Outcome: increase employability skills and aspirations for gainful employment
Indicator: 25% of participants develop 21st century skills for employment
Method: observation, formal evaluation, self-evaluation
Timeline: conclusion of program and into the future years
Outcome: participants develop SMART goals and take steps to achieve them
Indicator: 1/3 of participants achieve a short-term goal
Method: self-evaluation
Timeline: throughout program year
Outcome: Council(s) sponsor an educational or service project for the community
Indicator: completion of a sponsored program
Method: observation
Timeline: throughout year
Audience: Youth ages 9-18
Activity/Project: 4-H Speech and Demonstrations
Curriculum: Kentucky 4-H Speech and Demonstration publications
Inputs: guidelines, volunteer leaders, judges
Date: Winter 2023
Activity/Project: 4-H written communications
Curriculum: 4-H communications curricula and contest guidelines
Inputs: guidelines, volunteers, judges
Date: fall 2022/winter 2023
Activity/Project: Expressive Arts programming
Curriculum: National 4-H arts, theater, music, and photography curriculum
Inputs: curricula, state fair categories, volunteers, meeting area
Date: throughout program year
Activity/Project: 4-H Community Service
Curriculum: True Leaders in Service guidelines
Inputs: youth-adult partnership
Date: winter 2023
Activity/Project: 4-H club programming
Curriculum: 4-H leadership and club curricula
Inputs: curricula, volunteers, youth, mentors
Date: throughout program year
Activity/Project: Citizenship education
Curriculum: KY 4-H citizenship curricula
Inputs: participants, volunteers, curricula
Date: September-April
Activity/Project: Homemaker Clubs and Programming
Curriculum: KEHA resources
Inputs: leaders and members; KEHA resources
Date: throughout program year
Activity/Project: Workforce Preparation
Curriculum: 21st Century Skills for Success
Inputs: participants, volunteers, meeting space
Date: throughout program year
Activity/Project: Cultural Arts Contest
Curriculum: cultural arts guidelines
Inputs: participants, volunteers, judges
Date: winter 2023
Audience: Youth and Adults
Activity: Council sponsors a program for the community
Curriculum: Civic Engagement publications
Inputs: volunteers
Date: throughout year
Activity: Volunteer Development
Curriculum: Working with Councils
Inputs: volunteers, willingness to lead
Date: throughout year
Audience: District Board and CEC
Curriculum: By-Laws
Inputs: board members and council members
Date: throughout year
Author: Christina A. Martin
Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery
I pledge my hands to larger serve. This statement is part of the 4-H pledge and a cornerstone of the 4-H program. In mid-August, several eastern Kentucky counties were impacted by devastating flood waters during a multi-hour rain event. Several counties were dramatically impacted by the flood waters. School had just begun in Russell County, and this provided an excellent opportunity for youth to give back to young people their own age. Engaging youth in a variety of commu
Author: Christina A. Martin
Major Program: Leadership
The Russell County 4-H program collaborated with the Russell County School System to provide a citizenship program to 212 fifth grade youth. Citizenship education increases the likelihood of engagement in community education and community service as well as the understanding of the political process. During the 4-H club meetings, youth were introduced to the concept of a citizen, the qualities of a good citizen, American flag etiquette, American flag folding, and the emblems that rep
