Henderson County CES

Title:

Leadership Development

MAP:

Building Volunteer Leaders for our Community

Agents Involved:

Brasher, Hardy, Fourqurean,Buckman, Rideout

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Family and Consumer Science

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Master Gardener

Situation:

Research shows that effective leadership is one factor necessary for success within today's communities and organizations. Extension serves the community with leaders and agents train new individuals to become leaders through our volunteer committees and volunteer networks.   It is imperative that Henderson County has a dynamic leaders with the ability to adapt and change the ever growing community.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Community issues are solved through active engaged local leaders.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Henderson County residents will improve communication, problem solving, or group process in addressing organizational issues and needs.

Initial Outcomes:

Henderson County residents will increase knowledge and skills through the Extension Service.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Homemakers will learn from people who have different ideas on leadership needs

Indicator: what do they already know

Method: survey

Timeline: Fall 2022-Spring 2023

Intermediate Outcome: Homemakers will engage in a service project

Indicator: what are they already doing

Method: survey

Timeline: Fall 2022- Spring 2023

Long-term Outcome: Homemakers will be successful in their daily living as an effective leader

Indicator: organization they are involved with

Method: followup interview

Timeline: Spring 2023

Initial Outcome: 4-H Volunteers will learn leadership skills and knowledge

Indicator: pre and post test scores increase

Method: pre and post test

timeline: annually

Intermediate Outcome: Volunteers will contribute to council and lead clubs efficiently

Indicator: Successful 4-H Council Programs and Clubs

Method: Survey

timeline: annually

Long-term outcome: Volunteers will identify needs in the community and serve to address those needs

Indicator: Volunteers involved in other community organizations

Method: Survey

Timeline: Spring 2023

Initial Outcome: CEC members will have better skills on leadership

Indicator: what they are already doing

Method: pre and post test

timeline: annually

Intermediate Outcome: Communication is improved

Indicator: what they already know

Method: Survey

timeline: annually

Long-term outcome: Volunteers will identify needs in the community and serve to address those needs

Indicator: Volunteers involved in other community organizations

Method: Survey

Timeline: Spring 2023

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Homemakers

Project or Activity: Homemaker Leadership Trainings

Content or Curriculum:UK Publications, KEHA Material

Inputs: Extension Agents, Specialist, KEHA leadership

Date: July 2022-June 2023

Audience: Client Protection

Project or Activity: Screening for all volunteers

Content or Curriculum: Client Protection Material, UK Material

Inputs: Client Protection Volunteers, Agents, Specialist

Date: July 2022-June 2023

Audience: CEC

Project or Activity: Leadership Training

Content or Curriculum: UK Publications

Inputs: Specialist and agents

Date: Fall 2022, Fall 2023

Audience: 4-H Volunteers

Project or Activity: 4-H Council/Lead Clubs

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum and UK publications

Inputs: Henderson CES

Date: Annually

Audience: Master Gardeners

Project or Activity: Master Gardener Activities

Content or Curriculum: UK Master Gardener Program

Inputs: Master Gardeners, Agents, Specialist

Date: annually

Audience: Young Farmers

Project or Activity: Strengthening young farmers within the community

Content or Curriculum: Extension Publications, farm visits, agricultural trips, engaging within the community

Inputs: Extension Agents, Extension Specialists, Local Businesses, Farmers

Date: monthly through the year

Audience: Young farmers

Project or Activity: farmstart program

Content or Curriculum: conference (tomorrow's top producer seminar), Program materials, Extension publications

Inputs: Extension Agents, Extension Specialists, local businesses, farmers

Date: November 2022-2023

Audiende: Teens

Project or Activity: Teen Leadership Academy

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum 

Inputs: Agents, Extension Specialists, local businesses, community leaders 

Date: September 2022-May 2023

Success Stories

Team Challenge Camp

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Leadership

The Kentucky 4-H Core curriculum is used to develop workforce skills that include leadership, teamwork and communication that are important to their career ready development. Young people, whether pursuing a career-path in entrepreneurial ventures or seeking employment opportunities in the future need to build core competencies and foundation skills, which include those identified in the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report. Eight agents and staff from Daviess,

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4-H Shooting Sports Program Gives Back to club and community

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Natural Resources

Henderson County 4-H restarted their shooting sports program in the spring of 2015 with one coach and just a handful of youth.  Kentucky 4-H is a nationally recognized program that fosters life skill development and positive youth development through healthy competition, service, leadership, and education.  Kentucky 4-H believes that all youth should have opportunities for positive youth development in the four overarching concepts of mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. &

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Teen Conference Impacts

Author: Alexandria Brasher

Major Program: Leadership

The 99th Annual Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference was held at the University of Kentucky June 13-16, 2023. The objectives of Kentucky 4-H Teen Conference are: develop leadership and teamwork skills, improve communication skills, foster civic engagement, expand knowledge and skills related to 4-H core content areas, gain club, county and state 4-H program skills, have fun, create a sense of belonging, expand social skills through networking, develop youth-adult partnerships, and become acquainted with

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