Greenup County CES

Title:

Building Strong Families

MAP:

Developing and Enhancing Life Skills

Agents Involved:

Pullin, Boyd, Hieneman, Stephens

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Master Clothing Volunteer

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

4-H Youth Development Programming

Situation:

The Greenup County Extension Council has identified building life skills for families and positive youth development as an important program for our county.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Community members of all ages are prepared to be independent, successful citizens, and future volunteers.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Community members of all ages attend classes and master various new life skills while they learn about responsibility and character building.

Initial Outcomes:

The agents and volunteers coordinate events and workshops for community members of all ages.

Evaluation:

Outcome: Initial: planning meetings
Indicator: yearly schedule of events and educational programs
Method: CEC will continue to map programming across all areas
Timeline: ongoing



Outcome: Intermediate: Reported contacts in all program areas
Indicator: reporting records
Method: agent staff meetings
Timeline: ongoing



Outcome: Long-term: strong community
Indicator: surveys and questionnaires
Method: pre and post event surveys
Timeline: ongoing

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Greenup County Families

Project or Activity: 4-H Camp

Content or Curriculum: classes to be determined by counties that camp together

Inputs: Agents, camp staff, volunteers

Date: summer

Project or Activity: LEGO Robotics

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Set

Inputs: 4-H Volunteers

Date: Fall ongoing

Audience: Greenup County Schools

Project or Activity: Communication Contest

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communications

Inputs: Agents, Teachers, Volunteers, school staff

Date: Spring/Summer ongoing

Project or Activity: Reality Store

Content or Curriculum: 4-H/FCS

Inputs: Agents, School Staff, Volunteers

Date: Fall ongoing

Audience: Community Members

Project or Activity: Master Gardeners

Content or Curriculum: Master Gardener

Inputs: Agents, Specialists, Community Guests

Date: , Fall or Spring  2019

Project or Activity: Sewing Classes

Content or Curriculum: KY Master Clothing Volunteer

Inputs: Master Clothing Volunteers

Date: March 2018 and 2019

Success Stories

21st Century Summer Camp

Author: Lora Pullin

Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

The Greenup County Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Agent and Snap Ed Assistant partnered with the Greenup County 21st Century Program to assist in educating youth during summer day camps. The series of camps lasted four weeks ranging in themes from The Amazing Race to Shark Tank. The camps are designed to enrich reading and math skills during summer break in creative ways. During the camps students were involved in hands-on experiences to enrich these skills. The Greenup County Fam

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Festival of Fitness

Author: Lora Pullin

Major Program: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

 According to the CDC Data report, the obesity rate for Greenup County is 35%. Research has shown there is a natural link between nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease. The Greenup County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Program partnered with the Healthy Choices, Healthy Communities Coalition to hold the Festival of Fitness in Downtown Ashland for the first Friday event in May. Forty One vendors set up along Winchester Ave. to educate the community on services provided re

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