Ballard County CES

Title:

Empowering Community & Extension Leaders

MAP:

Ballard County Leadership, Community and Economic Development

Agents Involved:

PJ, SD

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Master Clothing Volunteer

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Champion Food Volunteers

Situation:

Building the capacity of volunteer leaders is critical for the sustainability of communities that support and strengthen families. Family and Consumer Sciences Extension is committed to engaging, educating, and empowering local citizens to investigate issues, make responsible decisions, and take ownership of solutions.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Ballard County's health and economy are strengthened through strong local organizational leadership.

Community problems are solved through active engaged local leaders.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Implementation of leadership practices designed to improve successful accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives.

Employing effective practices designed to increase community support for improving community quality of life.

Initial Outcomes:

Developing skills and knowledge designed to improve personal leadership capacity

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Ballard Countians increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership

Indicator: number of people who indicate a change in knowledge and skills

Method: Pre and Post test

Timeline: Homemaker Leader Training in August  & other training throughout

the program year

Intermediate Outcome: Implement leadership practices designed to improve successful accomplishment of organizational goals and objectives.

Indicator: the number of people who:

-practice personal leadership skills in clubs, and community outreach

-improved skills in communication, problem solving, or group

process in addressing organizational issues and needs

-apply skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement

solutions for community problems

Method: observation at leader led programs, activities and events

Timeline: organizational leader training throughout program year, July

-June 

Long-term Outcome: Community problems are solved through active engaged local

leaders

Indicator: number of problems solved

Method: observation

Timeline: 6 months after implementation plans are initiated

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Ballard County Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity: Annual Leader Training

Content or Curriculum: KEHA

Inputs: KEHA power point, Kelly May

Date: August  2024

Audience: Ballard County Extension Homemaker Lesson Leaders

Project or Activity: Monthly Learning Session

Content or Curriculum: FCS

Inputs: District FCS agents, Specialist, Homemaker Leaders, Extension Office

Date: August 2024 - May 2025

Audience: COMPASS Ballard County's Healthy Direction Coalition

Project or Activity: Quarterly meetings

Content or Curriculum: Promoting Ballard County Community Health

Inputs: Purchase District Health Dept. Cooperative Extension Agents, Purchase Area Health Connections Coalition,

Date: Quarterly

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