Greenup County CES

Title:

Enhancing Life Skills and Building Consumer Awareness

MAP:

Youth and Families

Agents Involved:

Pullin, Hieneman, Stephens, Grubb

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Community Leadership Development

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Substance Use Recovery - ANR

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Financial Education - General

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Advancing the Creative Economy

Situation:

Promote positive personal finance behaviors prepares Kentuckians for any future economic shift. The United States has been in an extremely long period of economic expansion; however, expansions are cyclical, meaning growth is eventually followed by recession. Securing financial stability for Kentuckians will help families thrive no matter the economic outlook. Financial stability is achieved when families are able to secure and manage resources needed to supply food, clothing, and shelter. Through increased financial knowledge, families may be able to make wise financial decisions, increase buying power, avoid overextended credit, develop savings habits, and manage risks.

Cultural awareness and pride, along with the creative community, contribute to community development and growth. 82% of Americans believe arts and culture are important to local businesses and the economy and that 87% of Americans believe arts and culture are important to quality of life. "Arts and cultural organizations are valued members of the business community. They employ people locally, purchase goods and services from within the community, art members of their Chambers of Commerce, and promote their regions." (Americans for the Arts, Arts & Economic Prosperity report, 2015)

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Better family money management skills, such as reducing debt, increasing savings, and financial planning.
• Improved financial capability for Kentuckians, results in better quality of life and stronger families.
• Making Greenup County a more desirable place to live and work
• Promoting local Tourism
• Building Arts Audiences
• Supporting arts that improve the quality of our personal live and our communities
• Creating event-related spending by audiences that will positively impact local economy

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Practice one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings or investments.
• Adopt financial planning strategies for short-, mid-, and long-term goals.
• Establish and continue arts and cultural events that promote tourism

Initial Outcomes:

• Increased knowledge and skills related to managing financial resources, including savings, credit, and financial planning.
• Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and aspirations, to improve practical living skills.
• Increase financial literacy (knowledge and skills) related to savings and investments.
• Establish arts and cultural events that promote tourism

Evaluation:

Outcome:  Increased awareness of sound financial behaviors

Indicator(s):  Number of individuals who implemented at least one strategy to reduce expenses or manage moneyNumber of individuals who made a sound financial decision (regarding credit, budgeting, savings, and/or debt)

Method:  Retroactive pre-post

Timeline: Following financial education workshops

Outcome:  Increase knowledge and skills related to managing financial resources

Indicator: Number of individuals reporting increased levels of understanding in the area: confidence in handling money issues or specific financial matters

Method:  Retroactive pre-post 

Timeline:  Following financial education workshops

Outcome:  Businesses who report an impact from local events

Indicator: business reports

Method: Tourism surveys 

Timeline:  seasonal

Outcome:  Students and adults who report an increase in public speaking, self managing, and performance skills

Indicator: teacher, student, and audience interviews, surveys

Method: retroactive pre-post

Timeline: school year

 

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Adults, young adults, and teens

Project or Activity: Money Habitudes Workshop

Content or Curriculum: Money Habitudes

Inputs: FCS Agent, curriculum publications and resources, Money Habitudes cards

Date: Multiple uses each year

 

Project or Activity: Recovering your Finances

Content or Curriculum: Recovering your Finances

 Inputs: FCS Agent, curriculum publications and resources, Money Habitudes cards

 Date: Multiple uses each year

 

Project or Activity: Financial Education/ Basic Life Skills

Content or Curriculum: Real Skills for Everyday Life

Inputs: FCS Agent, Curriculum publications and resources

 Date: Multiple uses each year

 

Project or Activity: Basic Food Preparation Skills

Content or Curriculum: Cook Together Eat Together, Dining with Diabetes, Super Star Chef, Faithful Families, Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud Resources

Inputs: Programmatic materials, paid staff, community partners, faith-based organizations, health coalitions

Date: Multiple projects throughout the year

 

Project or Activity: Tourism events

Content or Curriculum: Summer Music Series, Old Time Music Day, Old Fashion Days, outdoor performing arts events, venue partner performing arts events

Inputs: FA Agent, FA volunteers, local artists, touring artists, teaching artists, audiences, business partners

 Date: Multiple scheduled and special events throughout the year

 

Project or Activity: Breakfast With The Arts, Jesse Stuart junior novel music/drama, Ukulele Club

Content or Curriculum: rehearsals leading to community performance events 

Inputs: local schools, teacher volunteers, students, teaching artists, specialists, guest presenters, parents

Date: school year

 

Project or Activity: All-County Art Show, Community Choir/Orchestra performance of Handel's Messiah

Content or Curriculum: performance events/shows with rehearsal or jury process

Inputs: local schools, teacher volunteers, students, teaching artists, specialists, guest presenters, parents

Date: school year

Audience: Community

Project or Activity: Community Events

Content or Curriculum: Handcrafted Weekend

Inputs: Community Arts Agent, artisans, musicians, Quilt Guild, Greenbo Lake State Resort Park

Date: yearly events

Success Stories

Summer Camp 2024

Author: Presley Grubb

Major Program: Camping

4-H Summer Camp- Memories That Last a Lifetime Greenup County had 67 youth, teens and adult volunteers attended 4-H Summer Camp at North Central 4-H Camp. A typical 5-day 4-H Camp session offers upwards of 96 hours of direct, uninterrupted contact between youth and their cabin leaders/counselors.  That’s the equivalent of a family sitting down at the dinner table for 30-minutes, 192 days of the year.  The interactions offered in a residential camp/group living setting i

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Greenup County Quilt Guild

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Artistic & Essential Skill Development

The Greenup County Quilt Guild (GCQG) was established in 1983. Since that time, they have only been "loosely" affiliated with the Greenup County Extension Office. There were members who had been in leadership positions for many years who had an unwillingness to partner with Extension for leadership and administrative support. After the success, partnership, and growth of the Greenbo Quilt Show into a holistic event: Handcrafted Weekend, the Greenup County Community Arts Agent was invit

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Estate Planning

Author: Lora Pullin

Major Program: Financial Education - General

Regardless of your net worth, estate planning will protect and help ensure that your personal and financial goals are realized after death. Unfortunately, many people fail to properly plan for the transfer of their possessions and property at the time of death. Taking the right steps ahead of time makes it easier for those settling your estate, which saves them time, energy, and money. Developing an estate plan helps ensure your property is distributed according to your wishes, providing your ex

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Greysbranch Speech Contest

Author: Presley Grubb

Major Program: Communications & Expressive Arts

The Greenup County 4-H Youth Development Agent, Presley Grubb, has been working with school principal, Misty Tackett and teachers Brittany Hale and Katie Stephenson on a monthly school enrichment program with all 3rd grade students at Greysbranch Elementary School in the Greenup County School District. While planning the school enrichment programs, the school asked that students participate in the 4-H Speech and Demonstration Contest as part of their month school enrichment program. In December

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