Muhlenberg County CES

Title:

Basic Life Skills

MAP:

Acquiring Basic Life Skills

Agents Involved:

Mackenzie Pouge, Darrell Simpson, Mary Beth Riley

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices (general)

MAJOR PROGRAM 4:

Health 4-H Core Curriculum

Situation:

To be resourceful and responsible citizens of the community it is vital to acquire basic life skills. The county extension offices can play a critical role in teaching adults and youth the basic life skills they need for success. Through the efforts of extension agents, program assistants, and volunteers local citizens of the community are engaged, educated, and empowered to understand the soft and hard life skills of everyday living.

Long-Term Outcomes:

Muhlenberg County's youth and adults strengthen their abilities to be resourceful citizens and live healthy lifestyles.

Intermediate Outcomes:

Youth and adults gain life skills by participating in club functions and programs involving finance, cooking, sewing, and personal growth.

Initial Outcomes:

Participants increase knowledge in the acquisition of life skills and personal resourcefulness.

Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Personal Independence and Resourcefulness
Indicator: Participation in extension programs and projects
Method: one-to-one evaluations, or post and pre evaluations
Timeline: 2017-2020

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Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Adults & Youth

Project or Activity: Basic Sewing Class

Content or Curriculum: FCS Pubs, Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum

Inputs: Local Volunteers, FCS Agent, 4-H Agent

Date: Annually

Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: Cooking, Project Girls

Content or Curriculum: Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum, Health Core Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H program assistant, FCS Agent, SNAP-Ed assistant

Date: Fall and Spring

Audience: Youth

Project or Activity: #Adulting

Content or Curriculum: Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H program assistant, FCS Agent, Extension Specialist, SNAP-Ed Assistant, ANR Agent

Date: Fall 2017

Audience: Adult Clientele

Project or Activity: All About Beef

Content or Curriculum: extension; USDA; beef council publications

Input: ANR agent; UK Specialist

Date: Spring of  2018

Success Stories

Let's Bake Program

Author: Mary Beth Riley

Major Program: Food Preparation

It has been stated before that a child is more likely to have a healthier lifestyle the more that they are present and cooking in the kitchen. In today’s society, most families are so busy that teaching their children to be comfortable in a kitchen and teaching them how to cook is not a priority. Teaching children basic skills such as cooking and baking is important because that is a skilled that will be carried on to their adult life. The Muhlenberg County Cooperative Extension Services r

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