Extension
It Starts With Us
Youth, Adults, & Families
Personal Growth & Leadership Development
Moses (Fine Arts), Jones (4-H), Prewitt (Horticulture)
Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General
Agriculture
Leadership
The average high school graduation rate of the three school systems is 82.5%. The county 25.7 of the county's 2020 census population of 36,873 is under the age of 18. According to recent data, 27.6% of the population is under the poverty level.
Youth and adults both need to gain skills and knowledge to assist them to have a greater understanding of their roles in improving themselves and their community. They need a better understanding of developing teamwork with their peers, better youth-adult partnerships, successfully resolve issues, and continually seek self improvement. Lifelong education and partnering is the key to helping themselves as well as their communities.
Youth, adults, and family members have increased self confidence, social & communication skills and self worth to become contributing members of society with the abilities to work with others to reach common goals.
Youth and adults will practice communication, life, and leadership skills.
Youth, adults, and families understand the importance of increasing their self confidence and self worth as they improve their life skills to being willing to accept and grow with change.
Initial Outcome: Youth realize program resources that improve personal life skills.
Indicator: Youth exhibit skills presented thru club meetings by participating in reinforcing events.
Method: Displaying usage of skills and resources thru participation of related events that utilize score sheets and participation.
Timeline: 2024-2025
Intermediate Outcome: More confident and organized preparation for events.
Indicator: Youth and adults display improved skills thru increased, repetitive, and better preparedness for event participation.
Method:
Timeline: 2024-2025
Long-term Outcome: Youth and adults exhibit life skills on a daily basis.
Indicator: Youth and adults have more confidence, better communication and social skills.
Method: Observation/survey of program participants in future extension and community events.
Timeline: 2024-2025
Audience: Middle School/High School youth
Project or Activity: STEM Robotics
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum (Junk Drawer Robotics), LEGO resources, STEM Curriculum (Explorers of the Deep)
Inputs: Volunteers, Teacher
Date: School Year 2024-2025
Audience: 4-H School Clubs, Country Ham Project
Project or Activity: Speech/4-H Demonstrations program
Content or Curriculum: Speak Up, How to Cure a Country Ham
Inputs: teachers, volunteers, agents
Date: School Year 2024-2025
Audience: 4-H Club members
Project or Activity: 4-H Poster contest
Content or curriculum: 4-H Arts & 4-H Poster project manual
Inputs: county 4-H council & agent
Date: October - National 4-H Week
Audience: 4-H Club members
Project or Activity: County and State Fair - Art & Photography
Content or Curriculum: State 4-H specialists, Kentucky State Fair Catalog, 4-H project books, county fair board, 4-H council
Input: County 4-H council, county fair board
Date: July 2023, July 2025
Audience: 4-H & community youth, adults, grandparents group
Project or activity: Outdoor Safety
Content or curriculum: ATV Safety, Boat Safety,
Input: 4-H council, local ATV dealerships
Date: March 2024-2025
Audience: 4-H camp age youth
Project or Activity: 4-H camp
Content or curriculum: UK 4-H resources, American Camping Association
Input: Volunteers, counselors, campers, camp staff, agents
Date: June
Audience: 4th grade 4-H club members
Project or Activity: Teen Club
Content or Curriculum: STEPS to a Healthy Teen, Build Your Future
Input: teachers, students community resource leaders
Date: August 2023-May 2025
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Expressive Arts
Content or Curriculum: Photography, Crossroads, Pathways
Inputs: Fine Arts Agent, 4-H agent, Volunteers, Locally trained Artists, teens, local businesses, community leaders
Date: incorporated in yearly club programs
Audience: Junior Master Gardener’s
Project or Activity: Junior Master Gardener’s Curriculum
Content or Curriculum: Various gardening activities, building raised garden beds
Inputs: Horticulture, volunteers, 4-H Agents/Assistants
Date: 2023-2025
Audience: Community Fine Arts Leaders
Project or Activity: Extension Fine Arts Council meetings
Content or Curriculum: Program Council
Inputs: Fine Arts Agent, Council Members
Date: Spring-Fall 2024-2025
Audience: Community Arts teaching artists and leaders
Project or Activity: Support new and existing teaching artist through arts programming
Content or Curriculum: University of Kentucky Arts Department
Inputs: Community Arts Agent, Council Members, Artists
Date: Ongoing 2024-2025
Audience: Local/Community Support/Resource Organizations
Project or Activity: Advisory Council Meetings
Content or Curriculum:
Inputs: Agents, community partners, FRYSCs
Date: monthly meetings
Audience: School aged youth
Project or Activity: Salsa Garden
Content or Curriculum: Various gardening activities
Inputs: Farmers Market, Project Pack pick up
Date: 2023-2025
Audience: Whitley County residents and Master Gardener’s
Project or Activity: Gardener’s Toolbox
Content or Curriculum: Various gardening activities
Inputs: Horticulture and Fine Arts agents; Demonstration garden; Extension facilities
Date: 2023-2025
Audience: FFA and High School Ag students
Project or Activity: Beekeeping, Grafting, and Pruning
Content or Curriculum: UK publications and local knowledge
Inputs: Beekeepers, Horticulture Agent, Ag teachers, grafting materials, pruning materials
Date: School Year
Author: Cortney Moses
Major Program: Quality Arts Engagement & Experiences
Many community members in the county found it difficult to access arts programs offered by the local Extension Community Art program. This was largely due to barriers such as transportation, time, and money. Without reliable transportation or flexible schedules, families, seniors, and individuals were missing out on meaningful opportunities to engage in creative and cultural activities. In response to these challenges, the Community Arts Agent, along with a dedicated program assistant, collabora
