Extension
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Develop Individual Youth and Adults for Leadership Volunteer Roles
Engaged Communities
Bell, Blankenship, Branstetter
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
Community Leadership Development
Volunteers are important in building engaged and empowered communities.
The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association mission is to improve the quality of life for families and communities through education, leadership development and volunteer service. With membership totaling more than 13,000 statewide, members are engaged leaders and active volunteers.
4-H Youth and Volunteer Leadership is about:
- Learning about the concept of leadership and your individual role as a leader.
- Using leadership skills to effectively lead small groups and teams toward common goals.
Work within our community (club/county/state or beyond) to become an engaged leader who can make a difference.
Volunteers make up the Metcalfe County Ag Development Council, County Extension Council Program area advisory councils and are important in overseeing the use and distribution of Ag Development Funds.
KEHA members, 4-H volunteers, and Council members serve as active Extension and community volunteers engaged in addressing community needs.
Leaders will practice personal leadership skills through leadership roles at the club, county, area and/or state level.
The number of volunteer service hours reported annually for KEHA, Extension and Community activities are reported and corresponding dollar value of volunteer time is promoted.
Members and volunteers will gain organizational knowledge through annual officer and chairman training.
Members and volunteers will increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership through club lessons and special interest workshops.
Youth and Volunteers will serve as teen and adult leaders in our community, organizations, and as mentors for younger youth. Youth will be productive, contributing adults in the future, leadership and communications skills needed to be successful in the workplace on a daily basis
Outcome: Members and volunteers will increase knowledge and skills in personal leadership through club lessons and special interest workshops.
Indicator: Number of individuals reporting improved personal and interpersonal leadership knowledge and/or Number of individuals reporting improved personal and interpersonal leadership skills.
Method: end of program evaluations, surveys
Timeline: on-going
Outcome: Leaders will practice personal leadership skills through leadership roles at the club, county, area and/or state level.
Indicator: Number of members who utilized knowledge gained through officer training to fulfill a leadership role at the club, county, area and/or state level.
Method: Observation, review of officer directories
Timeline: on-going
Long Term Outcome: Youth and Volunteers will serve as teen and adult leaders in our community, organizations, and as mentors for younger youth. They will be productive, contributing adults in the future, leadership and communications skills needed to be successful in the workplace on a daily basis.
Indicator: Number of volunteers and youth in leadership and communication roles
Method: Observation, Pre and Post Written Test
Timeline: On Going
Audience: Metcalfe County Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Transferring Treasured Possessions/How to Let Go of Junk
Content or Curriculum: FCS State Supported Curriculum
Inputs: Barren Co. FCS Agent will coordinate and create a facilitation video, MCA FCS Agents will teach to leaders in their own counties. State Specialists, County Homemaker member lesson leaders, members.
Date: March 2025
Audience: Metcalfe County Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Jewelry Making and Repair
Content or Curriculum: FCS Agent created curriculum
Inputs: Logan Co. FCS Agent will coordinate and create a facilitation video, MCA FCS Agents will teach to leaders in their own counties. State Specialists, County Homemaker member lesson leaders, members.
Date: June 2025
Audience: Metcalfe County Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Tobacco Stick Crafts
Content or Curriculum: FCS Agent created curriculum
Inputs: Simpson Co. FCS Agent will coordinate and lesson will be taught in a Multi-County Homemaker Leader training with 4 sessions offered, and a.m. and p.m. time slot on 9/25 in Barren County and 9/26 in Warren County. State Specialists, County Homemaker member lesson leaders, members.
Date: October/November 2024
Audience: Metcalfe County Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Metcalfe Co. Annual meeting, MCA Area Meeting and KEHA State Meeting
Content or Curriculum: Officer Training & Educational Chairman Workshops
Inputs: FCS Agents, Area Advisors, State Advisors, Area and State Homemaker officers and chairpersons
Date: Annually at County quarterly Homemaker council meetings, KEHA annual meeting in spring, and MCA annual meeting in Fall
Audience: Metcalfe County Extension Homemaker Council and club members who participate
Project or Activity: County Homemaker Council meetings
Content or Curriculum: Business focused agenda/Robert's Rules of Order.
Inputs: FCS Agent, Club presidents, County officers/chairs.
Date: Quarterly full council and with Executive committee more often as needed
Audience: Metcalfe County Extension Homemaker club members monthly/annual meetings
Project or Activity: 10 annual club meetings, and 1 annual full county membership meeting in August. Special interest activities
Content or Curriculum: Meeting agendas, FCS Extension Lesson Resources, FCS Curriculum, external speaker/s
Inputs: FCS Agents, Homemaker volunteers
Date: 10 annual meetings (no meeting in July or December)
Audience: Metcalfe County FCS program Stakeholders
Project or Activity: Metcalfe Co FCS Adv. Cnl meetings
Content or Curriculum: Plan of work, FCS initiatives, County needs assessment outcomes, annual report to the People.
Inputs: FCS Agent, NEP program assistant, Homemaker volunteer, DB member volunteer, program partner volunteers
Date: Once annually, in the spring. Participants invited to CEC meetings, twice annually. Project specific committees may meet more often as needed.
Audience: Farmers Market Board
Project or Activity: Quarterly meetings. Budget/treasurer report, market Manager report, agenda, Board Chair/officers invited to participate in County Extension Council,
Content or Curriculum: KY Dept Ag communications/materials, KY Proud Farmers Mkt resource guide, CFA materials/guidelines, WIC/SR FMNP Voucher program guides/trainings, Homebased Processor and Homebased Microprocessor certification requirement/recertification materials etc...
Inputs: FCS Agents, Farmers Market Manager, Farmers Market Board Volunteers, KY Dept Ag employees, CFA employees, K-Card consultants, farmers market producer vendors
Date: Quarterly or more often if needed
Audience: Metcalfe Co. Extension Council
Project or Activity: Twice annual planning meetings, fall/spring
Content or Curriculum: KELD, POW, Annual County Report, Publications, Legislative update info, program area Agent updates/success stories, Farmers Market Board updates, etc…
Inputs: Extension Agents, State specialists, W 7 & 8 AED, Extension office resources
Date: Annually in Spring and Fall
Audience: 4-H Volunteers
Project or Activity: 4-H Volunteer Orientation
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Volunteers
Date: Fall
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Officer Orientation
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agent, Extension Office
Date: Fall
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Club meetings
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agent, Extension Office
Date: on going
Audience: 4-H Council
Project or Activity: Monthly Meetings
Content or Curriculum: Volunteer Development
Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Community Partners, Volunteers
Date: on Going
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Communications and Expressive Arts
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Volunteers
Date: August-May
Audience: 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Metcalfe County TAG
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agent, Extension Office, Community Partners
Date: August-May
Audience: AG Development Council
Project or Activity: Ag Development Funds
Content or Curriculum: GOAP
Inputs: Agent, Council Members GOAP
Date: Ongoing
Author: Amy Branstetter
Major Program: Natural Resources
Kentucky 4-H Shooting Sports State Competition 2024 The annual KY 4-H Shooting Sports State Competition, the culminating event for youth participating in the 4-H shooting sports program was hosted at the Bluegrass Sportsmen’s League in Wilmore, KY on Saturday, Sept. 7th and at the Central KY Gun Club in Berea, KY on Sunday, Sept. 8th. Over the course of the weekend over 1,000 youth, their families, and county coaches, volunteers and 4-H agents gathered to take part in the event. This
Author: Amy Branstetter
Major Program: Natural Resources
Metcalfe County 4-H Certified Shooting Sports Volunteers, 4-H Agent partnered with the Metcalfe County Schools Community Education and KY Fish and Wildlife to offer a “Firearm Safety and Range” program during two weekends in the spring and fall. This program offered a hands-on learning experience providing an opportunity to learn hunter safety information and practice skills on the range. Everyone completing this program would receive their “Kentucky Hunters Safet
