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2024 2025 STRONG COMMUNITIES AND LEADERS
Strong Communities and Leaders 2024 2025
Dan Allen, Joan Bowling, Lori Clark, Denise Donahue, Brandon George, Diane Kelley, Anna Meyers
Master Clothing Volunteer
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Leadership
Civic Engagement
Community volunteers contribute time, expertise, and money to Cooperative Extension. Volunteers extend the outreach of Cooperative Extension to audiences which would otherwise be underserved. Building capacity of volunteers is critical for sustaining the community infrastructure that strengthens families and communities. Kentucky has 13,000 KEHA members, 120 Master Clothing Volunteers, over 1,500 Master Gardener volunteers and over 18,000 4-H Youth Development volunteers. Extension volunteers engage youth and adults in their communities in education, respond to community issues and implement solutions in strategic partnerships with community organizations and local government.
- Social: Teens will become more active as volunteers; increasing the amount of unpaid service that they provide throughout their communities. Adults will increase their rate of volunteer involvement in their communities and in Extension.
- Economic: UK CES and non-profit organizations will experience an increased rate of volunteer involvement as more people select community organizations in which to contribute their time, talents and energies. Additional volunteer involvement reduces the stress on staff and extends the outreach of the non-profit organization to individuals and audiences which would otherwise be unserved.
- Environmental: Teens and adults will make a positive contribution as community volunteers. This increased level of community involvement will continue throughout their twenties and thirties. Additionally, communities will experience an increased retention rate as people who are engaged in their communities experience a heightened sense of belonging and are more likely to settle and reside in that community.
- Youth and adults will develop a sense of belonging in their communities.
- Youth and adults will master skills related to their specific volunteer role.
- Youth and adults will experience a feeling of generosity as they contribute to councils, boards and other groups.
Youth and adults will increase their knowledge of the types of volunteer service opportunities available to them in their communities.
Initial Outcome:Youth and adults will increase their knowledge of the types of volunteer service opportunities available to them in their communities
Indicator: · The number of youth and adults engaged in volunteer service in their communities through the extension program (SEEC)
Method:Surveys, Observation, Interviews, Extension Statistical Reports
Timeline: Ongoing
Intermediate Outcome:
- Youth and adults will develop a sense of belonging in their communities.
- Youth and adults will master skills related to their specific volunteer role.
- Youth and adults will experience a feeling of generosity as they contribute to councils, boards and other groups.
Indicator: The number of youth and adults who participated in volunteer training/orientation (i.e. club officer orientation, volunteer education/certification, etc)? (KOSA)
Method:·Surveys, Observation, Interviews, Extension Statistical Reports
Timeline: Ongoing
Long-term Outcome:
- Social: Teens will become more active as volunteers; increasing the amount of unpaid service that they provide throughout their communities. Adults will increase their rate of volunteer involvement in their communities and in Extension.
- Economic: UK CES and non-profit organizations will experience an increased rate of volunteer involvement as more people select community organizations in which to contribute their time, talents and energies. Additional volunteer involvement reduces the stress on staff and extends the outreach of the non-profit organization to individuals and audiences which would otherwise be unserved.
- Environmental: Teens and adults will make a positive contribution as community volunteers. This increased level of community involvement will continue throughout their twenties and thirties. Additionally, communities will experience an increased retention rate as people who are engaged in their communities experience a heightened sense of belonging and are more likely to settle and reside in that community.
Indicator:The number of 4-H youth and adults who have volunteered in a non-4-H community non-profits two or more times during the year? (SEEC)
The number of hours of youth or adult volunteer related education provided in the county (i.e. orientations, trainings, education workshop, club management seminars, etc.)? (KOSA)
Method: Surveys, Observation, Interviews, Extension Statistical Reports
Timeline: Ongoing
Audience: County Extension Council members
Project or Activity: Regular County Extension Council Committee meetings
Content or Curriculum: Agents each mentor a committee
Inputs: County Extension Council Members, County Agents, State Guidance, Area Extension Director
Date: August/September 2024, October 2024, February 2025, May 2025; additional meeting if neededAudience: County Extension Council members
Project or Activity: Extension District Board
Content or Curriculum: UK District Board Handbook
Inputs: County Extension Council Members, County Agents, County Treasurer
Date: Bi-monthly meetings 2024-2025Audience: Adult volunteers
Project or Activity: Client Protection Committee
Content or Curriculum: UK Client Protection Handbook
Inputs: Agents, program funds, volunteers
Date: July 2024-June 2025Audience: Adult volunteers
Project or Activity: 4-H Horse, Livestock, Poultry, Rabbit and Dog Volunteer Certification and Re-certification Workshop Content or Curriculum: UK 4-H Horse, Livestock, Poultry, Rabbit, and Dog Program Manuals and Kit
Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies. Provided updates anticipated from state 4-H program.
Date: November 2024 & completed by April 2025Audience: Master Clothing volunteers and candidates
Project or Activity: Master Clothing Volunteer Workshop
Content or Curriculum: Sewing and clothing construction techniques
Inputs: County special projects fund will support volunteers’ registration fees. County program money for other supplies.
Date: October 2024Audience; 4-H Teens
Activity: 4-H Issues Conference
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Issues Identification
Inputs: County 4-H Agents and Program Teaching Assistants Volunteer Adult Project Leaders Kenton County Cooperative Extension Office The University of Kentucky State 4-H Youth Development Staff, 4-H Council
Date: August 2024 – November 2025Audience: Adult volunteers
Project or Activity: Livestock Volunteer Certification & Re-certification
Content or Curriculum: Livestock Education, UK selected/developed materials
Inputs: The county special projects fund will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Volunteer Livestock Certification workshops. County program money will fund other projects. Durr Center will be utilized for county programs.
Date: September 2024 – August 2025Audience: Adult volunteers.
Project or Activity: 4-H Certified Livestock Leaders
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Livestock rules, guidelines
Inputs: The county special projects fund will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Volunteer Livestock Certification workshops. County program money will fund other projects. Agent will provide training event options for re-certification.
Date: July 2024 – July 2025Project or Activity: FCS Advisory Council
Content or Curriculum: FCS Agent Designed
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Agents and Specialists, Kentucky and CES Partnering Agencies, Publications and Resources, FCS program funds USDA, Partnering Agencies
Date: December 2024Project or Activity: Increase FCS Social and General Media Outreach
Content or Curriculum: Kenton Agents design, UK publications
Inputs: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Local newspaper, FCS assistant
Date: All YearProject or Activity: KEHA-Area Homemaker Leadership Positions
Content or Curriculum: Kenton County Volunteers, Member appointed
Inputs: New KEHA leadership program, area trainings
Date: All yearProject or Activity: KEHA-County Homemaker Leadership Positions
Content or Curriculum: Kenton County Volunteers, Member appointed
Inputs: Homemaker budget, KEHA budget, area officers
Date: All yearProject or Activity: ANR /Advisory Council
Content or Curriculum: ANR Agent classes offered
Inputs: KCES Agents, Specialists, partnering agencies/publications, CAIP funding, Commodity group
Date: All year (quarterly meetings)Project or Activity: Adult Sewing Programs
Content or Curriculum: Master clothing volunteer program
Inputs: FCS Agent and MCV expertise
Date: Fall and Spring series 2024-2025Project or Activity: Adult Quilting Programs[CH1]
Content or Curriculum: Quilt volunteer program
Inputs: FCS Agent and MCV expertise
Date: Fall and Spring series 2024-2025Project or Activity: Kenton Co. Homemakers Scholarship Fundraisers
Content or Curriculum: Homemaker designed for local HS scholarships
Inputs: Homemaker council, planning committee
Date: Fall 2024, Spring 2025Audience: Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Kenton County Youth ages 9 yrs. to 18 yrs. Camp Counselor Training
Content or Curriculum: Camp Counselor Training manual
Inputs: Agents, Volunteers & assistants
Date: May & June 2025
Audience: Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Clubs
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Club meeting outline for Parliamentary Procedure.
Inputs: Agents & Assistants, 4-H Curriculum
Date: All yearAudience: Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Summer Camp
Content or Curriculum: Leadership/Team Building Class obtained and reflected upon by the Junior Counselors while working at camp.
Inputs: Agents, Assistants, volunteers, 4-H Council, community supporters
Date: Summer 2025
Audience: Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Leadership School Clubs for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Steps Up to Leadership Curriculum.
Inputs: Agents, Assistants, teachers, FYRSC Coordinators, families
Date: September 2024 thru May 2025.Audience: Kenton County 4-H Youth
Activity: Capitol Experience
Content or Curriculum: Citizenship
Inputs: Agent, Assistants, Volunteers, families
Date: March 2025Audience: Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: Shooting Sports Certification
Content or Curriculum: Shooting Sports
Inputs: 4-H Council and grants will help support volunteers’ registration fees that participate in Shooting Sports. County program money will fund other projects. The Durr Annex, Durr Center, or Lloyd Wildlife will be utilized for county programs. Staff and volunteers will conduct the educational sessions.
Date: Fall 2024, Spring 2025Audience: Kenton County 4-H Youth
Project or Activity: 4-H Camp Counselors
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Camp Counselor training guides
Inputs: The county 4-H council and County funds will help support and train volunteers that will be attending 4-H camp.
Date: Pre-camp Summer 2025Audience: Adult and teen volunteers.
Project or Activity: 4-H Communication event
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communication
Inputs: County program funds will be used to train teens and adults to serve as room monitors and judges for the county communication event
Date: July 2024 – June 2025Audience: Middle school Youth
Project or Activity: Teen Summit
Content or Curriculum: State Agenda
Inputs: Agent, Volunteers & State Staff
Middle school youth Kenton county
Date: Winter 2025Audience: 4-H Council members
Project or Activity: Regular 4-H Council Committee meetings
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Council Leadership materials, 4-H program quality guide
Inputs: 4-H Council Members, County Agents, volunteers
Date: August 2024-July 2025Audience: 4-H Executive Council members
Project or Activity: Regular 4-H Executive Council Committee meetings
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Council Leadership materials, 4-H program quality guide
Inputs: 4-H Executive Council Members, County Agents
Date: August 2024-July 2025
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