Extension
It Starts With Us
Developing basic life skills in financial management, emergency preparedness and our environment
Life Skills Development
Brittany Bowling; Vicki R. Boggs; Ray Wilson
Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities (general)
Securing Financial Stability (general)
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
Each decision individuals make has an impact on health, safety and personal development within the family, community and environment. Understanding how our daily choices can impact our environment is vital to conserving and preserving our natural resources and ensuring a healthy environment for present and future generations. It is also important to acknowledge the impact of current economic conditions on family financial management while also helping individuals understand and respond to changing economic conditions, while promoting healthy financial behaviors across the lifespan. According to 2015 Census data, 23.9% of Leslie Countians live below the poverty level with the average household income of $29,156 which is well below state and national averages. Since families have such limited resources, it is imperative that they learn to effectively manage them to ensure a brighter future.
-Create safe homes within environments that promote and support the physical and mental well-being of families throughout the life cycle.
-Improve the built and natural environment to increase active and healthy lifestyles.
-Number of clientele reporting improved financial stability and economic well-being.
-Individuals and families increase their income.
-An increase in high school graduation rates and bachelor’s degree attainment rates.
-Improve the quality of life for residents in Leslie County by developing the skills to plan, budget, and monitor their financial status.
-Demonstrate skills to improve: disaster preparedness, solid waste management, and home safety.
-Practice one or more resource management behaviors resulting in increased savings.
-Increasing school attendance rates.
-Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations in understanding of issues related to: disaster preparedness, solid waste management and home safety.
-Clients and Youth will understand that a quality education and strong work ethic play’s a significant role in the family’s income.
-Change knowledge, opinions, skills, and attitudes to improve employability through practical living skills and continued education practices.
-Increase financial literacy related to savings and investments.
-Youth and adults will show increased knowledge and skills related to managing available financial and non-financial resources.
Initial Outcome: Participants will become responsible consumers by gaining the skills needed to make wise financial and career decisions as well as become knowledgeable about green living practices.
Indicator: Individual(s) acquire knowledge, skills, opinions, and aspirations.
Method: Observation; Written and verbal evaluations; Individual reports; NEERS reports
Timeline: July 2017-June 2018
Intermediate Outcome: Participants will make wise financial and career decisions and will increase practices related to green living.
Indicator: Number of individual(s) that report improved financial stability and career readiness and increased recycling, increase in use of green spaces .
Method: Observation; Written and verbal evaluations; Individual reports; NEERS reports
Timeline: July 2017-June 2018
Long-term Outcome: The economic and environmental well-being of Leslie County is strengthened.
Indicator: Positive change in statistics regarding poverty levels, average household income, graduation rates, and increased participation in recycling programs, increased participation in environmental education programs.
Method: Data analysis
Timeline: Ongoing
Audience: Senior Citizens
Project or Activity: Financial Stability
Content or Curriculum: NEP Curriculum; MITT
Inputs: FCS agent
Date: July 2016-June 2017
Audience: Youth (Ages 9-18)
Project or Activity: 4-H Beginning and Advanced Cooking Academies
Content or Curriculum: 4-H FCS Curriculum, Cooking 101-401
Inputs: 4-H Agent; 4-H Program Assistant; Extension Staff and Volunteers
Date: Summer 2017 and 2018
Audience: Youth (Ages 9-18)
Project or Activity: Summer Youth Project Days
Content or Curriculum: FCS and 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent; Extension staff; Extension volunteers
Date: Summer 2017 and 2018
Audience: Youth (Grades 8 and 10)
Project or Activity: 4-H: Its Your Reality!
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: 4-H Agent; ANR Agent; FCS Agent; Community Businesses, Partners and Organizations; Extension Staff; Extension Volunteers; School Volunteers
Date: Fall 2017
Audience: Adult Education Center
Project or Activity: Financial Stability
Content or Curriculum: NEP curriculum; MITT
Inputs: FCS agent
Date: July 2017-June 2018
Audience: Adults and Homemakers
Project or Activity: Recycling
Content or Curriculum: Household Waste Management: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Inputs: FCS Agent; Extension Staff; Community Partners
Date: July 2017-June 2018
Audience: Senior Citizens, adults
Project or Activity: Disaster Preparedness
Content or Curriculum: Focus on the Home: Disaster Preparedness
Inputs: FCS agent
Date: July 2017-June 2018
Author: W Wilson
Major Program: Artistic Skill Development
Often we hear somebody complaining about how bad the young people of today are. Usually it is followed with a comment about how somebody needs to do something. I wish those individuals could hear a story that I was told this week.This year [2017] a teen leader from Perry County went to the Kentucky State Fair representing his county. There with all of those unknown people around him with great confidence he introduced, demonstrated and taught how to play Dulcimers. People who k
Author: Vicki Boggs
Major Program: 4-H Youth Development Programming
~~Appalachian Heritage Program Appalachia refers to a specific ethnic group, the descendants of early settlers in the mountains and their unique American culture. This culture is both real and functioning being revealed through its traditional arts and crafts, music, traditional foods, its customs, heritage and beliefs. Appalachia itself is a mixture of all things Appalachian. The Appalachian culture we witness today is one that has been preserved mostly by families and churches. Missi
Author: Vicki Boggs
Major Program: Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
A total of 232 students with Leslie County 8th grades and Leslie County High School Sophomore Class had a “reality check” when the Leslie County Cooperative Extension Office hosted the annual 4-H It’s Your Reality Program. The simulation follows classroom lessons and is designed to introduce students to financial realities through mock budgeting choices and lifestyle decisions. The pre-event classroom lessons included teaching and discussions about needs, wants, decision making
Author: W Wilson
Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping
Leslie County is a county with very limited agriculture and one of the lowest job rates in the country. In a county filled with low income any income is a big boost. In 1917 we did a program on Bee keeping and Honey production. While it was a very well attended meeting, it produced several effects. First off, we have added several people to the ranks of the bee keepers. For example a new bee keeper came into my office earlier this year telling how a friend gave him a hive of bees free. His excit
Author: Brittany Bowling
Major Program: Keys to Embracing Aging
Program Date: January 30, 2018Keys to Embracing Aging: Financial ManagementIt is important to know some basic financial management and planning. A financial plan, which includes short and long-term goals, will help a person see the big picture so that they can plan more easily and map out a financial future. In addition to helping a person stay on track, financial plans also make it easier to make financial decisions, such as making large purchases without adding financial stress to a budg
