Extension
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| 2037 - Nurturing Families (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2037.1) | 18 |
Number of individuals (parents or caregivers) reporting improved personal skills (such as increased personal strengths, interpersonal communication and life skills to strengthen families) |
| 2037.2) | 18 |
Number of individuals demonstrating nurturing attitudes and behaviors by caring for the health and well-being of individuals throughout the lifespan. |
| 2037.3) | 18 |
Number of individuals reporting behaviors that foster the optimal development of children and youth |
| 2037.4) | 18 |
Number of parents and/or caregivers who practice one or more parental leadership skills (such as parental empathy, proper ways of establishing family rules, and concrete support their child to develop a sense of positive self-worth) |
| 2037.5) | 7 |
Number of individuals actively engaged in collaborations and programs that build community capacity to nurture families |
Author: Amanda Howard
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
The Nutrition Education Program Supplemental Nutrition Assistant in Magoffin County works with the Backpack Program. The Backpack Program was designed to provide children in need with nutritious shelf stable food through the use of backpacks. This program was started to help food security over the weekend for children in our area. The backpack program has been very successful in Magoffin County schools. All the food/ funding is donated by organizations in our county and was used only for t
Author: Amanda Howard
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
The Nutrition Education Program Supplemental Nutrition Assistant in Magoffin County works with the Framers Market to help people understand the importance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Each week presenting a tasty Plate it Up Kentucky Proud Recipe for everyone to sample. When choosing the recipe available produce items are selected according what is in season and available for purchase. Of the average sixty people who stop at the Magoffin County Farmers Market 95% of them do sample the recipe.
Author: Amanda Howard
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
The Magoffin County SNAP-Ed assistant works with five groups at the local Senior Citizens Center. The participants seem to think they have been “around the block” and know what is best for their diets; however, when it comes to milk they found out differently. The SNAP-Ed assistant taught the Healthy Choices for Everybody section on Dairy for Everybody and discussed the calories and fat content in different kinds of milk. When comparing whole, 2%, 1% and skim milks, many of the parti
Author: Amanda Howard
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
The Magoffin County SNAP-Ed assistant partnered with the Agriculture and Natural Resource (ANR) Extension Agent, and provided a two day Food Preservation Series through the UK Extension Nutrition Education Program. The Magoffin County Extension Service works with The Grow Appalachia organization and together they address food insecurity for families focused on organic gardening practices. The Grow Appalachia program has successfully created opportunities for fresh produce to be grown and
