Hardin County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





2066 - Nutrition and Food Systems General
2066.1) 1079

Number of individuals who reported eating 4-6 servings of fruits and/or vegetables daily

2066.2) 544

Number of individuals who reported they utilized delivery systems/access points (e.g. farmers’ markets, CSAs, WIC, food pantries) that offer healthy foods

2066.5) 729

Number of individuals who reported increased knowledge, skills, or intentions related to using the nutrition facts label

2066.4) 114

Number of families/caregivers who reported supplementing their diets with healthy foods that they grew or preserved (community or backyard gardens, fishing, hunting, farmers markets)

2066.3) 0

Dollars in EBT, WIC, or Senior benefits redeemed at farmers’ markets



Success Stories

My Plate

Author: Toina Williams

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

July 15, 2022 Toni WilliamsSNAP-Ed AssistantHardin County                                                                                                              MyPlate Working with a special needs group

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Making Healthy Choices

Author: Toina Williams

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Toni Williams Hardin County Success StoryImpact: Long TermMaking Healthy Food Choices Hardin County has several youth groups with in the County. P.U.R.E. (Perfect You Really Exist) Is a youth group designed for girls in grades 3rd to 12th. P.U.R.E. assist the young ladies, with homework, prep for standardize testing, college prep, life skills, and hygiene.Life skills (cooking classes) was on Saturday’s mornings. In the classes, they were taught about  food safety,

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Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds Summer Camp

Author: Toina Williams

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

June 10, 2022Toni Williams SNAP-Ed Assistant Hardin County  Healthy Minds and Healthy Bodies Summer Camp 2022 The Summer of Prevention Camp was host by three schools in Hardin County, Lakewood Elementary, Cecelia Valley Elementary, and Creekside Elementary. This camp was held this year during the first week of June for 7th through 10th days. This year’s location for the camp was at Lakewood Elementary School with 47 youth grades PreK-5.  There were three other

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Food Safety

Author: Toina Williams

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) 25,428 individuals were admitted to Kentucky drug and alcohol programs in 2010. Those numbers has risen. About 66.9% were men and 33.1%  were women.The drug use in Hardin County has risen 25% since last year. Hardin County has a total of 17 rehab facilities and homes for drug and alcohol abuse.When COVID 19 started and the state went into shut down. Kentucky had 2,704 confirmed cases of COVID 19 and 144 deaths. As of

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Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen Program

Author: Jocelyn Kemp

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen Program

The Kentucky 4-H Passport Kitchen program provided 426 young people from Kentucky the opportunity to experience the food cultures of different countries in a self-paced experience. As part of the 4-H Passport Kitchen program, young people received six country kits in the mail during a six-week window. These kits provided all the needed instructions to complete a recipe, a video explaining the recipe, one ingredient for the recipe, information about the country, and a worksheet to help them explo

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POP Club Continues to get Youth Excited About the Hardin County Farmers' Market

Author: Dayna Fentress

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

In Hardin County, what started as a conversation between the Family and Consumer Sciences agent and the Farmers’ Market board president became a population kids activity that saw over 600 children over the course of the first summer. The "Power of Produce (POP) Club" was an interactive taste kitchen and activity center aimed to bring more youth and their parents to the market. With help from the UK School of Human Environmental sciences FCS mini-grant, POP Club was born. POP

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