Metcalfe County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2020

Metcalfe County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021

1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
1055.1)	0	Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers
1055.11)	0	Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening
1055.12)	48	Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening
1055.15)	0	Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations

1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy

1055.1)

Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers

1055.11)

Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening

1055.12)

Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening

1055.15)

Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations

Success Stories

Gardening and Outdoor Activity for Physical and Mental Healthiness

Author: Lynn Blankenship

Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy

This FCS Agent created a comprehensive curriculum and evaluation, for the April 2021 Mammoth Cave Area Homemakers Leader training, with the theme of Gardening and Outdoor Activity for Physical and Mental Healthiness.  This FCS Agent was the first to travel to all ten Counties post COVID, to deliver an approved, COVID safe monthly area Homemaker Leader Training in person, to 64 Homemaker Leaders.  These leader volunteers then delivered the lesson to the members of their Homemaker Clubs,