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





3016 - Community Engagement
3016.1) 7

Number of participants reporting new leadership roles and leadership opportunities

3016.2) 7

Number of those who now serve as a mentor to others

3016.4) 11

Number of those who are comfortable addressing community issues through local leadership

3016.5) 15

Number of those who take time to recruit and engage people to undertake community projects

3016.3) 57

Number of individuals who are comfortable identifying community problems

3016.15) 8

Number of new groups/networks/coalitions formed through agreement or formal arrangement



Success Stories

Bale Trail

Author: Marsha Hagler

Major Program: Community Engagement

Bale Trail

Community surveys in Nelson County indicated that families wanted more safe activity options in the community. Nelson County traditionally relies on tourism and fall festivals for income and community engagement.  Covid-19 greatly impacted our community's ability to engage in traditional fall festivities. Nelson County 4-H also relied heavily on face-to-face fundraising efforts, in the fall such as candy sales and working events. These efforts to were curtailed due to Covid.Patterned af

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cooking with the community

Author: Marsha Hagler

Major Program: Community Engagement

cooking with the community

Cooking with the Community, a 13 part video series, was a collaborative effort with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension, Nelson County 4-H, Nelson County Nutrition Education Program, Nelson County Community Education, the Backpack Weekend Food Program and many community leaders and agencies.  The videos were distributed through social media and community partners from November 2020-May 2021 and are available on the Nelson County Cooperative Extension  webpage at Nelson.ca.

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4-H Helping Hands

Author: Marsha Hagler

Major Program: Community Engagement

4-H Helping Hands

The 4-H Helping Hands Project was developed by the members of the Nelson County 4-H Teen Council.  This group of 20 members meets weekly to learn about needs in our community and how they can develop meaningful engagement projects to address those needs.  Some projects are lead by extension staff and some by members of the 4-H Teen Council.  The goal of the project was to introduce youth to meaningful community engagement projects that they can replicate to multiply the impact in

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