Extension
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| 2005 - Empowering Community Leaders (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2005.5) | 5 |
Number of Extension empowered individuals engaged in existing coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue |
| 2005.4) | 5 |
Number of individuals addressing community problems by assessing community needs, developing and implementing solutions |
| 2005.3) | 6 |
Number of individuals who use communication, problem solving or group process skills to address organizational issues and need |
| 2005.2) | 4 |
Number of individuals who practice personal and interpersonal leadership skills in clubs, schools and community outreach |
| 2005.1) | 4 |
Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge, opinions, skills, and/or aspirations (personal and interpersonal leadership, organizational leadership, community leadership, public policy/governmental process, etc.) |
| 2005.6) | 2 |
Number of Extension empowered individuals organizing new coalitions or organizations to address a significant community issue |
| 2005.7) | 0 |
Number of community problems resolved through actively engaged local leaders |
Author: Caroline Hughes
Major Program: Empowering Community Leaders (general)
Robertson County has a 78% rate of high school graduates, ranking it sixth in its local area; however, of those graduates, 16% of them go on to earn a Bachelor’s degree (Town Charts 2013). Considering that on the average only slightly over 400 students attend grades K through 12 in the school system there, coupled with the fact that the poverty rate there is 30.4% (Lifestories Catalog; US Census 2018), those figures are not to be dismissed. However, some those graduates don’t g
