Author: Lynnette Allen
Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life
Kentucky ranks at the top for having the most kids with incarcerated parents. In an effort to strengthen life skills and to improve recovery efforts for incarcerated fathers from substance abuse, the Breckinridge County Extension Service FCS program has reached out to the local detention center to conduct nutrition education and family resource management classes. The EFNEP Assistant and FCS Agent meet bi-weekly and monthly with 40 incarcerated men to teach healthy eating, family budgeting
Author: Donna Fryman
Many youth do not learn many of the needed social skills necessary to survive in today’s adult business world.Basic table etiquette is one of those needed skills. /Elementary school teachers realize this need on a daily basis.One school had the Fleming County Extension FCS program host an etiquette class with their 4th grade classroom.The FCS agent led a presentation with interactive discussion on the basics of table etiquette and manners.This program was followed by an actual practice of
Author: Eugenia Wilson
Kentucky consistently lags behind other areas of the United States in key household economic indicators, including: personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment, and revolving debt. It is important to acknowledge the impact of current economic conditions on family financial management by teaching real skills for everyday life. Boyd County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences program partnered with Snap ED assistant to offer Real Skills for Everyday Life in an in
Author: Edith Lovett
Consumer Fraud is a continuing problem nationwide. In 2014, the Consumer Sentinel Network received over 2.5 million complaints, not including unwanted phone calls. Identity theft remains the No. 1 consumer complaint area; 13 percent of all consumer complaints were related to identity theft. To educate our communities, the Lake Cumberland Area Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences, asked the Attorney General, Andy Beshear to present an educational program. Over 100
Author: Deborah Shepherd
Consumer Fraud is a continuing problem nationwide. In 2014, the Consumer Sentinel Network received over 2.5 million complaints, not including unwanted phone calls. Identity theft remains the No. 1 consumer complaint area; 13 percent of all consumer complaints were related to identity theft. To educate our communities, the Lake Cumberland Area Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences, asked the Attorney General, Andy Beshear to present an educational program. Over 100 people attended. A
Author: Katherine Alexander
The Webster County Cooperative Extension Service hosted a financial simulation program, "It's Your Reality," for 141 seventh grade students at the Webster County Middle School. "It's Your Reality" introduces students to the financial realities associated with adulthood - provision of food, clothing, shelter, etc. for a family and how these relate to career choices. Students received the equivalent of one month's salary for the career they intend to have after grad
Author: Chuck Flowers
Youth studies show that youth benefit from courses in personal finance. In order to offer youth a significant experience regarding finances and job interaction the Carlisle County Extension offered a very comprehensive Reality Store. The students received post event lessons on resume's and job applications, and budgeting. School personnel determined the education category for students based on test scores. This year we held Reality Store for 71 seventh graders. Ninety-one % of 7th grade stud
Author: Melissa Goodman
The consequences of the Great Recession and the extended period of slow economic growth which followed, encouraged Kentuckians to become more aware of their financial situation. Kentucky consistently lags behind other areas of the United States in key household economic indicators, including: personal income, population living below the poverty line, unemployment, and revolving debt. It is important to acknowledge the impact of current economic conditions on family financial management by teachi
Author: Jordan Crain
In an effort to promote Financial Goal Setting, the Pinterest Series: Financial Goal Setting lesson was taught and offered to individuals in Adair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor and Wayne Counties. The objectives of this program was to help individuals:Define the components of SMART financial goalsIdentify three personal financial goals (short-term, medium-term, and long-term)Develop a goal action planUnderstand how to use a vision board to help reach financial goalsDuring the class, participant
