The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA) is a volunteer organization that works to improve the quality of life for families and communities through leadership development, volunteer service, and education. County homemaker organizations provide leadership opportunities to its membership through holding an office, teaching a lesson, chairing an event, and being a part of many local coalitions. Most importantly, it provides fellowship and lifelong friendships for the members.  

Greenup County Extension Homemakers work closely with the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent to plan and implement numerous activities for the community.  Fund raising activities, led by these leaders, continue to provide annual scholarships to local students who wish to attend 4-H camp but lack the funds. Greenup County homemakers have shown their leadership abilities by serving as KEHA state Food & Nutrition chairman, KEHA State Parliamentarian, and continuing to serve as active county and area chairpersons.  One Greenup County Homemaker provides leadership to the area level by serving as Area Homemaker President, as well as, director for the area cultural arts enrichment camp.  

During the Covid-19 pandemic it would have been easy to lose sight of the importance of Extension Homemakers.  Once again, the Greenup County Homemakers found new ways for members to stay in touch.  Members made a multitude of masks/surgical gowns for limited resource health clinic, local doctors, and of course to many individuals. The Homemakers began to shift many of their programs and ways of communication to virtual.  The Homemaker Leader Lesson were switched to a virtual format with grab and go activity kits available for everyone to participate in the same activities. Even holding a workshop on how the better communicate using technology, giving members the basics of how to use Zoom, email, Facebook, texting, etc.  This workshop led to the forming of a virtual only Homemaker club being developed for the 21-22 Homemaker year.  Although it would have been easy to give up, the leadership shown by the Greenup County Homemakers during these trying times, shows the importance of the KEHA program to our communities.