Author: Emilee Bryant
Planning Unit: Powell County CES
Major Program: Agriculture
Plan of Work: Disaster and Emergency Response
Outcome: Initial Outcome
The responsibility of keeping kids safe is a community effort. In recent years, multiple accidents have involved kids in the community. The Powell County Extension 4-H and ANR programs partnered with local agencies to address the need for youth safety education.
The Powell County Safety Day was an outdoor event held at the Lion’s Club Fairgrounds. 3rd and 4th-grade classes from each elementary school in the county attended, totaling 325 kids. The extension office relied on community partners with expertise in specific subjects to deliver education. 13 stations were set up and 28 volunteers helped to make the program a success.
The local police department, health department, Emergency Management Services, Search and Rescue, University of Kentucky Entomology, Department of Forestry, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Clark Energy, and the Stanton Fire department were all represented at the event.
The children were surveyed after the event. 98% reported they would be safer at home, school, or outdoors after attending the event. 75% of the community partners who attended also completed an evaluation, where 100% of them reported that they would present again in upcoming programs.
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