ADC. ;' L Peon n~ S~Iffi C-&43 EXTERSION ACTIVITY REPORT TO COUNTY COMII~ISSidfJERS COURT A4ifes traveled 1, 154 Selected major activities sir oe last report DECEMBER, 1988 1 - Conference with judges dealing with juveniles on probation; 4-H Food Show record preparation for judging; juveniles on probation - 4-H Clown Club (4-W, 3-H) 2 - Extension Meeting •3 - County 4-H Food Show - 28 participants - 65 attending *5 - Substance Abuse Task Force officer meeting - 4, Substance Abuse Task Force (22-W, 2-H) Town Creek Extension Homemaker's Club - Community leadership presentation (30-B 1-H, 3-H) Evaluation on parenting classes. 6 - Evaluation end visitation on parenting class results 7 - Extension Homemaker leaders trained Bandere County Extension Homemaker officers; wrote 51,750.00 grant for prenatal education and parenting information for et-risk teenage pregnant girls from March of Dimes. •8 - Judging of District 4-H Food & Nutrition Record Books; Juveniles on probation -9-H Clown Club 5-W, 2-H, 1-B, 9 - Extension Homemaker Council end installation of officers - 26 •10 - District 4-H Food Show - 12 representing Kerr -31 attending 12 - Center Point Extension Homemaker Club - installation of officers on Community leadership - 26 13 - Office management 14 - 4-H support training (1 volunteer leader & agent; 4-H scholarship training 18 & County Program Council - 9 •15 - Chamber of Commerce Breakfast; Hunt Extension Homemaker Club and installation of officers on community leadership -44, Juveniles - 4-H Clown Club 3-W, 1-H, 1-B 16 - Sick leave 19 - Office Management 20 - Live Oek Extension Homemaker Club and Volunteer services awards - 14 21 - Agent training on computer program reporting monthly reports 22 - Substance Abuse Newsletter; Extension Homemaker Community Service projects *23 - Oakdale Apartments Christmas party and community service participation by Extension Homemaker Clubs. 28-30 - Office Management and annual reports wNIGHTS S EVENING ;~ / ~~` Nzme KERR LINTY EXTENSIONAGENT, H.E. 7 itle PERR Counp~ _ DECEMBER 1988 Date IM Onth-Year) Daao TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SE"VICE The Taxas A6M University Sytiem MONTHLY SCHEDULE OF TRAVEL JEFRILYN FAY CCLNTY EXTENSION AGENT, H.E. Nome__.________-_-- Tille_ -- County ICERF Month DF.t:FMRFR 19 88 Miln Ne. and emevm Dob Saepe and dnviplien of eNlalel trawl ._ Irovded Meela led ping 1 - Conference with judges dealing with juveniles on probation; 9-H Food Show record preparation for fudging; juveniles _ on probation - 4-H Clown Club t4-W, 3-H) 14 miles - Extension Meeting 300 58.00 _ ~3 - County 4-H Food Show - 28 participants - 65 attending 35 qk.5 - Substance Abuse Task Force officer meeting - 9, 42 _ Substance Abuse Task Force t22-W, 2-H) Toun Creek Extension Homemaker's Club - Community leadership _ presentation t30-B 1-H, 3-H) Evaluation on parenting classes. - - Evaluation end visitation on parenting class results - 37 7 - Extension Homemaker leaders trained Bandera County - Exteneion Homemaker officers; wrote 51,750.00 grant for prenatal education and parenting information for - at-risk teenage pregnant girls from March of Dimes. S~3 - Judging of District 4-H Food & Nutrition Record Books ; 200 miles 54.50 Juveniles on probation -9-H Clown Club 5-W, 2-H, 1-B, 3 - Extension Homemaker Council and installation of 16 - officers - 26 ~10 - District 4-H Food Show - 12 representing Kerr - 65 - 31 attending 2 - Center Point Extension Homemaker Club -installation 32 - of officers on Community leadership - 26 3 - Office management - 4 - 4-H support training tl volunteer leader 8 agent; 200 59.25 9-H scholarship training 18 8 County Program - Council - 9 X15 - Chamber of Commerce Breakfast; Hunt Extension 40 - Homemaker Club and installation of officers on community leadership -44, Juveniles - - 4-H Clown Club 3-W, 1-H, 1-B 6 - Sick leave 120 - 9 - Office Management O - Live Oak Extension Homemaker Club and 14 - Volunteer services awards - 14 1 - Agent training on computer program reporting S4. 50 - monthly reports 2 - Substance Abuse Newsletter; Extension 18 - Homemaker Community Service projects ~23 - Oakdale Apartments Christmas party and 21 community services participation by Extension Homemaker Clubs. 8-30 - Office Management and annual reports TOTAL -1,154 $26.25 NIGHTS b EVENING 1 hoeby nrlily IMa Is a 1rw and attended the tasting tea. The 4-H'ers were totally in charge of planning and implementing the entire event. One young girl in the senior division who was participating for the first time and has a learning disability, expressed her concern about having a speaking part on the program but after a few minutes outside practicing, she did a beautiful job. Following the Food Show, her mom was most complimentary of the program end how proud her daughter had felt that she had achieved. She also participated in the District Food Show which was held on December 12th along with 11 other participants from Kerr County. One 4-H'er missed, Misty Pfieffer from Cypress Creek 9-H Club participated in the National 4-H Congress in Chicago with an all expense paid trip as a result of her 4-H Recordbook winning State. Evaluation - Family well-being was one of the critical issues we identified in Kerr County by the LREP and improved parenting skills was identified as a major need. Approximately 100 parents have taken part 1n the 10-week, two hours a week course conducted by the CEA, H.E. and trained volunteer leaders. COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT Jerrilyn Ray DECEMBER 1988 - Page 5 Evaluation - cont'd During December, 10% of the participants were visited by the etent end interviewed to evaluate the results of the paretning classes. Those visited were from the first classes that were held 11 months ago. A few quotes from parents: "It's definitely helped me," said Helen Perry of Kerrville. "It helped me control my temper and helped me realize that I need to think about myself rather than dust center everything around my kids. I found I had to change myself rather then try to change my daughter. I now feel good about myself and my whole attitude toward life is much better." "At first I really resented having to go to the parenting program," Perry said. "But I really found it to be a learning experience. All parents really need to take part in this program." Mary and James Bertts of Center Point are strong advocates of the parenting program. "When we were first ordered by the fudge to attend the class, my reaction was: My God, I've raised five kids; what can I possibly learn that will help me," said Mary Bertts. "But the class worked. We got a lot of insight on raising kids that we had not been exposed to before. Z dust wish we had gotten the information sooner." "I don't get mad at the kids any more," James Bertts said. Now we discuss things openly and try to use the proper words. We also learned to express our feelings more openly and to keep our sense of humor." "It's really pretty quiet around here now," James Bertts continued. "We used to do a lot of screaming and hollering and slamming of doors. Now we talk and nobody gets made. There is more understanding. The role playing in class really helped us to deal with the different circumstances we have had to face at hame." The Bertts recommended the course to all parents, not dust the ones with problem kids. "If we had known then what we know now, we feel that we could have prevented many of the problems we are having with our kids today," they said. For Gloria end Ron Shupps of Kerrville, the parenting program was the salvation for what they celled a hopeless situation. "We were on the verge of a divorce because of the problems we COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT Jerrilyn Ray DECEMBER 1988 - Page 6 Eveluatlon - cont'd were having with our son," said Ron Shupps. "He was having severe problems with alcohol, and he end I were in a constant power struggle. We were continuously having confrontations as to what he could and couldn't do." "But I've changed--and consequently our son has changed," he said. "We've given up same control and ere dwelling on the positive," said Gloria Shupps. "We've tried to eliminate fighting and to express our feelings more openly. We learned to admit our mistakes. "Nothing will change until we change," Ron Shupps said. "I learned to give up the authoritarian figure and to be more positive end complimentary." COUNTY JUDGE VOICES SUPPORT - Judge Edwards is quick to extol the benefits of the parenting program. It's been a fantastic program--one of the best things that has come along in a long time," Edwards said. "As far as youth problems are concerned, I think at least 80% of the fault lies with the parent. That's why I was so enthused about this program when the County Agent explained it to me". "Juveniles are a badly neglected group in our society. How to deal with them is really a family problem rather than a juvenile problem. So I'm very supportive of the parenting program that the Extension Service has initiated." Edwards said that juvenile problems must be "nipped in the bud" so that the offen ders don't have to 6e referred to the T exas Youth Commission or eventually the Taxes Department of Corrections. He noted that changes in juvenile law will be addressed in the next session of the legislature, and that efforts under way in Kerr County will pro vide some direction to these discussions. "We must take better care of our juveniles," Edwards said. "They are 25% of eur population but 100% of our future. COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT Jerrilyn Ray DECEMBER 1988 - Page 7 OTHER - Judging of 4-H Foods and Nutrition Records far District Food Show. - Agent Training in 4-H Support in interpreting 9-H to public and legislators. - Agent Training in new reporting system. JANUARY 1989 ACTIVITIES - 2 - Substance Abuse Teak Force 5 - 9-H Clown Club 6 - Extension Homemaker Council 9 - Money Management Workshop; Low income housing task force 11- Annual Program Council Meeting' 12- 4-H Clown Club 16- Money Management Workshop 19-21 - 4-H Livestock SHow 23-24 - County Commissioner's and Judges Conference 26- 4-H Clowning - Organize parenting classes for everying evening. - Start organizing efforts for a volunteer youth drug testing program ~18~~3 Y.EEtR COUNTY EXTINSION AGQ~ICY ACTIVITY REPORT December 1988 -RTdKU DTE Wf O0M0• TO ~ 9rm~~ 11~•.rF.~,e.~ er. ?~~~ R, ~~.~a~