Spotlight Series: Carlisle County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Carlisle

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Carlisle County where the FCS agent made tax forms available to all members of the community at the Extension Office in order for people who might not have otherwise filed an income tax return to receive economic stimulus payments made available by the government in 2008. The agent also set up appointment times with 12 people who requested individual help with their returns. This was a valuable service to the community because there is no AARP or any other free service available in the county for residents. One person stated, “I’m so glad I could come over here to get my information. I probably wouldn’t have gotten it done otherwise.” As a result of these actions, the 12 people are known to have received $5,100 in economic stimulus payments.

For more information about the needs of families in Carlisle County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Carlisle County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Profile