Welcome to Kentucky Family Policy
This blog is dedicated to examining issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky and providing a nonpartisan, family perspective on public policy making. We hope to provide a forum for Kentuckians to review and discuss current legislative actions and the issues such actions are attempting to address. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Kentucky, its affiliates, or its representatives.
What the authors of this blog will contribute:
1) Summarize current state, national, and international research related to topics relevant to current legilative actions.
2) Describe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service programs and activities currently addressing issues related to legilative actions in the various counties.
3) Provide expert commentaries via podcasts and videocasts on issues relevant to current legilative actions.
Please see "Priority Bills" section on the right for a short list of the most current legislative actions relevant to the family focus of this blog
Fourteen percent of Jessamine County residents live at or below the poverty level. Because of this, Extension provided to residents a series of financial management and family resource management classes. Over 25 programs were offered during the 2010-2011 school year, reaching 137 participants. In a survey three months after the series, 93% had made at least one positive change in the way they currently budgeted or handled their money; 100% stated they were more aware of spending habits. Seventy-two percent had opened a savings account and one stated he had not overdrawn his account in three months when previously he had been overdrawn twice a month.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Jessamine county, please click the link.
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