EDUCATION
STRENGTHENS WISCONSIN'S FAMILIES
UW-Extension Family
Living Programs respond to community needs with research-based
education and partnerships that support Wisconsin families and
communities.
- Family Financial Education
Helping families meet future needs while keeping pace with
day-to-day expenses and addressing the basics of earning, spending,
saving, investing, health care, and housing issues.
- Poverty and Food Insecurity
Providing interactive activities and information to increase awareness and understanding of local poverty issues.
- Food and Nutrition
Promoting healthy, well-nourished families as they learn
to manage food dollars, plan nutritious meals, and purchase,
prepare, serve, and preserve food that is safe to eat.
- Families in Stress and Transition
Working with individual, families, and incarcerated audiences to help prevent and manage stress and to increase access to resources, problem solving skills, and resiliency.
LOCAL
PROGRAMMING TOPIC AREAS
- Are you Ready? The College Transition
- Basic Budgeting
- Criminal Justice Team
- Douglas County Home and Community Education (HCE)
- Family Financial Management
- Housing Issues
- Food Preservation & Food Safety
- Incarcerated Audiences Programming
- Northland Wisconsin Financial Wellness
- Parenting Education
- Poverty Awareness/Simulations
- Poverty Simulation tentative dates for 2010:
- Wednesday, February 10, 2010
- Predatory Lending/Pay Day Loans
- Rent Smart
- Strategic Planning
- Strengthening Family Relationships
FAMILY LIVING AREAS
OF INTEREST
- Douglas County Home and Community Education (HCE)
- eXtension - educational partnership of more than 20 Universities to help improve your life every day with access to objective, research-based information.
- Family Living Links of Interest,
topics include family finances, building strong families, child
development, housing, and UW-Extension Publications.
- Tax Credits for Low-Income Families – Information on tax credits available to low income families, including the Earned Income Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and the Homestead Credit - including eligibility information, fact sheets, frequently asked questions, easy links to tax forms, and free tax assistance information.
FOOD SAFETY PUBLICATIONS
Food
Preservation Safety
Food preservation is
a constantly changing science. For food safety reasons it is important
to follow the most current methods to insure food safety and prevent
food spoilage and food borne illnesses.
Please
note that all of the following Food Preservation articles are
on the UW Extension Publications web site and are in PDF format
.
Food
Safety and Health
UW-Extension information
on home food safety tips, current research, and upcoming trainings written by Barbara
Ingham, Food Specialist for the UW-Madison Cooperative Extension.
This
article from the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
Provides tips on safe grilling. Topics include shopping, preparation,
transporting and grilling.
Venison
Information
This
site offers information on handling venison, Chronic Wasting Disease
(CWD) and nutritive contents.
STAFF
If you have
any questions regarding Family Living in Douglas County, please
contact:
Linda
Bruce
Family Living Educator, Associate Professor
Douglas County - UW
Extension
Courthouse, Room 107
1313 Belknap Street
Superior, WI 54880-2769
Phone: 715-395-1363
Fax: 715-395-1399
Wisconsin Relay:
711
Email: linda.bruce@ces.uwex.edu
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