Housing and Family Finances

UW-Extension helps build strong families, which serve as the foundation for community life, by enhancing family relationships, parenting, child development, nutrition, financial literacy, and the community institutions that promote family well-being.

Housing Conferences

A series of housing conferences for professionals, policymakers, staff and volunteers of community organizations working with families in Racine County.

October 8, 2009 - Housing Options, Credit and Finances

• Conference Flyer
• Preliminary Conference Agenda
  

May 14, 2009 - Rental and Home Ownership Challenges in the Current Economy

• Conference Flyer
• Agenda
• Rent Smart curriculum
• Foreclosure Prevention resources
  

Family Financial and Housing Resources

• Dealing with a Drop in Income (8 pages) - learn where to start when you can't pay the bills and what can happen when you don't pay bills
  • English
  • Spanish
• Managing Between Jobs -a series of publications that present valuable strategies for dealing with job loss or a drastic reduction in income.
• DATCP - Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection - www.datcp.state.wi.us - Consumer topics and resources such as tenant rights, consumer protection
• DATCP - Wisconsin Way - a guide for landlords and tenants
• Tenant Resource Center - rental rights - 877-238-RENT
• Federal Trade Commission - FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
• HUD- US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling - NFCC - 800-388-2227 - resources and can check to see if credit counseling agency is certified
• Association for Financial Counseling, Planning and Education - AFCPE - resources and can check to see if credit counseling agency is certified
  
• Accessing Affordable Housing (8 pages) - learn how Racine County compares to other counties for home ownership and rent burden, and awareness of need and ways to help.
• Household Food Survey (2 pages) - 2004 survey of 740 families in the Burlington Area School District elementary schools looking at availability of food, eating habits, and policy recommendations.
• Hunger Close to Home (5 pages) - learn how Racine County fares and what can be done about food insecurity (updated February 2006)
  
• Making Ends Meet (8 page PDF, 486 KB) - learn how Racine County fares and what can be done about making ends meet (2004)

• Wisconsin Food Security Project

UW-Extension Family Living Programs - connect to a variety of statewide resources.

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding the Family Living Program in Racine County, please contact:
Racine County - UW Extension
14200 Washington Avenue
Sturtevant, WI 53177-1295
Phone: 262-886-8460
Fax: 262-886-8489
Relay: 711