FAMILY LIVING PROGRAM AREAS

• Family resource management
  • Free financial counseling
  • Right on the Money
  • Ongoing Group Financial Education Classes Second Thursday evening and Second Friday morning of each Month, Pre registration required.
• Family Caregiving
  • Employed Caregivers
  • Powerful Tools for Caregivers
• Strengthening family relationships
  • Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14
• Brain Development
  • The First Years Last Forever
  • The Teen Brain: A Work in Progress
• Food preservation and safety
• A-Z answers to consumer food safety questions www.foodsafety.wisc.edu
• Master Food Preservers
• Pressure canner dial gauge testing
• Food preservation publications are available at our office or online http://learningstore.uwex.edu/
• Wisconsin Food Safety and Nutrition Internet Resources
• Wisconsin FIRST www.wifirst.wisc.edu is a gateway to research-based food science information and training for Wisconsin consumers and food processors.
• Meat HACCP www.meathaccp.wisc.edu research based help for small meat and poultry processors.
• Today's Home Newsletter, bi-monthly newsletter with information and upcoming programs. Free to all Washburn County residents. To subscribe, contact the Washburn County, UW-Extension office; phone 715-635-4444, email: UWEX@co.washburn.wi.us or click here to view Sept-Oct 2009
• Washburn County Association for Home & Community Education (HCE) is a service organization whose mission is to provide educational opportunities, improve leadership skills of members and offer service to communities. Affilated with Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Education
  • "Little Readers" is one of the service projects of Washburn County HCE that provides free books to children who might not otherwise be able to have new books of their own.
• Related Family Living Links of Interest

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding Family Living in Washburn County, please contact:

Dianne Weber, Family Living Educator
Washburn County UW-Extension
850 W. Beaverbrook Avenue
Spooner, WI 54801-9801
Phone: 715-635-4444
Fax: 715-635-4450
Email:dianne.weber@ces.uwex.edu