PROGRAM AREAS

	Agriculture
	Community Development
	Family Living
	Horticulture
	Nutrition Education
	4-H Youth Development

OFFICE RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES

	Winnebago County Government
	InfoSource
	UWEX Cooperative Extension
	UWEX Publications

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County Rd Y Construction from State Hwy 76 to County Rd A

The detour to the JP Coughlin Center will be State Hwy 76 (EASTBOUND only) to County Rd Y; County Rd Y to Butler Avenue; and then to the JP Coughlin Center.

Exit the JP Coughlin Center to Butler Avenue to County Rd A; County Rd A to Snell Road; and then Snell Road to STH 76.

If you would like to download a printable map detailing the detour, please follow this link: Map of Detour

Direction of travel on COUNTY RD Y for local traffic and emergency vehicles will change as the project progresses. Updates will be posted on the County website http://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/ as changes occur. The project is expected to be completed by September 2009.

2008 Annual Program Report
(8 pages, 980KB)
Monthly Program Highlights for
July 2009 (1 page, 53 KB )
Educator's Schedule of Activities
for July 2009 (3 pages, 52 KB)

The Winnebago County Fair dates are August 4 - 9, 2009
For information about admission, events, fair entries, etc., you can access the website at www.winnebagocountyfaironline.com/

Get Checking Workshop -Want to save money cashing your paychecks? Want a safe place to keep your funds? Need a second chance? Then come to a Get Checking workshop! By attending a Get Checking workshop you can sharpen your financial skills and qualify for a checking account. Get Checking workshops offer a convenient way to open a checking account, even if you have never had one, or had problems with one in the past. The next workshop is scheduled for August 13, 2009 from 9:00AM-Noon at M&I Bank, 50 Pearl Ave., Oshkosh. Please call the Winnebago County UW Extension Office at 232-1973 for more information about this upcoming program, or click here to view the brochure (pdf, 491KB).

Energy Resources Website from UW-Extension
As the public debate and need for information and education builds around the topic of energy—both in Wisconsin and nationally--this site will provide Extension educators and the public with accurate, research-based, objective resources. Energy information for home, farm and community. http://www.uwex.edu/ces/extensionresponds/energy/

County Zoning ReWrite Project Underway
Winnebago County, with the assistance of CiviTek Consulting, is embarking on a major project to rewrite its Town/County zoning code and replace it with a modern, user friendly, zoning code. Please take the opportunity to browse this website to learn about the project, keep track of timelines and progress, and how to participate. Click here for more information.

Are you another family member or friend dealing with job loss or a drastic reduction in income?
Check out our Learning Store to download free copies of our Managing Between Job Series fact sheets. These fact sheets offer help in setting spending priorities, keeping a roof overhead, finding another job and more. Some titles of interest include: Deciding Which Bills to Pay First, Setting Spending Priorities, and Making the Most of What You Have. These fact sheets can be accessed at http://learningstore.uwex.edu/Managing-Between-Jobs-C71.aspx

Rent Smart Workshops provide practical education to help people looking for rental housing to acquire and keep decent housing. Rent Smart emphasizes skills that may help tenants avoid legal confrontations. It stresses tenant and landlord responsibilities and the advantages gained from viewing the landlord-tenant relationship as mutually beneficial rather than confrontational. Workshops feature hands-on activities and guest speakers from community agencies including Legal Action of Wisconsin and the Financial Information Service Center (FISC) which offers consumer credit counseling. To view workshop dates and registration information, download an informational brochure here, or call the UW Extension office at 920-232-1973. The next workshops are scheduled for August 8 and 15 in Oshkosh.

The Oshkosh Collaboration Work Group brings together agencies and organizations throughout Winnebago County to help meet the needs of individuals and families. Meetings are held monthly , September through June, the 4th Monday of the month at the JP Coughlin Center, 625 E. County Road Y, Oshkosh. Each month in 2008-2009, the Workgroup will be exploring one of the chapters of the “Local Indicators for Excellence (L.I.F.E.) in Winnebagoland 2008”. Click here (Word, 49KB, 1 page) to view the 2008-2009 Collaboration Workgroup meeting schedule). Visit http://www.lifeinwinnebagoland.org to access the L.I.F.E. in Winnebagoland 2008 report.

University of Wisconsin Affiliates and Resources

All UW-Extension Counties
eXtension.org

UW-Extension Cooperative Extension
UW-Extension Publications
UW-Fox Valley
UW Oshkosh
WI Small Business Development Center

MISSION

To provide Winnebago County residents with access to university resources and opportunities to engage in lifelong learning, wherever they live and work. Programs support agriculture, the community, youth, and family collaborations through local outreach and research efforts to assess beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and needs of Winnebago County residents.