Family and Consumer Sciences

Pamela Leong
Extension Educator
    Family & Consumer Sciences   
Co-County Extension Director

All About Family & Consumer Sciences

"Meeting your needs through education"

MISSION: 

Working to strengthen individuals, families, and communities through education. 

VISION:

To be recognized as a leader for enhancing the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities through research, education, and outreach. 

 VALUES:

•  Helping people help themselves
•  Education directed toward, and jointly determined  by, participants 
•  Accessible and reliable information 
•  Collaborations 
•  Assets of individuals, families, and communities 

ISSUES:  

•   Childcare
•   Family Life 
•   Parenting
•   Adult Development and Aging
•   Nutrition
•   Food Safety
•   Money Management
•   Jobs and Families 
•   Lifeworks Today
•   Health Issues

CUSTOMERS:

•  Agencies
•  Families
•  Limited Resource Audience
•  Low Income Audience
•  Older Adults
•  Young Audiences
•  Youth

What is the Ohio State University Extension?

It is an informal educational organization that is funded by federal, state and local government dollars.  Ohio State University Extension groups its programs into four major areas: Family and Consumer Science, Community Development, 4-H Youth Development, and Agriculture and Natural Resources.  The actual educational programs cut across these groupings and often stretch the conventional definition of each.  Here is a brief overview of what the Family and Consumer Science's program offers.

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES  

• Building strong families through parent education and family living skills.
• Improving nutrition, lifestyle, and food safety choices.
• Managing time, money, and other resources.
• Addressing community health, wellness, and environmental concerns.
• Managing multiple roles.

Connections to Web Sites

• Ohio State University Extension Family & Consumer Sciences
• Senior Series Factsheet Index
• The College Of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University
• Extension WorkLife Project
• The National Assoc. For Family & Community Education
• Managing Your Money
• Ohioline - OSU Information
• OAFCS Home Page
• United States Postal Service Home Page
• State of Ohio Front Page
• The National Agricultural Library
• Library of Congress World Wide Web Home Page
• SBA: Small Business Administration Home Page
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Food and Drug Administration Home Page