About Family and Consumer Sciences

Discover ways for your family to grow through programs offered at your local Extension Office in Henry County! Family and Consumer Sciences program professionals focus on building healthy relationships. We help people learn about good nutrition and food safety, use money wisely, balance the demands of life work, build strong families through better parenting skills, conflict management skills and shared values.

About Family and Consumer Sciences

Our Vision is:

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

Our Values are:

Helping people help themselves.  Education directed toward, and jointly dterenmined by, participants.  Lifelong learning,   Accessible and reliable information.  Collaborations.  Assets and diversity of individuals, families, and communities. 

The OSU Extension Family and Consumer Sciences programs are focused on helping people address the following issues:  

Healthy People---Family Nutrition Program,  Food Preservation,  SerSafe Programs,   Dining with Diabetes,  Food Safety Issues,   My Pyramid

Healthy Relationships----Parenting Education,   Building Human Capital,   Divorce Education,   Personality Typing,    Board Training Issues 

Healthy Finances---Personal Finances,   Homebuyer Education,   Real Money Real World,   Bankruptcy Education

Money Management Issues                               Food Safety Issues

Family and Parenting                                         Media Releases 
Master Money Mentor Program

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About Family and Consumer Sciences
Discover ways for your family to grow through programs offered at your local Extension Office in Henry County! Family and Consumer Sciences program professionals focus on building healthy relationships. We help people learn about good nutrition and food safety, use money wisely, balance the demands of life work, build strong families through better parenting skills, conflict management skills and shared values.
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Master Money Mentor Program
Master Money Mentor Program
The Master Money Mentor Program is designed to train volunteers to work with individuals requesting help with money management issues. This training provides them with money management strategies for helping individuals grasp basic money concepts and provides tools for participants use. Agency personnel may find the information presented in the training useful to them as they work with clients or customers.
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Henry County Parenting Classes: Encouraging your Children to Grow... In Positive Directions
Henry County Parenting Classes: Encouraging your Children to Grow... In Positive Directions
Active Parenting Workshops are offered throughout 2012. These programs encourage parents to learn new information about developmental stages,active communication skills, problem prevention techniques, discipline methods, positive encouragement skills,building your childs self esteem and raising responsible children.
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Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or veteran status. This statement is in accordance with United States Civil Rights Laws and the USDA.

Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration; Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Director, Ohio State University Extension and Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership. TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-6181.