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Cooperative Extension Service Departments
Family and Consumer Sciences Programming
Family Resource Management Initiative
Family Resource Management programs include financial management, workforce
preparation and time management information.
Financial Management is a learned skill. We are interested in helping
Arkansans learn to:
$ Spend and save money to achieve short, intermediate
and long-term financial goals while keeping pace with day-to-day
obligations.
$ Use credit widely.
$ Plan for emergencies.
$ Practice effective consumer behaviors.
Time Management programs help the learner assess and plan their use of time
effectively.
Workforce Preparation is also of interest because how you receive your income
affects the amount of money you have to work with and whether the time spent is
work is personally rewarding.
Focus Program Outline
Planning for the Long Term:
Financial Preparations for Adult Children, Aging Parents or Relatives, and
Caregivers, Goal, Objectives, Benchmarks, Curriculum
Curricula and
Resource List
Base Programs Outline
Financial Security
in Later Life - Arkansas Base Program
Goals, Objectives, Benchmarks, Curriculum
Financial Security in Later Life - A national initiative resources list
Curricula
and Resource List
Extension Programs Outline
Managing Financial Resources - Adult Program
Goal, objectives, benchmarks, curriculum
Curricula and Resources
- annotated descriptions
Managing Financial Resources -
Youth Programs
Goal, objectives, benchmarks, curriculum
Curricula and
Resources - includes descriptions of resource management project books, 4-H
Consumer Judging Activity, curriculum and teaching guides, workforce preparation
education materials, videos, and games. Ordering information is included in the
guide.
Managing Financial
Resources - Limited Resource Audiences
Goal, objectives, benchmarks, curriculum
Curricula and Resources
- annotated descriptions
Program Planning
Common-sense Principles of Success in Personal Finance. A good bullet
summary for achieving sound financial management.
Curriculum categories for Basic Life-Skills Training – Older Children in Foster
Care
Benchmark
Data and Data Sources for Family Resource Management Programs. Family
Resource Management Programs are grounded in research. Research can be
statistics that describe behaviors. Research can be empirical (derived from
research) findings that describe behavior. Research findings and statistics, for
Extension program planning purposes, are often called “benchmark data,” that is
findings that relate to and justify offering specific educational programs.
Program Resources - General
Extension Financial Education Programs: The Use of Commercial Resources
Financial
Management Publications – A 2-page brochure to download. Updated frequently.
Financial
Curricula Evaluation Checklist - From time to time you will want to use
commercial materials or materials from the web. Here is a checklist to help you
evaluate the appropriateness of the materials. As always, you can contact the
specialist for help in this matter.
FSLL Logo (jpg)
Grant Opportunities - NEFE (National
Endowment for Financial Education) and American Express offer an annual grant
opportunity of up to $30,000 to fund a program to deliver financial education to
underserved audiences. The program must use resources from the
NAEF Economic Independence Clearinghouse. Go to contents to view the
entire site. Then go to multi-media and learn about the financial education
clearing house. The Arkansas curriculum, Life Skills for Work & Family, is
listed in the clearinghouse. Many of the resource listings are available at no
charge. There is also a link to learn about the annual grants.
Job Loss: Educating
Families About Financial Issues – A Leader’s Guide
- When you are asked to provide educational opportunities for families and
workers affected by plant closings or other job loss.
Evaluation Tools
Pie Plate Lesson (MSWord
or PDF)
Prepared by Judith R. Urich, Ph.D., CFP, Family Resource
Management Specialist. July 2004.
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