About Us
County Impact Statements - St. Francis County
Family and Consumer Sciences Programs Strengthen Family and
Community Environments
The St. Francis County Family and Consumer Sciences Program offers individual
consultation, as well as several programs designed to help area residents:
1) Strengthen their families and raise successful children
2) Effectively manage resources to maintain economic security
3) Reduce their risk of chronic disease by adopting healthy lifestyle
practices
4) Build leadership capacity of individuals, groups and organizations
The Extension Homemakers Club (EHC) Program is open to all St. Francis
County Homemakers. An Extension Homemakers Club is a structured organization
with elected officers, a regular meeting time, and a commitment to support the
mission of the county and state organization. The mission of EHC is to empower
individuals and families to improve their quality of living through continuing
education, leadership development and community service.
The Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is offered
to limited resource families with children to help them acquire knowledge,
skills, attitudes, and behavior changes necessary to maintain nutritionally
sound diets and enhance personal development.
The Best Care Program is designed to bring child care providers
classes that keep them up to date on subject matter and methods in developing
healthy children. It fulfills the state requirement of 10 hours of continuing
education.
Money 2000 and Beyond encourages increased savings or debt reduction
by at least $2000 in two years through personal consultation, self-study and
newsletters.
Area residents learn about the opportunities and benefits of
Extension Homemakers Club membership.
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Impacts
- Extension Homemakers Clubs enrolled 53 homemakers.
- Ten Dietary Guidelines educational programs were conducted for 148
participants.
- At least 40 program participants adopted one or more healthy lifestyle
practices.
- Eleven parents adopted one or more child care practices.
- Thirteen adults adopted one or more pro-social or nonviolent practices
in dealing with children and youth.
- Fourteen child care providers participated in The Best Care Child Care
Program.
- Of the 50 Money 2000 and Beyond participants, 21 developed a written
spending plan, five increased savings totaling $17,820 and two decreased
debt by a total of $8,350.
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