About Family and Consumer Sciences

Our mission is to work to strengthen individuals, families, and communities through education. Our vision is to be the recognized as a leader for enhancing the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities through research, education, and outreach. Our core values are to help people help themselves, to provide education directed toward, and jointly determined by participants; to strive for lifelong learning; and to provide accessible and reliable information.

The Family & Consumer Sciences program is an extensive program that assists our community in the following areas:

Relationships

  • Colors and Personalities
  • PREP Relationship Training
  • Parent/Child Relationships and Positive Parenting
  • Empowering Older Adults
  • Support Programs for Military Families

Stress Management

  • Understanding Stress
  • Effective Management Tools

Family Storytelling

  • The Power of Family Stories
  • Preserving Family Stories
  • The Portage County Bicentennial 2008 Legacy Project
  • Empowering Older Adults

Cultural Diversity

  • Understanding and Appreciating Other Cultures
  • Diversity Beyond Culture
  • Exploring Personal Biases

Basic Budgeting and Money Management

  • New Start for Financial Success - An Approved U.S. Department of Justice Bankruptcy Education Program
  • Basic Budgeting

Nutrition and Food Safety

  • Family Nutrition Program
  • PMHA - Nutrition for Seniors
  • Healthy Eating for All Ages
  • Family Meals
  • "Food Safety for Occasional Quantity Cooks" Certification Training

Food Preservation

National Center for Food Preservation

Ohio State University Extension Health and Nutrition

 So Easy to Preserve – book and DVD’s

OhioLine Food Preservation Fact Sheets 

How to Can Food

How to Freeze Food

Food Preservation Self-Study Course

National Center for Home Food Preservation

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About Family and Consumer Sciences
Our mission is to work to strengthen individuals, families, and communities through education. Our vision is to be the recognized as a leader for enhancing the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities through research, education, and outreach. Our core values are to help people help themselves, to provide education directed toward, and jointly determined by participants; to strive for lifelong learning; and to provide accessible and reliable information.

 

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.