Family and Consumer Sciences
The family unit is the cornerstone of a healthy community. Family and Consumer Sciences programs provide families with research-based knowledge designed to improve wellness through positive changes. There are many aspects of overall wellness including nutrition and health, personal finance, and human development at all ages. Through a holistic approach, Family and Consumer Science (FCS) Extension agents, program assistants, and trained Master Volunteers provide education that ensures Virginia families have every piece of the puzzle to be healthy and whole.
A Vision for a Stronger Commonwealth
FCS programming is driven by the needs of the community identified by King George residents and the Extension Leadership Council. Our FCS Extension Educators work closely with families – in their community, workplace, and home – and with the professionals that serve them. Pegi Wright is the FCS Extension Agent in King George County.
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Germs can be helpful or harmful. Foods can carry both good and bad germs. “Good” germs such as the bacteria in yogurt can help us digest foods, and yeast is used to make bread rise. “Bad” germs or bacteria can make you sick. Bad bacteria can be especially harmful to young children because they are still building their immune systems... Nitty Gritty of Food Safety .
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Living Apart-Parenting Together is a four-hour class designed to educate parents about the effects of divorce and separation on both children and parents. It provides strategies that help parents living apart work out parenting decisions without putting their children in the middle. This class meets the parent education guidelines established by the Supreme Court of Virginia. 2012 Schedule
Family Nutrition Program ~ Is sponsored by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and provides nutrition education to eligible individuals and families in Planning District 16. Contact: Beth Jimenez
Family and Consumer Sciences
"There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained." Winston Churchill