Family and Consumer Sciences

Today’s families find themselves wanting to keep up with changes in their world; changes that happen at a faster and faster pace. Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences programs can help you learn new and better ways to do things—to successfully handle change and to improve your life.  Whatever your state of life, Virginia Cooperative Extension has knowledge you can use.

Extension has publications and offers programs and workshops on

Œ Preventing chronic disease with a healthy diet

Œ Identifying quality childcare

Œ Purchasing a family home

Œ Making good parenting decisions

Œ Managing your finances

Œ Handling food safely

Œ Being a wise grocery shopper

These are just a few of the many areas addressed by Virginia Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences programs.