Family and Consumer Sciences
Family Resource Management Educational Programs
Building Healthy Families
Helping Youth Succeed
Building Strong Communities
Initiatives
The Better Kid Care Program works to develop quality child care programs in our Michigan communities through education, training, and mentoring.
Furthering Families provides informational materials to help families cope with food safety, financial management, and family stress issues.
Furthering Families is a grant-funded partnership between Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Department of Agriculture made available through the Bovine TB Eradication Project.
Building Strong Adolescents
The Building Strong Adolescents program is designed to assist parents in creating a plan to help adolescents ages 13-16 develop character and maturity to make the right decisions in life in an effort to eliminate their involvement in at-risk behaviors.
In 1989, the Extension Home Economics Program developed a comprehensive parenting program called "Building Strong Families: Parenting Young Children." "Building Strong Families" is designed to deliver parenting information to limited-resource parents of children aged 0 to 3 in small groups or one-on-one.
The Family Nutrition Program (FNP) provides nutrition education to anyone eligible for or receiving food stamp benefits. MSU Extension collaborates with other agencies to coordinate efforts and refer families to local community services that best meet the families' needs.
The Financial Literacy and Housing program at Michigan State University Extension is dedicated to: “Helping people improve their lives through an educational process that applies knowledge to critical needs, issues, and opportunities.”
This website is designed to assist individuals and families in gaining understanding in basic financial management and housing related topics through web-based resources and educational tools.
Home Safe Kids
Home Safe Kids is designed to educate and inform parents about the dangers of household environmental hazards and provide them with the opportunity to protect their children. Excessive exposure to environmental hazards has been linked to several social, physical and mental conditions.
Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Department of Community Health have joined together to develop tools and training to help raise Michigan's immunization rate and promote better health among all citizens.
Watch Me Grow - Healthy, Happy and Strong! Calendar
Being a parent is a tough job, wouldn't you agree? It is often tough to know who to turn to for information about parenting, nutrition, safety and many other issues that arise in families. Now there is something to help!
The Watch Me Grow calendar is specifically designed for families with young children in Michigan. Each month highlights a different program - offering both program information and telephone numbers. Activities and tips for parents are also offered throughout the calendar providing information on health, safety, nutrition and parenting.
Opportunities are available to partner with local credit unions, school districts, after school programs, or local 4-H Youth Program. For more information, please contact Erica Tobe (stevense@msue.msu.edu) at 517.355.9655.
Available Bulletins
· Record of Important Family Papers
A 16-page MSUE bulletin to help you list your important family papers and their location
· Managing Your Money – Text
An 8-page easy-to-follow MSUE bulletin to help families develop a budget and spending and savings plan.
· Managing Your Money – Worksheets
A 6-page worksheet to accompany E-1778: Managing Your Money – Text.
· Energy Fact Sheets
See http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/iac/energy/ for fact sheets on a variety of energy topics.
For additional resources, visit the Financial and Housing Matters website: