FCS Program Areas
 All FCS programs fall into
  four program areas:

   Family Resource Management

   Food, Nutrition & Health

   Food Safety

   Human Development

    Family Resource Management

Better Kid Care

The Better Kid Care Program works to develop quality child care programs in our Michigan communities through education, training, and mentoring.

Furthering Families

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.

Building Strong Families

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.

Family Nutrition Program

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.

  

Financial & Housing Matters

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.

  

Immunization Education

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.