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Programs - Family and Consumer Sciences
Listed below are programs offered through the
Houston County Extension. For more detailed information
about the program contact the person listed with the program or the
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Family & Community Education Club
Contact: Sheila Settles, Extension Agent III/Director
Houston County currently has 8 clubs:
Campground
Erin
Friendship/McKinnon
Irish Friends
Lockharts Chapel
New Hope
Shamrock
Tennessee Ridge
If you are interested in being apart of an FCE club, please give Sheila a call for more information.
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Parenting Apart
Contact: Sheila Settles, Extension Agent III/Director
The University of Tennessee Extension has developed a four-hour program, "Parenting Apart: Effective Co-Parenting," to help divorcing parents learn how to help their children cope with the issues that arise because of the parents' divorce.
Classes Offered: Sept. 23 & Nov. 22, 2004
The cost of the program is $30 per person, due 1 week prior to class, along with the registration form.
All classes held at the Farm Bureau Conference Room from 10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m. with a 1 hour lunch break from 12-1 pm.
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TNCEP (Tennessee Nutrition & Consumer Education Program)
Contact: Doris Wilson, TNCEP-Program Assistant
The mission of the TNCEP program is to:
Emplower Food Stamp families to move toward self-sufficiency by effectively using Food Stamps and related resources.
Reduce the risk of inadequate nutrition through a comprehensive nutrition and consumer education program.
The program will focus on five nutrition-related core programs:
1. Dietary Quality
2. Food Security
3. Food Safety
4. Food Resource Management/Shopping Behavior
5. System and Environmental Changes
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