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Welcome to the Ashland County 
Family and Consumer Sciences Program


 

OSU Extension
Ashland County
804 US HWY 250 East
Ashland, OH  44805-8925

Pat Shenberger
County Educator
Family and Consumer Sciences
shenberger.3@osu.edu

 


All About Family & Consumer Sciences

The Family & Consumer Sciences program is an extensive program that assists our community in the following areas: 

  • Families At Promise - parent education and support 
  • Budgeting and Money Management 
  • Stress Management 
  • Food and Nutrition 
  • Food Preservation 
  • Building Strong Families 
  • Family Storytelling and Preservation 
  • Empowering Older Citizens
Limited resource families and individuals participate in the Family Nutrition Program.  They learn and practice:

* Food Safety 
* Understanding and use of the Food Guide Pyramid
* Preparation of nutritious, economical meals
* Nutrition for healthier lives

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Connections to Web Sites

The following are some family and consumer sciences as well as some other interesting web sites you may find helpful. When you are on-line, just point and click on the link you want to visit.

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All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Keith L. Smith, Director, Ohio State University Extension.
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 Updated: August 2006