Welcome to Consumer Sciences Extension & Outreach Home Page
The Extension and Outreach Program in the department of Consumer Sciences is part of the Family & Consumer Sciences Extension group, in the College of Human Ecology and Ohio State University Extension. Our programming services are linked to the county offices of Ohio State University Extension. Any citizen can access services by contacting their local county, click here.
Programming Services
Extension and Outreach Programs of the Department of Consumer Sciences are available to the public. If you would like to talk with us about programming services available, you can contact us through:
email to Cyndi Renn at renn.7@osu.edu, phone 614-92-4389, or fax: 614-688-8133
Working Paper Series
Loibl, Cäzilia and Cynthia Renn. 2006. Implementing an Ohio Saves campaign in your community: A step-by-step resource guide for extension Educators. CS Extension Working Paper Series #101. September 14, 2006 (draft version)
Loibl, Cäzilia. 2006. An Assessment of FCS Extension Educators' Experience with Investment Planning. CS Extension Working Paper Series #100, August 01, 2006
Consumer Sciences Extension Activities in 2006 and 2007
Compiled by Cäzilia Loibl, Nancy Hudson, Cyndi Renn, and Sharon Seiling
Updated: August 31, 2006
- Ohio Saves Campaign
Ohio Saves is intended as an Ohio-wide campaign to encourage regular savings among Ohio citizens. Currently, three extension-based campaigns are running in Ohio: Columbus Saves, Hancock County/Ohio Saves, Miami Valley Saves (includes nine counties). Five to ten counties in Ohio are going to launch a campaign in 2007, e.g. Fairfield County, Crawford County, Belmont County, Mahoning County, Allen and Auglaize counties.
Project Director: Cyndi Renn
Research staff: Cäzilia Loibl
Affiliated staff: County FCS educators in participating counties
Links:
http://fcs.osu.edu/cs/oh_saves.php,
http://www.columbussaves.org,
http://hancock.osu.edu/money/savehome.htm
Partner: Consumer Federation of America
CS Extension contact: Cyndi Renn (renn.7@osu.edu) - New$tart Debtor Education
This program is a Department of Justice approved, educational program for bankruptcy filers. New $tart fulfills filers' requirement for pre-discharge financial education, a mandatory requirement since October 2006. The required 2-hour classes on financial management are currently offered in 39 counties in Ohio and since October 2006 more than 50 individuals have participated in the workshops. For 2007, additional counties will be recruited to offer the program, a revised evaluation tool will examine planned behavior changes and a profile of participants, and expanded marketing will include an updated website for consumers.
Project Director: Sharon Seiling
Affiliated staff: Nancy Hudson
Link: http://newstart.osu.edu/
Partner: Administered through the U.S. Trustees office of the Department of Justice. See participating county educators by clicking on Class Schedule at http://newstart.osu.edu
CS Extension contact: Nancy Hudson (hudson.2@osu.edu) - High School Financial Planning Program
The NEFE High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP) is aimed at increasing the financial literacy of America's youth. The six-unit program provides teens with a greater understanding of and ability to manage their personal finances in the areas of financial planning, careers, budgeting, saving & investing, credit, and insurance. In 2006, presentations and program materials reached more than 200 Ohio teachers and adult volunteers; revision reviews completed. For 2007, the revised materials will be marketed and teacher trainings expanded.
Project Director: Nancy Hudson
Link: http://www.nefe.org/pages/highschool.html
Partners: National Endowment for Financial Education, Ohio Credit Union League
CS Extension contact: Nancy Hudson (hudson.2@osu.edu) - Healthy Finances Team Sponsored In-Services
The Healthy Finances Team offers in-services to extension educators and their community partners on a half-yearly basis. In 2007, one to three in-services will provide field faculty with the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully increase financial literacy in their communities. Specifically, in-services in 2007 will address debtor education within the New$tart project and financial management education within the Ohio Saves campaign.
Project Director: Sharon Seiling
Affiliated staff: Cäzilia Loibl, Nancy Hudson, Cyndi Renn
CS Extension contact: Sharon Seiling (seiling.1@osu.edu) - Healthy Finances Team Jump$tart Presentations
Extension Healthy Finances team members have been part of Ohio Jump$tart's Building Capacity for Financial Literacy statewide workshops since its inception in 2004. Workshops are aimed at high school teachers. Healthy Finance Team member participation is likely to continue in 2007.
Project Director: Nancy Hudson
Affiliated staff: Extension Healthy Finances team members
Link: http://www.jumpstart.org
Partner: Ohio Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
CS Extension contact: Nancy Hudson (hudson.2@osu.edu), Cyndi Renn (renn.7@osu.edu) - "Ohio Women & Money" Workshops
The "Ohio Women & Money" workshops offered a free, day-long, personal finance seminar in 10 to 12 Ohio cities between June and August for women. Since its inception in1999, Healthy Finance Team members served as an exhibitor. Since 2005 and continuing through 2007, Master Money Teachers serve as presenters at the workshop series.
Project Director: Cyndi Renn
Affiliated staff: Extension Healthy Finances team members and other extension educators
Link: http://www.ohiowomenandmoney.org
Partner: Ohio Treasurer of State
CS Extension contact: Cyndi Renn (renn.7@osu.edu) - Ohio High School Teachers' Financial Literacy
This project addresses the scope and determinants of personal finance instruction in Ohio high schools. The project will determine the personal finance topics taught in Ohio high schools, what teachers are teaching the courses, and what students attend the classes; determine the personal finance education and knowledge of high school teachers and their sources of information. The survey will be conducted in January 2007.
Principal Investigator: Cäzilia Loibl
Affiliated staff: Susan Shockey, Nancy Hudson
Link: http://p12.osu.edu/scholars.php
Sponsor: P to 12 Project, OSU
CS Extension contact: Cäzilia Loibl (loibl.3@osu.edu)