Extension to Families
Success Stories
October - December 2007
Families, Communities and Civic Engagement
- Poverty Simulation Raises Awareness of Leadership Groups -- Pat Anderson, Mary Beth Kaufman
- Woodbine Horizons Youth Mentoring -- Mary Beth Kaufman
- Study Circle Conversations Result in Individual Volunteer Efforts -- Joyce Lash
- Our Families, Our Communities -- Nancy Nicho
- Young Parents Gain Job Skills -- Madelyn Ridgeway
- Poverty Simulation Adds Depth to Youth Retreat -- Barb Wollan
- Developing and Strengthening Leaders in Olin and Oxford Junction -- Phyllis Zalenski
Food and Nutrition: Choices for Health
- Indoor Playground -- Barbara Anderson, Mary Crooks
- Policies and Best Practices for Nutrition and Physical Activity in Early Childhood Settings -- Pat Anderson
- "Healthy Meals & Snacks" Childcare Provider Training -- Cindy Baumgartner
- Eating Well, Moving More at the Worksite -- Nancy Clark
- Middle School Nutrition Small Groups -- Paulelda Gilbert
- Serving Food Safely to Consumers -- Patti Steiner, Barbara Anderson
- Extension Promotes Food Safety -- Jan Temple
- Nutrition Education in Kindergarten -- Susan Uthoff
- Hampton-Dumont Food Service Safe Food Workshop -- Jill Weber
Money for Life
- College Spending Leaks -- Jan Burk
- Spending Leaks for Gamblers -- Jan Burk
- Work Place Essentials Creates A Plan "B" -- Brenda Schmitt
- Having a Spending Plan in Writing Motivates Client to Change Housing -- Margaret VanGinkle
Strengthening Families
- New Staff Orientation Program Continues to Grow -- Donna Andrusyk
- New Staff Orientation Child Care Director's Training -- Beverly Berna
- Strengthening Families 10-14 Program Facilitator Training -- Kristi Cooper, Janet Brown, Beth Fleming
- Child Care Center Quality Improvement Expansion -- Mary Crooks
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers - Madison County -- Donna Donald
- Steps in Improving Child Care in Iowa -- Rhonda Rosenboom
July - September 2007
Families, Communities and Civic Engagement
- Child Care Quality Improved with Consultation on Environment Rating Scales -- Pat Anderson, Mary Hughes
- CYFAR - Working to Bridge Gaps in the Waterloo Community -- Donna Andrusyk, Madelyn Ridgeway
- Multicultural Family Center -- A Place for the Community to Come Together -- Beverly Berna
- Indoor Playground Planned for Fairfield -- Mary Crooks
- Welcome We Help, Inc. A Community Response to Individual Needs -- Joyce Lash
- Learning and Sharing Newsletter -- Nancy Nicho
- Family Mealtime -- Vera Stokes
- Horizons Project - Morning Sun, Iowa -- Mary Weinand
- Building Thriving Communities - Horizons in Waukon -- Teresa Wiemerslage
- Horizons -- Barb Wollan
Food and Nutrition: Choices for Health
- Germ City -- Barbara Anderson
- New EFNEP Unit in Dubuque -- Cindy Baumgartner
- Cooking for One or Two -- Paulelda Gilbert
- Life Style Skill Workshops at Fort Des Moines Men's Correctional Center -- Beth Fleming, Myra Royal
- Food Pantry Survey Sheds Light on Community Needs -- Susan Klein
- Partnership in Nutrition Education Yields Fruit -- Patricia Steiner
- Food Safety Success -- Renee Sweers
- Kids A Cookin -- Renee Sweers
- Locally Grown Food in Iowa City Community School District -- Jan Temple
- Cooking Skills -- Susan Uthoff
- 10 Steps to a Safe Kitchen-Taste of Home Cooking School Booth -- Jill Weber
- Lyon County Fights Hunger -- Denise Wyland
Money for Life
- PowerPay Way -- Jan Burk
- HSFPP -- Financial Education for a New Generation -- Mary Beth Kaufman
- Money Craze Workshop -- Brenda Schmitt
- Consumer Skills - If It's Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is -- Brenda Schmitt
- Horizons Project-Wapello, IA -- Mary Weinand
- Alzheimer's Support in Cerro Gordo County -- Janet Brown
- Three New Staff Orientation Trainings Assist Center Directors in Southwest Iowa -- Pat Anderson, Mary Hughes
- Quality Improvement for Child Care in Iowa -- Cheryl Clark
- Great Beginnings Facilitator Training -- Kristi Cooper
- Environmental Rating Scales -- Kristi Cooper, Mary Crooks
- Positive Parenting -- Donna Donald
- Steps to Better Beginnings -- Eugenia Hanlon
- Building Successful Youth Parent Education Series in Cedar County -- Wendy Peterson
- Scott County Child Develpment Home Providers Complete Quality Infant/Toddler Child Care Project -- Wendy Peterson
- Quality Child Care - A Community Effort -- Rhonda Rosenboom
- Child Care Providers Take Action to Improve Quality of Child Care -- Phyllis Zalenski
April - June 2007
Families, Communities and Civic Engagement
- Center Directors Improving Child Care Quality -- Donna Andrusyk
- Helping Child Care Centers Implement New Staff Orientation Program -- Donna Andrusyk
- Horizons - Bedford -- Donna Donald, Kim Brantner
- New Staff Orientation -- Donna Donald
- Partnering With Communities -- Beth Fleming
- Horizons: Allerton -- Joyce Lash
- Child Care Center Forgivable Loan Program -- Sharon Mays
- National Administrator Credential Training -- Sharon Mays
- Allen College Poverty Simulation -- Madelyn Ridgeway, Jill Weber
- Horizons: Community Resource Directory Connects Families to Services -- Brenda Schmitt
- Poverty Simulation -- Vera Stokes
- Project REACH -- Mary Weinand
- Workplace Essentials -- Mary Weinand
Food and Nutrition: Choices for Health
- Growing Up Healthy and Active -School Newsletters -- Cindy Baumgartner
- Altering Recipes to Match MyPyramid Goals -- Paulelda Gilbert
- Eat to Compete - Gladbrook/Reinbeck Nutrition and Wellness Fair -- Paulelda Gilbert, Jill Weber
- Weighing in on Overweight Issues -- Patricia Steiner, Barbara Anderson
- Food Safety Works -- Vera Stokes
- Healthy Habits for the Heart -- Vera Stokes
- Pick A Better Snack - Jan Temple
- Food Safety Education -- Susie Uthoff
- Growing Up Healthy and Active -- Jill Weber
- Grundy Nest Nutrition Series -- Jill Weber
- Improve Eating Habits -- Denise Wyland
Money for Life
- Spending Leaks -- Jan Burk
- SW Iowa Making Connections--Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign --Mary Beth Kaufman
- Sioux County Poverty Simulation -- Rhonda Rosenboom
- Increased Participants in Resource Management -- Myra Royal
- Power Pay Pays Off -- Margaret VanGinkel
- Horizons Project - Wapello, IA -- Mary Weinand
- Planning to Stay Ahead workshop builds skill and hope for those filing bankruptcy -- Barb Wollan
- Financial Classes for Women's Transitional Housing Programs --Phyllis Zalenski
- Wyoming Study Circles Explore Poverty Issues and Take Action -- Phyllis Zalenski
Strengthening Families
- Agency Collaboration Results in Parent and Family University -- Donna Andrusyk
- Childcare Employee Retention -- Cheryl Clark
- Reclaiming Family Dinner -- Kristi Cooper
- The Family Storyteller Builds Literacy Skill in Hispanic Families -- Mary Crooks
- Child Care Center Forgivable Loan Program -- Sharon Mays
- Registered Child Home Providers -- Nancy Nicho
- Families Together Parent Education Series -- Barb Wollan
January - March 2007
Families, Communities and Civic Engagement
- Cooking With HUP (Hispanics United for Perry)--Beth Fleming and Rosa Morales De Gonzalez
Food and Nutrition: Choices for Health
- Mt. Pleasant Foods--Barbara Anderson et al.
- Worksite Program, Eating Well Moving More--Nancy Clark
- Be Food Safe--Paulelda Gilbert
- Healthy Polk 2010 Town Hall Meetings--Susan Klein
- Fit or Fat? The Challenge Facing Iowa's Children!--Patricia Steiner
- Eat to Compete--Jan Temple
- Parent Nutrition Newsletters--Jan Temple
- Weight Loss--Susan Uthoff
- Food Safety--Susan Uthoff
- Eat to Compete--Jill Weber
- EFNEP Marketing--Jill Weber
- Safe Food Handling at Senior Meal Sites--Denise Wyland
Money for Life
- Smart Spending and Saving Workshops--Mary Beth Kaufman
Strengthening Families
- School Age Care Staff Increase Knowledge of What Constitutes Quality Care--Pat Anderson
- Childcare Providers Complete Extreme Makeover of Quality of Care--Pat Anderson and Mary Hughes
- What a Difference A Scale Makes!--Pat Anderson and Mary Hughes
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers--Janet Brown
- Strengthening Families Program Facilitator Training and National Presentations--Janet Brown
- Improving Child Care Quality - Family Child Care--Kristi Cooper
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers--Kristi Cooper
- Improving Child Care Quality--Mary Crooks
- Success Story for NW Iowa Family Life Programming--Hanlon/Rosenboom
- Promise Partners: One of 100 Best Communities in the Nation--Mary Hughes and Pat Anderson
- Walk a Mile in My Shoes--Mary Beth Kaufman
- Family Day Care Rating Scale Self-Assessment Training for Child Development Home Providers in Muscatine--Wendy Peterson
- Ridgeway Success Story--Madelyn Ridgeway
- Quality Education for Child Care Providers--Phyllis Zalenski