Iowa State University Extension

Problem:
Due to the struggling economy and number of people laid off, there was an increased need for publications to help people during these troubling times.

Response:
Extension Families Specialists, along with the assistance of Marketing Specialists, designed 4 publications: You and Your Family Staying Strong, Your Marriage- Keeping it Strong in Stressful Times, Your Finances-Take Positive Steps, Understanding LOSS in Job Loss Publications; they were used in a variety of ways. One way included distributing the publications in worker information packets at layoff meetings through Region I Training & Employment.

Impact:
ISU Extension partnered with Region I Training and Employment and reached out to 500 people who each received all four of the Managing in Tough Times publications.

Additional ISUE Extension Staff:
Judy Isaacson, Brenda Schmitt, Janet Brown, Donna Andrusyk, Beverly Berna, Anthony Santiago, David Brown, Kristi Cooper, Donna Donald

Additional Team Members or Community Partners:
Winneshiek County Extension, Region 1 Training & Employment, and Workforce Investment Act/Promise Jobs

Contact:
Erin Ludwig
Winneshiek County Extension
911 S Mill Street, Ste 1
Decorah, IA 52101
563-382-2949
eludwig@iastate.edu