Home and Family

Local Highlights

February 8, 2013

Muscatine Community College and the Muscatine County Master Gardeners are again presenting the popular "Art of Gardening" day-long seminar.  The Art of Gardening seminar is used to educate and inspire others to seek enjoyment and fulfillment through a variety of home gardening related topics and activities.

August 29, 2012

The 2013 Muscatine County Fair will be happening on July 17 through July 21.  4-H and FFA exhibitors will be having their projects judged throughout the duration of the fair, along with other open-class events. 

April 9, 2012

Muscatine County Extension will be offering the 2012 Master Gardener Summer Webinar Series. The 2012 series will be titled 'Garden Goodness' and will be offered on the fourth Tuesday of the month, May through August. Each session will provide informatio

January 30, 2012

Connect to Nature at the Virtual Eco Family Conference. Kristi Cooper, a family life specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, says 'When we love the place where we live, we take better care of it.' At the conference, discussion will

October 18, 2011

Creating home environments that help kids succed at school is the basis for the 'Dare to Excel' newsletter series. The newsletter is based on information in Partnering in Commnities and is based on the “Proven Parenting Practices” for helping children be

Finance Project - Worksheets and other information shared during the workshop held on March 16, 30, and April 13, 2006.

 

Statewide Resources

  • Get answers to your home and family questions from the specialists at AnswerLine. Connect with them on the phone, email, Facebook or Twitter for information about cleaning, food preparation, preservation, and safety, home environment, equipment, nutrition, textiles, and laundry. - 1-800-262-3804 or - answer@iastate.edu

  • Help children succeed at school by creating a home environment that promotes learning.  Find out how developing routines, setting limits, and providing good nutrition can help.
     

  • A 24-hour resource for legal, finance, crisis and disaster and personal health issues, Iowa Concern provides access to an attorney for legal education, stress counselors, and information and referral services.

  • A national resource that brings quality, research-based information to families at the time it can be most useful and make the biggest difference in their lives.

  • A series of classes designed to empower family caregivers of older adults to take better care of themselves. Learn more about the six-week series and find a class near you.

  • Extension to Families is all over the social media networks. Stay in touch with us through our blogs, Facebook, and Twitter!

  • Find reliable, high quality, research-based information for professionals and parents in CYFERNet’s clearinghouse of the best children, youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities in the country.

  • Are you an early childhood professional that provides care and education in your home, a center or a school? Check out our programs, resources, and trainings available to help you be the best early childhood professional you can be.

  • Learn about connecting family and the environment, get ideas on “living lighter”, and share your experiences and thoughts on how to positively impact economic and environmental health through sustainable living.
     

  • A source of over 1000 publications and resources related to child care. Publications are research-based and reviewed.

  • Parenting can be fun, enjoyable and stressful! Check out our blog and podcasts for the latest research based information and resources to help parents in their important role of raising children.

  • Articles from Ag & Biosystems Engineering for housing issues.

  • Specialists have compiled a list of resources to help you prepare for and recover from natural disasters. Remember to take care of yourself and your family first; then deal with the things lost to the disaster.

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