Mission
Family Living Programs provide education promoting family strengths and help communities provide positive environments for the family life. Programs respond to community needs with research-based education and partnerships that support Wisconsin families and communities.
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Hot Topic: Guiding Young Children
As a new school year approaches, it may be a good time to think about guidance techniques with children. If you know what is typical for each stage of child development you will know the kinds of behavior to expect at each age. Check out these links for information and resources.
Dealing with a drop in income?
 Sometimes a household’s income drops suddenly because of a job layoff, an illness or death, or a divorce. It’s natural to feel shocked or panicked or to want to ignore the situation. As hard as it is, you need to let your creditors know about your financial situation. Some of your creditors may be willing to work with you during a rough patch if you’re honest with them and contact them before you miss any payments. No matter how bad your situation might be, ignoring your worries won’t make them go away. For more information click here
 Harvest of Love Quilting Bee
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:00a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Crawford County Administration Building
Sponsored by Crawford County Home and Community Education Association (HCE) and The Pickett Fence to provide the comfort of handmade quilts to children in need.
Help Wanted: Monetary donations for supplies; Juvenile or baby print fabric; sewers and non-sewers, young and old. For more information, call Jane Schaaf at 608.326.0223
Children's Advisory Board is a non-profit organization that is aimed at improving the lives of Crawford County youth. Meetings are held on the second Friday of each month, beginning at 10:00 a.m in the Law Enforcement Center. The public is welcomed!
Another way to help is to deposit your pop cans in any of the special bins placed around the county. That money is used to fund programs and activies which involve at-risk kids. It's not always easy being young! Many of our youth need and deserve special help in building positive assets. If you would like to request funding from Children's Advisory Board for something you are doing to improve the lives of Crawford County youth, please fill out this application and return it the Children's Advisory Board. If you have questions, contact Jane Schaaf.
There will be no Children's Advisory Board meeting in August. Next meeting is Friday, September 11, 2009
Parenting is hard work at any age or stage! Take a humor break and check out "42 Things Parenthood has Taught Me."
Canning salsa, pickles, and other acidified foods for sale in Wisconsin
requires special training.
 The Wisconsin Acidified Canned Foods Training is a one-day workshop designed to teach the basics of food safety and regulation in the manufacture of acidified foods in Wisconsin. Whether you have a business that you wish to expand, or you are just in the planning stages, the Wisconsin Acidified Canned Foods Training will be helpful to you. Check out the brochure.
How do go about getting permission to market your famous barbeque sauce or sell homemade salsa at the farmers' market? Learn the steps needed to start a small food business in Wisconsin by reading this fact sheet
Visit the Family Living Consumer Health Education website
You will find current topics and issues about some of the most common concerns about health and health care. There are short discussions of each subject and descriptions of, and links to, other web-based information. As a UW-Extension website, you can be asssured that the material is sound, research-based information.
FREE Strengthening Families Program 10 -14 in Wauzeka!
This free 7 session program helps families weather the teen years with ease. It is designed for parents AND their kids (ages 10 -14). Free childcare is available for younger siblings.
A family meal is provided at 5:30 followed by the program from 6 - 8pm. Youth and parents meet separately with facilitators for one hour and then are together for directed family activities.
Seven Tuesday Evenings, 5:30 - 8 pm at the Wauzeka School, October 13 - November 24, 2009. Please pre-register by October 6th. For more information or to register e-mail Jane Schaaf or call 326-0223.
Local Parenting
and Child Care Classes
Click on each title below
for information, including class dates and times.
 Wondering where to get your free credit report?
With
the topic of identity theft frequently in the news, the availability
of free credit reports means that you an start to fight and protect
yourself against identity theft. This report discloses a record
of everyone who has received a credit report about you within
a certain period of time. A credit report identifies from whom
you have received credit, if you pay on time or miss payments,
and the length of time you have had credit with the company. By
periodically reviewing and montioring your credit report you can
effectively prevent identity theft. Click
here for more information.
Check out these additional family living links if you are looking for information on:
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Family Financial Management
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Building Strong Families
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Child Development
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Foods and Nutrition
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Housing
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UW-Extension Family Living Programs
STAFF
If you have
any questions regarding Family Living in Crawford County, please
contact:
Jane
Schaaf
Crawford County - UW Extension
225 N. Beaumont, Suite 240
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821-1995
Phone: 608-326-0223
Fax: 608-326-0226
Email: jane.schaaf@ces.uwex.edu
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