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Impact Report
| For plan | Financial Security for All (Eddy County) |
| Date | October 29, 2009, 11:40 pm |
| For Objective | Medium-term Show medium-term objectives |
| Impact Report | During the year several program were offered by the Home Economist that included useful information on managing personal and family finances. Although program topics varied from backyard gardening, home organization tips, emergency preparedness, the economy and consumer products the Home Economist found it very important to identify in each program ways that individuals could stretch their budget and be prepared for unseen circumstances. Participants were instructed on ways to save dollars as they planned and prepared a backyard herb and vegetable planting. They also learned how organizing personal files can save time and money over time as important documents, debts, and monthly paperwork is handled in an orderly fashion. The Home Economist presented a program on the comparison of various consume products and participants learned that generic brand items can be just as good or better that brand name items in many situations from cooking to stain removal. As it is becoming a tradition, the Home Economist also implemented some Holiday entertaining, gifting, and decorating ideas that are in expensive and creative ways to personalize the holidays. This year approximately one-hundred and fifty adults participated in these programs and learned how personal and family finances should be tied into all that we consider as consumers. The target audiences for these programs were childcare providers, Extension Homemakers and the general public. |