Its goal is to teach nutrition and consumer education related to food in an innovative way in rural secondary schools. Twenty-two of these teachers are participating as comparison sites. The enrolled students include 328 teen moms, aged 14 to 20. N inety percent of the 8116 homemakers who graduated from a series of nutrition classes taught by Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program educators showed a positive change in their eating behavior as measured by a 24 hour food recall taken before and after the classes. Women's Financial Information Program was offered in 38 counties in collaboration with the American Association of Retired Persons and nearly 700 women participated in the 8-week course to gain personal financial knowledge and skills which empowered them to make improved financial decisions.
Participants choose their own financial dollar goal to increase savings or to reduce debt.
M aster clothing educators are valuable volunteers. Fifty five individuals volunteered 3476 hours to 4-H programs that involved 29,225 youth and adults. None of the participants have become repeat offenders. Program outcomes included participants making a budget plan, adjusting expenses, setting financial goals, setting rules for children's behavior, emphasizing positive aspects of children's behavior, and being consistent with discipline. S eminars helped employees develop strategies to get along with family members and coworkers, develop techniques to manage stress more effectively, communicate more effectively, and recognize the link between emotional and physical health.