Young people leaving the nest are particularly vulnerable to making shaky decisions.
Teachers, home schoolers or parents may be interested in a new 4-H curriculum that teaches high school students how to choose and rent their first apartment. Using games, checklists and activities, young people learn how to choose the apartment that's right for them. They also learn how to furnish their apartment within a budget, design the interior using furniture cutouts and room layouts, get connected with services such as cable and telephone, solve cleaning and maintenance problems, choose a good roommate and write a tenancy agreement. To read the latest news releases, click on this link. To read previous months' news releases, click on this link.