Michigan State University Extension believes that children, youth, and families interact in intricate patterns and face equally intricate challenges. People are deeply affected by their environment, significant others, and their communities. Because of this interconnectedness, MSU Extension’s Children, Youth, and Family Programs work to help people manage and improve the quality of their lives and their communities.
Vision: All children will enter school healthy and ready to learn. Parents will nurture their children in positives ways. Families will be safe and thrive. Communities will be safe and provide for all citizens.
Mission: To strengthen families through research-based education and to build community capacity to support families through education, collaboration, and systems reform.
Children, Youth, and Family programs work in two focus areas:- Family and Consumer Sciences - integrating university and community resources to provide education to help families succeed and using sound food and nutrition principles to improve health.
- Youth Development/4-H - providing fun, educational opportunities and resources to develop youth and the volunteers and professionals who work with them.
Periodically, the 4-H Youth Programs publishes a newsletter with all the latest events and news.
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