Colorado State University Extension in Chaffee and Park Counties conducted numerous outreach educational activities between 2007 and 2010. A follow-up evaluation was conducted to determine whether one outreach activity was more effective at encouraging individuals to test their homes for radon or to mitigate their homes. Participants in the…

A counseling program for low-income families in federally subsidized housing focused on money and home management and future home ownership. Of 32 potential participants, 12 attended and 9 completed the program. Nonparticipants cited personal, not program-related, reasons. The fact that the program needs and content were determined externally may…

An extension program, Building Nebraska Families, works with Employment First families, Nebraska's welfare reform program, to teach family management and life skills using an individualized, flexible curriculum to help families make successful transitions from welfare to work. Evaluation strategies include an entry/exit behavior checklist and…

Extension educators (n=55) received training on a family resource management website. Responses from 21 showed that extension educators use the Web for information and support using it for training. They appreciated having links that could be considered reliable and accurate. The data also suggest that such sites can provide a refresher for…

A study of household tasks resulted in the following conclusions: (1) the primary responsibility and the actual work of the household continues to be performed by women, (2) mothers of young children are the busiest, and (3) women who work outside the home get little assistance in housework from their families. (CT)

Iowans were asked where they would go if they needed certain kinds of information. Iowans also were asked whether they had recently found those same kinds of information in various media. The survey focused on these five kinds of information: family nutrition, personal and family relationships, home energy conservation, managing family and…

Elements of the "Balancing Act--Home and Work" program, developed by the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service and designed to help employees develop skills and insights for balancing home and work responsibilities, are presented. Discusses needs assessment, pilot testing, program marketing, and program effectiveness.…