About Family & Consumer Sciences

The Family and Consumer Sciences program in Montgomery County strives to build strong families through educational programming.  Programs focus on the following issues:

• Managing time, money and other resources;
• Improving nutrition and lifestyle choices from infancy through retirement;
• Addressing community health and environmental concerns;
• Managing multiple roles of work and family life;
• Building strong families through relationship skills, conflict management skills, and shared values.
  

These issues are addressed through programs offered in the community, newsletters and other print resources, and information offered via new technologies, such as this website and the internet.

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Financial Education Programs: 

Master Money Mentor Training - OSU Extension has long been a source of money management information.  One way OSU Extension has reached more people is by training agency / organization / business staff and volunteers as Master Money Mentors who use this information to reach their audiences.

Training will be conducted on September 26, 2008 from 9 a.m. � 3 p.m.  Training provides participants with tools to assist and support clients/customers/employees and improve personal skills in the area of money management.  5.5 CEUs have been approved from the State of Ohio Counselor and Social Work Board.
 
The fee for the training is $65. Training will be held in the OSU Extension office on the Montgomery County fairgrounds and will be conducted by Chris Olinsky, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator in Montgomery County. The fee includes the training notebook and resource materials, light a.m. refreshments, and a box lunch.
 
For additional information, contact Chris Olinsky at 224-9654 (olinsky.1@osu.edu).  Deadline to register is September 12, 2008.

New $tart: Statewide schedule of approved personal financing instruction for bankruptcy filers. Class held at Montgomery County office monthly.

Food Safety/ServSafe - OSU Extension, Montgomery County will soon be offering ServSafe manager training.  Taking the two day course and passing the exam will provide five year certification from the National Restaurant Association.  Check this site for updates on dates and registration details.

ServSafe employee training will be available at your site or ours.  This half-day training gives employees the knowledge they need to protect against food borne illness, minimize liability risks, and help improve food quality.  Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the class.  Contact Chris Olinsky (olinsky.1@osu.edu) for information about the employee training.