St. Louis

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Local Contacts

• Financial Education
  Suzanne Gellman, MS, JD, Consumer Economics Specialist
  Contact: 636-970-3000, GellmanS@missouri.edu (headquartered in St. Charles County)

  Provides educational programming on financial resources and financial management practices, such as budgeting, credit, banking, insurance, savings, investments, retirement planning, estate planning, contracts and consumer issues. Programs include Women's Financial Education Series, Financial Fitness, Women's Money Matters Workshop, and Get Checking.

• Continuing Education
  John A. Henschke, EdD, Continuing Education Specialist
  Contact: 314-516-5946, HenschkeJ@missouri.edu

  Helps adults as individuals and in groups identify professional educational needs. Emphasizes lifelong learning by coordinating programs to meet these needs. Specializes in teaching adult educators proven techniques to help adults learn effectively. Programs include Financial Fitness. Also Associate Professor in Adult Education at University of Missouri-St. Louis. Click here to access his online articles and research papers on national and international adult education, andragogy (teaching of adults) and adult learning.

• Housing & Environmental Design
  Kandace Fisher, MS, Housing & Environmental Design Specialist
  Contact: 314-615-7611, FisherKL@missouri.edu

  Provides information on housing/environment topics such as home-buying, home maintenance and repair, affordable housing, Aging in Place, energy-efficient housing, neighborhood stabilization, household waste management, and emergency preparedness.

• Human Development
  Elizabeth Reinsch, PhD, LCSW/ACSW, Human Development Specialist
  Contact: 314-615-7605, ReinschE@missouri.edu

  Provides programming, resources and classes on topics related to individual and family well-being from birth through aging. Areas of expertise includes successful aging, grandparents & relatives as parents, and parent education. Coordinates Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network in St. Louis metropolitan area.
  
  

• Urban Youth & Family Issues 
  Rosilee Trotta, LCSW, Urban Youth & Family Specialist, County Program Director
  Contact: 314-615-7637, TrottaR@missouri.edu

Developed life skills curriculum, Tackling the Tough Skills™, to help hard-to-reach adults and teens prepare for the workforce. Conducts train-the-trainer workshops for using Tough Skills curriculum with participants, including a 12-hour Dean's Certificate Program for Trainers offered through the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Offers programs on parenting, conflict resolution, diversity, leadership, workplace customer service and communication skills to such audiences as parents, teachers, teens, low-income families, ex-offenders and workers.

Resources for East Central Missouri Families

• East Central Missouri Family Life page Learn how University of Missouri Extension can help your family.
• New! Adult Children & Aging Parents: Conversations Between Generations A flexible program to help families acquire skills and information they need to make decisions and improve communication with loved ones.
• Financial Fitness Workshop series to help people improve their financial well-being.
• Get Checking A two-session workshop for people who don't have a checking account with a financial institution or who want to learn more about their current account.
• Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network Resources, events and support for grandparents raising grandchildren and relative caregivers of kin children in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
• Kincare Connections Quarterly newsletter for grandparents and other relatives in a parenting role.
• LifeTimes Quarterly publication to enhance the quality of life of individuals, families and communities.
• Make Your Money Work Resources for making financial and housing decisions.
• Tackling the Tough Skills™: A Curriculum Building Skills for Work and Life (Revised Edition) A fun, innovative and highly interactive life skills curriculum that helps hard-to-reach adults or teens prepare for success in work and life. Also effective in teaching soft skills to employees and managers in the workplace.

Missouri-wide Family Life Resources

• MU Extension Families and relationships section
  Find news, publications, program Web sites, courses and events across the state
• Missouri Families brings you practical information and learning opportunities on health, nutrition, parenting, relationships, aging, personal finance, housing, food safety and more.
  You can sign up for MissouriFamilies' e-newsletter.
• Missouri Saves is part of the national campaign, America Saves. The goal of America Saves is to encourage Americans to save and build wealth, not debt. Through information, advice, and encouragement, we assist those who wish to pay down debt, build an emergency fund, save for a home, save for an education, or save for retirement.

Links to Other Resources

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