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Learn more about this new virtual career and college exploration program for middle schoolers.

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Nutrition and health education

Research-based programs and tips on nutrition, recipes, food safety, food preservation, exercise and health.

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Family and home education

Research-based programs and tips on housing, parenting, relationships, divorce, senior living and personal finance.

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Events

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Focus on Kids: Greene County Parent Education Program (31st Circuit)

Dec. 11, 2023

| 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Springfield, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

Focus on Kids: Warren County Parent Education Program (12th Circuit)

Dec. 11, 2023

| 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Warrenton, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

Mental Health First Aid for Adults - Online

Dec. 12, 2023

| 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Adult Mental Health First Aid teaches how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use challenges in adults ages 18 and over. The course will teach you how to apply the ALGEE action plan:Assess for risk of ...

Focus on Kids - Livingston County Parent Education Program (43rd Circuit)

Dec. 13, 2023

| 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Chillicothe, MO

Focus on Kids is a workshop to help divorced and separated parents learn how to nurture and support their children through the divorce process and to help parents who are living apart develop ways to work together effectively as co-parents. Focus on ...

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Publications

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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2024, No. 1 (January/February)

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2024

Home Canning for Family vs. Home Canning for Sale“Your salsa is so great – you should sell it!”  Have you ever heard these words about any of the canned foods that you preserve? Home canning is a great way to preserve the harvest and for ...

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2023, No. 6 (November/December)

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2023

Pumpkins Galore!Pumpkin bread, muffins, soup, desserts and beverages are very popular in the fall and winter. Pumpkins technically are a type of squash in the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes cucumbers, melons and about 800 other “plant ...

Sugar vs. Saltines Poster

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2023

$10.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis 11-by-17-inch poster provides Nutrition Facts labels for a packet of sugar and a serving of crackers. It is used as an ...

Fifth Grade Curriculum: Exploring the Food Groups, Fifth Edition

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2023

$45.00

Students will use the current USDA food graphic, and will be encouraged to eat a variety of food from the five food groups each day. They learn about key nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy and the best ways to ensure their bodies get the ...

Third Grade Curriculum: Building MyBody, Fifth Edition

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2023

$45.00

Students use the current USDA food graphic to plan meals and choose foods from all the food groups. They are encouraged to start the day with breakfast and learn to pay attention to body cues that help them know when they have eaten and exercised ...

Second Grade Curriculum: Food Group Express, Fifth Edition

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2023

$45.00

Students learn that eating a variety of healthy foods + being active = good health. To help students build a healthy body image, they learn that healthy bodies come in all sizes and shapes. Students become ad-busters by learning the techniques ...

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Featured programs

Missouri 4-H

Providing hands-on learning and education so youth can build habits of responsibility, resiliency and hard work to succeed in life.

Family Nutrition Education Program

Providing nutrition education that promotes lifelong health and fitness for individuals and families.

Focus on Kids

Program to help parents learn how to nurture, support and co-parent their children during and after divorce.

Garden ’n Grow

Summer volunteer gardening program for children ages 9 to 13.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Builds a learning community for 50+ adults based on an array of courses, special events and seminars.

MoTax: Missouri Taxpayer Education Initiative

Students gaining real-world experience by providing free tax assistance to people with low or moderate incomes, those with disabilities, older adults and English-as-a-second-language taxpayers.

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