Search
Menu
Account

Family and home education

Grandparents and grandchildren looking at photo album together

Family and home education

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

Learn more

  • Subscribe to the Family and Home newsletter

    Sign up for this newsletter to periodically receive information about programs, news, events and resources about relationships, parenting, housing and personal finance.

    Email*
    First name
    Last name
    Mobile phone
    County

    * Required field. You may unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time.

  • Subscribe to the Senior Living newsletter

    Sign up for this newsletter to periodically receive information about programs, news, events and resources specific to Missourians over the age of 50.

    Email*
    First name
    Last name
    Mobile phone
    County

    * Required field. You may unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time.

Events

View all events
Focus on Kids: Gasconade County Parent Education Program (20th Circuit)

June 1, 2022

| 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Owensville, 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 ...

Childcare Provider Training: Art Appreciation 101 for Young Children (Afternoon)

June 7, 2022

| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Art appreciation is not a typical subject that one would consider for young children. As a matter of fact, it seems more appropriate for a class of college freshmen. But research shows that preschoolers are ready for the foundation for art ...

Focus on Kids: Franklin County Parent Education Program (20th Circuit)

June 7, 2022

| 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Union, 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 ...

Childcare Provider Training: Art Appreciation 101 for Young Children (Evening)

June 9, 2022

| 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Art appreciation is not a typical subject that one would consider for young children. As a matter of fact, it seems more appropriate for a class of college freshmen. But research shows that preschoolers are ready for the foundation for art ...

View all events

Publications

View all publications
5 Steps to Buying Meat Direct From the Farm

Publication date: May 1, 2022

To access and purchase local meat, consumers have choices. One option is to buy a live animal from a livestock producer and have that animal processed at a custom-exempt, state-inspected or federally inspected facility. Rather than purchase a whole ...

Resources for Your Flooded Home

Publication date: April 21, 2022

Cleaning up after a flood takes special care. Families returning to their flooded homes should exercise caution before and during the cleanup process. To help you get your life and home back to normal, download this PDF.ContentsSteps toward ...

Creativity in Young Children

Publication date: April 22, 2022

Creativity is more than a product — it's a process. An interesting painting, a thought-provoking writing, or a unique response, may be examples of creative work, but the decisions people make as they paint, sculpt, write and think are at the core ...

Unvented Portable Kerosene Heaters — Safety Considerations

Publication date: April 5, 2022

David E. BakerDepartment of Agricultural EngineeringPortable kerosene heater can a valuable temporary heat source for homeowners to use during winter power outages to prevent pipes from freezing, for heating small areas for family comfort until the ...

Succession Planning for Woodland Owners

Publication date: June 1, 2021

The U.S. is blessed with a diverse portfolio of natural resources. Not least among them is our vast timberland. About 42 percent of the nation’s forestlands are in private ownership. Mostly, these are family owned forests. The objectives of these ...

An Introduction to Basis

Publication date: Feb. 2, 2021

Commodity basis provides a significant amount of information to agricultural producers and agribusinesses for making production, forward pricing, hedging and storage decisions. Basis tends to follow historical and seasonal patterns, and by ...

View all publications

Resources

View all resources
2021 Free Tax Site Flyer - Kansas City area (PDF)

Lists numerous Kansas City area sites offering free 2020 tax preparation assistance.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program

Find more information about AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, which provides free tax preparation to low- and moderate-income taxpayers.

COVID-19 KOMU Town Hall: The economy and stock market as states reopen

In this news article and video, KOMU 8's Emily Spain talked with Andrew Zumwalt, MU Extension assistant professor for financial planning, about how the economy is doing now that states are beginning to reopen.

COVID-19 mitigation in multifamily developments

Webinar and handouts from National Healthy Homes Partnership on maintaining, cleaning and disinfecting strategies for multifamily developments for COVID19 mitigation. Presented in cooperation with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

COVID-19 mitigation in public housing

Webinar and handouts from National Healthy Homes Partnership on maintaining, cleaning and disinfecting strategies for public housing developments for COVID19 mitigation. Presented in cooperation with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

COVID-19 mitigation in public housing (Spanish)

Webinar and handouts, in Spanish, from National Healthy Homes Partnership on maintaining, cleaning and disinfecting strategies for public housing developments for COVID19 mitigation. Presented in cooperation with the US Department of Housing and ...

View all resources
View all Resources

Featured programs

A Matter of Balance

Helps older adults reduce their fear of falling.

Focus on Kids

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

Healthy Homes

Helps participants ask important questions to learn if their homes have hidden health dangers from indoor pollutants.

Making Money Count for Clergy

Finance info and tools for clergy to use personally and professionally.

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.

MU Family Impact Center

Brings University of Missouri programs to central Columbia to improve quality of life and provide for unmet needs.

All programs

Meet the experts