Family and Consumer Education Contacts
Mallory Stanford-Jackson
Food Insecurity and Hunger
(845) 677-8223 x149
L. Schmidt
Youth Community Educator
(845) 677-8223 x122
Family and Consumer Education Events
FSNEP Event
Date: 9/10, (rain or shine)
Title: Open Garden Day
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Farm and Home Center, 2715 Route 44, Millbrook
Come and join us for FREE tours of our gardens and FREE food and drink. Learn tips from our Master Gardener volunteers, get recipes from our Nutrition Educators and much more! Garden tours at 11 AM and 1 PM. Click here to view flyer.
Family Survival Series Workshops
- Date: September 14
Title: Making Ends Meet
Date: September 21
Title: Eating Healthy on Any Budget
Date: September 28
Title: Credit and Debt Management
Date: October 5
Title: The Balancing Act
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Grinnell Library, 2642 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls. Please call 845-297-3428 to register. Click for more information.
Financial Management Workshops
Making Ends Meet - Teaching you how to develop and use a houshold spending budget. Participants will receive a free money management kit.
Credit and Debt Management - How to use credit wisely, pay down debt and obtain a credit report. Participants receive free credit management tools.
$ave Energy, $ave Dollars - Learn about low-cost and no-cost ways to save energy and reduce your energy bills. Also learn about programs that can help you afford energy-efficiency improvements with subsidies, low-interest loans, or free services to qualifying households. Participants receive a kit of energy saving items.
These Empower Workshops are scheduled for September and October!!!
Family & Consumer Education
Our Mission
The Family & Consumer Education Program works to improve the well-being of Dutchess County families, individuals, youth and communities through education and change facilitation in the areas of financial management, nutrition, health and parenting.
What We Do
Financial Management Education
The Financial Management Education program helps individuals and families improve their economic well-being by providing Bankruptcy Education, Empower Workshops, Family Budget Education Programs, free tax services provided through the Hudson Valley Ca$h Coalition.
Food, Nutrition and Wellness Programs
Our Food, Nutrition and Wellness Programs help meet the most vital and important nutrition-related concerns of Dutchess County residents of all ages, income and educational level. Through ongoing educational programs, workshops, community-based programs, and informational outreach, families, individuals and youth make wiser choices about healthy eating, being physically active, preparing healthy meals and snacks, practicing safe food handling and storage, stretching food dollars, practicing healthy behaviors while pregnant or breastfeeding, using fresh, locally produced foods, obesity and chronic disease prevention, and overall wellness strategies. These programs include Community Food Security, Eat Smart New York!, The Nutrition Information Program (NIP), Eat Well Play Hard, Plant A Row Garden Project, Nutrition Volunteer Program, and the Nutrition Advisory Council.
You click here to contact us to enroll in our programs or if you represent an agency, you can view and print a PDF version of our Enrollment Request and Interagency Referral forms (English and Spanish).
Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)
The Relatives as Parents Program assists grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the role of primary caregiver through a RAPP 4-H Youth Group, Coffee and Conversation meetings for Kin-caregivers, and Parenting A Second Time Around (PASTA) sessions.
Who We Are
The thirteen Family & Consumer Education staff members are trained professionals in Wellness and Childhood Obesity, Parent and Family Issues, Financial Management, Food Safety, Preservation and Nutrition, and Food Insecurity and Hunger.
Volunteer Opportunities
Strengthening Dutchess County through community involvement, action, and education.
Program Committee and Advisory Committees
Please click on the text for more info on our Elected Volunteer Programs and our Educational Volunteer Programs.
We have a list of printed resources which are either free or have a nominal fee that are available for Consumers please click here.