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6970 St. Rt. 88
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Phone: 330.296.6432
Fax: 330.296.7737
Contact us by email at portage@osu.edu.

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

CLOSED HOLIDAYS & WEEKENDS

 
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All About FCS in Portage

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The Family & Consumer Sciences program is an extensive program that assists our community in the following areas: 

Relationships

  • Colors and Personalities
  • PREP Relationship Training 
  • Parent/Child Relationships and Postivie Parenting
  • Empowering Older Adults

Stress Managment

  • Understanding Stress
  • Effective Management Tools

Family Storytelling

Cultural Diversity

  • Understanding and Appreciating Other Cultures
  • Diversity Beyond Culture
  • Exploring Personal Biases

Basic Budgeting and Money Management

  • Tracking Presonal Spending
  • Needs Versus Wants
  • Budget in a Box

Nutrition and Food Safety

  • Family Nutrition Program
  • Healthy Eating for All Ages
  • Family Meals
  • Food Safety- "Occasional Quanity Cooks" Certification Training
  • Food Preservation

If you would like to learn more about the programs or would like to have or Educator come out and present a  program contact Sharon at alexander.386@osu.edu

 Sharon Alexander
Extension Educator
Family and Consumer
Sciences

 Kelly Nicholas
     Extension Office Associate
     Ag/FCS/Hort/CD/Admin