Educational programs focus on strengthening individuals, families and communities by addressing critical issues and needs, such as teaching parenting skills, improving nutrition and health, managing family finances, addressing child care needs, and others.
Nutrition and Health
Contact: Tennille Short or Karen Jones
Educational programs that promote good nutrition habits by following the My Plate curriculum and the recommendations of the USDA.
Educational programs that create awareness of factors leading to preventable disease and provide resources people need to make changes for better health.
Family Resource Centers
Contact: Peggy Jackson Besides being a lending library of family and educational development resources, three main goals of the FRCs are; to increase parental involvement in their child’s education, improve literacy, and to provide a mentoring program for county students, involving community volunteers.
Parenting Apart
Contact: Tennille Short
Court mandated class for parents with minor children who are divorcing.
Four hour educational session providing information on the toll of divorce on children. Provides tools necessary for parents to minimalize that toll through appropriate communication and interaction with the other parent so that children are able to make a healthy adjustment as soon as possible.
Financial Management
Contact: Tennille Short or Karen Jones
A variety of educational sessions, delivered according to the requesting agency's needs, that focus on setting goals & budgeting, saving & investing, using credit wisely, and avoiding scams and frauds.
Family and Community Education
Contact: Tennille Short or Karen Jones
Leadership program enhancing knowledge of community members who will be advocates of issues of concern in the community.
Homebuyer Education
Contact: Walter Battle or Karen Jones
Participants complete an eight-hour class that teaches all aspects of homeownership. Through this program persons can obtain THDA certification.