Category: Relationships & Family

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Documents Published by Family, Youth and Community Sciences During July and August

by Amanda Quintos
September 8, 2025

Read the latest Family, Youth and Community Sciences publications for July and August 2025. In this post, you can click on the title of interest to go to the Ask IFAS page and download the document in PDF format. Stay informed about the latest ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, EDIS, Healthy Harvest
Hand on a computer keyboard. Photo taken 10-27-21. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.

Learning about Youth Online Peer Support

by Amanda Quintos
February 12, 2024

For better or for worse, the Internet has had profound effects on the ways that people connect. When I was younger, face-to-face interactions and phone calls with peers I saw at school or extracurricular activities largely shaped the landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Mental Health, Parents, Peer Support, Social Media, Youth
A box garden. Home gardening, accessible gardening. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.

Learning about Urban Agriculture

by Amanda Quintos
February 28, 2023

Since 2020, people have had a lot to think about. A pandemic, grief, loss of old comforts and rituals, difficulties that came with adapting, possible ways to help, and different ways to address daily questions and issues. "What can I do to get ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Money Matters, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Alicia Papanek, Catherine G. Campbell, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Hannah Wooten, Urban Agriculture
Sunset and clouds in the Florida Keys.

Reducing Risks of Homelessness for Former Foster Care Youth

by Amanda Quintos
February 6, 2023

Life is a series of expectations, milestones, and numbers. It can be quite the balancing act, even in stable circumstances. People are expected to follow a certain timeline when it comes to learning how to drive, finding a job, graduating, and ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Foster Care, Francesca Michelini, Homelessness, Kate Fogarty, Marilyn Swisher, Randall Cantrell, Youth
Gloved hands reaching into a Halloween candy bowl. Photo taken 10-21-19.

The holidays are coming…

by Amanda Quintos
October 31, 2022

The cavalcade of holidays is upon us once more, along with its social and alimentary conventions. If the idea of sorting through the sugary spoils of Halloween and preparing menus for Thanksgiving, December holiday parties, and New Year's ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Eating Well, Finances, Food, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Holidays, Stress
Water bottle with CALS stickers on a table where students are studying and working on laptops together. Photo taken 10-27-21

Connections and Consumption

by Amanda Quintos
October 11, 2022

The role of the individual often comes to the foreground in social discussions. For example, when learning about wellness, goal-setting, accountability, and success, you have likely encountered the popular ideal of a single person achieving ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Kellie Cooper, LaToya J. O'Neal, Megan A. McVay, Obesity, Social Networks
A pine forest is a good place to take dogs to run. UF/IFAS Photo: Thomas Wright

Staying Kinetic and Connected

by Amanda Quintos
April 26, 2022

Your friend meets you for dinner after a long day. After one look at his fitness wearable, his face falls. "I skipped my run today," he mutters. "My workouts just feel like another chore." As he picks at his entree, you propose an after-dinner ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Andrea Nikolai, Annie Sheldon Wallau, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Family, Jamie C. Stolarz, Karla P. Shelnutt, Physical Activity
Sunset and clouds in the Florida Keys.

Learning about Foster Care Youth and the Risk of Homelessness

by Amanda Quintos
February 21, 2022

Moving through different stages of life is hard. Young people aging out of the foster care system often face additional obstacles and lack community support systems. During this transitional period, they are at a high risk of experiencing homelessness. ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Family Youth And Community Sciences Department, Foster Care, Francesca Michelini, Homelessness, Kate Fogarty, Randall Cantrell

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