Often when community development is discussed, it is naturally assumed that economics will be included. Most of the time this is the case, but it does not have to be overt as in the case of job creation. Nor does it necessarily have to be at ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
An encounter with a family, youth and community sciences (FYCS) alumna led Merari Flores Saldana to the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). While working as a volunteer one summer, Merari asked one of the employees about ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Updated 03/15/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in the ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & LifeErica Santiago discovered the family, youth and community sciences major from her colleagues while serving as a student U Matter Ambassador for the UF Division of Student Affairs. Her interest in mental health and helping others overcome anxiety ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
The first blog on performing a home safety check focused on poison prevention, scald burns, and trips and falls. This second blog will focus on all forms of burns, as February 4 – 10 was Burn Awareness Week. According to The American Burn ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and you may be thinking of a way to show your love to those important to you. As you think about your options… flowers, dinner, chocolate… you know the typical items…why not consider something ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
MOTHER’S DAY IS MAY 13TH, 2018 8 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR MOTHER ABOUT HER MEDICAL HISTORY ON MOTHER'S DAY Mother’s day is Sunday, May 13th, 2018, and it is a great time for us to celebrate our hard-working mothers. Additionally, ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family
What’s worse than wearing wet socks? Okay – wet, dirty socks. Or wet, dirty socks with holes. Ooh, ooh, the worst – cold, wet, dirty socks with holes. If your feet are in clean, dry socks with no need of mending, think for a moment ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & FamilyBy Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Suzanna Smith, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida Have you ever worked somewhere where people constantly talked about how much they work they ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & LifeBy Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Laura Acosta, MS, RD, CSSD, LD/N, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida Many children go through a phase or two of “picky eating” in their lives. While ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life