Category: Money Matters

September Is Disaster Preparedness Month: Get Financially Ready


September 5, 2025

National Preparedness Month is observed every September to encourage Americans to prepare for potential disasters. For Floridians, this is a time of year when disasters are already on our minds – hurricane season. Your disaster kit may be ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Clay County, Disaster Preparation, Financial Management, Money Matters
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Training for Impact: 2025’s Energy Upgrade Program Evolves


August 28, 2025

A Short History of the Energy Upgrade Program The Energy Upgrade program was established in 2012 to educate homeowners in Sarasota County on energy and water efficiency. In 2016, based on community research, the program expanded to include ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Home Management, Money Matters, Professional Development
Tags: Assistance, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Learn, Pgm_Sustain, Professional Development, Sustainability, Training
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Taller educativo prepara a quienes compran vivienda por primera vez en Florida


August 28, 2025

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. En un mercado inmobiliario marcado por el aumento de precios y la incertidumbre económica, un taller educativo de University of Florida brinda información ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS
Tags: Aprender, Becas, Casa, Comprar, Curso, Departamento De Vivienda Y Desarrollo Urbano, Empoderar, Español, Familia, Finanzas, Hogar, HUD, Instrucciones, Oficina De Extension De UF/IFAS, Participantes, Préstamo, Préstamo Hipotecario, Primera Vez, Primerizo, Proceso, Programa Para Compradores De Vivienda Por Primera Vez, Spanish, Taller, Taller Educativo, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vivienda
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Prevention Pays! The True Cost of Flying Storm Debris


August 15, 2025

Iconic palms define our tropical Florida landscape, but beautiful palm fronds can become dangerous and even deadly during a storm.  Strong  winds from hurricanes and other storms often turn everyday items like palms and loose branches, patio ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brevard County, Britta Kellner, Environment, Family Safety, Finances, Hurricane, Storm Debris
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Celebrando el Día Nacional de la Abeja: apicultores de Florida prosperan gracias a un acelerador de negocios


August 15, 2025

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.   Aspectos destacados: Una subvención de aproximadamente $626000 del Programa de Desarrollo de Agricultores y Ganaderos Principiantes del ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Money Matters, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Abeja, Abejas, Abejas Meliferas, Acelerador De Negocios, Amy Vu, Apiarios, Apicultura, Dia De La Abeja, Día Nacional De La Abeja, Español, Gayle Goodfriend, Instituto Nacional De Alimentos Y Agricultura, Mercadeo, Miel, Negocios, Nifa, Pequeñas Empresas, Planificación Empresarial, Productos, Programa De Desarrollo De Agricultores Y Ganaderos Principiantes Del Instituto Nacional De Alimentos Y Agricultura, Seguridad, Spanish, Subvencion, USDA, Vender

Meet the local expert helping St. Lucie residents stretch budgets, launch businesses and reach their big goals


August 11, 2025

Whether you dream of owning a home, launching a food business or trying to stretch your budget, Josey Pearce Keener is ready to help. A Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agent at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Banking, Business, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finance, First-time Homebuying, HUD-approved First Time Homebuyer, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Josey Pearce Keener, Living On My Own, News, Rancher, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, University Of Florida, Youth

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