Tag: Families

A 3-cent investment that pays back millions: The quiet power of UF/IFAS Extension

by Brad Buck
May 19, 2026

Ciara Meyer still remembers the moment things clicked. She and her husband, Jonathan, were sitting in a first-time homebuyer class led by Extension agents, including Cyndi Longley when, as Meyer puts it, “they finally had a plan.” Those ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Diseases, Andra Johnson, Anna Meszaros, Cyndi Longley, Dean For Extension, Families, Farming, First-time Homebuying, Funding, Gardening, JP Gellerman, Master Gardener Volunteers, Resilience, Return On Investment, Ron Rice, Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, Weevil

Families Should Play Together for Exercise

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

You may not need coats and your yard may not have these leaves but finding fun and creative ways to engage children in exercise is important. You can consider yourself successful if they have fun doing so without knowing they are meeting physical ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Exercise, Families, Living Well In The Panhandle, Play, Should, Together

Pesticide Safety for Women and Families

by Entomology Emily
April 6, 2026

Hello Avid Readers! Last Sunday was Mother’s Day and this week, May 8th-14th, is Women’s Health Week. I wanted to give a shout-out to all the ladies working as certified applicators. Go Girls! Also, those living in homes where pesticide ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: Archived, Emily Kraus, Families, Garden, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety, Pesticides, PPE, Women

Agents of Discovery: Special Agents Play Mission — Venice Area Audubon Rookery

by Evelyn Spencer
February 11, 2026

First Missions are Live! This month, Venice Area Audubon Rookery was transformed into Sarasota County’s first Agents of Discovery mission location! Agents of Discovery is an interactive, location-based mobile app featuring games and challenges ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water, Wildlife
Tags: AgentsOfDiscovery, Ecology, Exploration, Families, Family, Health, Nature, Nature And Health, NatureAndHealth, Pgm_EcoNR, Youth

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by Joanna Courtemanche
May 1, 2022

Child maltreatment is a serious problem in the United States, specifically in Florida. Florida’s child victim rate is among the highest in the nation (top 25%). Child Protective Services in the state of Florida has an extremely fast response ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: ChildAbuse, Families, Maltreatment

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