Category: Relationships & Family

Celebrate LGBT Pride Month in June

by Ken Gioeli
June 4, 2024

LGBT Pride Month Background Why do people celebrate LGBT Pride month in June? It is celebrated every June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in NYC. If you live in South Florida like I do, you can visit the Stonewall National Museum and ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, NATURAL RESOURCES, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 2022 Blogger Award Winner, Gay, Lego, LGBT, Most Impactful, Pride

Grandparents Are My Favorite Library

by Carol Roberts
September 9, 2022

Grandparents Day has to be the best holiday ever. It is our day to celebrate the generations before us that helped make us who we are. It is even more special for me now because I am in the generation being celebrated. Thinking about grandparents, ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family
Tags: Elder Knowledge, Extension, Grandparents, Grandparents Day, Money Management, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Love and Money: How to Lose Your Heart without Giving Away Your Wallet

by Carol Roberts
October 6, 2020

Relationships are wonderful and difficult at the same time. When it comes to love and money, sometimes our judgement can become clouded. Our emotions can override our rationality or our trust becomes misplaced. While we hope for the best, some ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Communication, Financial Education, Healthy Relationships, Money, Relationship, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

How to Create DEI in Your Community

by Carol Roberts
June 11, 2020

Written and edited by UF/IFAS Faculty: Alicia Bradigan-Betancourt, Monroe County Extension Director; Linda Seals, SEED Regionalized State Agent; Ramona Madhosingh-Hector, SWED Regionalized State Agent and Carol Roberts, St. Lucie County CRD ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Community Development, Diversity, Equity, Extension, Inclusion, Inclusive, Involvement, Organizations, Resources

Everyone Has Their Own Normal

by Carol Roberts
May 6, 2020

I keep hearing about the ‘new normal’ due to this global pandemic. For me, whenever someone refers to ‘normal’ I usually counter with “define normal.” Life has taught me that everyone really has their own normal. The Oxford English ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Extension, Family, Financial, Life, New Normal, Normal, Priorities, Resources, Work

Getting Ahead is Inspiring

by Carol Roberts
December 13, 2017

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of attending a graduation of "Investigators" participating in a "Getting Ahead in a Just Getting By World" learning experience. Twelve community members committed to embracing change met sixteen times to ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Ban The Box, Community, Criminal Background, Getting Ahead, Poverty

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