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Virginia Cooperative Extension highlights financial education, nutrition and 4‑H impact in Frederick County
Summary
Virginia Cooperative Extension told the Frederick County leadership council about local programming that helped residents build savings, supported limited‑resource families with nutrition education, and engaged thousands of youth through 4‑H, with participants describing statewide competitions and hands‑on learning.
Virginia Cooperative Extension officials presented an overview of local programs and partnerships at a joint Extension Leadership Council meeting, emphasizing family economics, nutrition education and youth development across the five‑county Northern Shenandoah Valley region.
Karen Poff, the Family & Consumer Sciences extension agent, described several programs with measurable short‑term impacts. Her "Managing Your Money" six‑lesson series reached 74 participants in 2022; among respondents, 80 percent established emergency savings and 80 percent began reconciling accounts monthly. Respondents reported $34,850 placed into savings or investment accounts and $8,200 paid toward consumer debt in the three months after the series — an average of…
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