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UW Extension educators describe Rent Smart, Reentry Ready and new mental‑health training in Winnebago County
Summary
At its meeting, the Winnebago County UW–Madison Division of Extension committee heard reports on Rent Smart tenant and landlord training, Reentry Ready financial‑literacy programming and a planned mental‑health '101' curriculum for educators; staff also flagged a regional dairy‑educator posting and upcoming outreach pilots.
Doug Wenzel, an extension educator and state co‑chair for the Rent Smart tenant‑education program, told the Winnebago County UW–Madison Division of Extension committee that Rent Smart remains a core offering and that the program will pilot a landlord training in September at the Kauffman Center.
"I'm a state cochair for Rent Smart," Doug said, adding that the online series has registered more than "2,500 registrations since we started it" in July 2020. He said the proposed landlord training aims to be low‑cost compared with commercial offerings and that the extension program will seek attendance from landlord associations and housing coalitions.
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