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Area Extension Director reports Reality Fair updates, reorganization and funding changes
Summary
Area 4 Extension Director Amber Rehberg reported on UW‑Extension reorganization, updates to the Reality Fair curriculum (including use of the Bite of Reality app), partnerships with Connexus Credit Union and Phillips High School, and noted federal funding for a FoodWIse position ended in 2025.
Amber Rehberg, Area 4 Extension Director, briefed the committee on UW‑Extension reorganization and updates to the Price County Reality Fair curriculum. The curriculum is being modernized to include current practices such as using the Bite of Reality app to simulate paying bills instead of checkbooks.
Rehberg said she is currently covering areas three and four and that an additional director will be hired to cover area four. She highlighted partnerships with Connexus Credit Union and Phillips High School and noted federal funding for a FoodWIse educator ended in 2025; the committee discussed potential programming and staffing implications.
