| The field of Family and Consumer Sciences has come a long way from the days of "home economists" assisting farmers' wives in running their homes more efficiently. Consumers, homemakers, and families deal with many complex issues today - from parenting children in a violent world, to making sense of conflicting health and nutrition messages in the media, to balancing work and family, to managing household resources. The Family and Consumer Education Program has responded to these changing needs by offering educational opportunities and resources designed to help empower individuals and families to improve the quality of their lives, become competent consumers, and build better communities. |
