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• Child Care provider training

  In 1998 over 2000 child care providers in the state received training by Maryland Cooperative Extension educators and specialists. These providers were from every county in the state, and from Baltimore City.
  - Susan Walker

• EFNEP Helps Limited-Income Families Eat Well on a Budget

  As a result of their participation, 92 percent of EFNEP adults improved their diets and 85 percent improved their ability to prepare food safely.

• HACCP Training for the Fresh Cut Produce Industry

  HACCP training for small businesses may contribute to the safety of the food supply, help stimulate the local economy, and enhance the reputation of MCE as an agency that is able to provide this service.
  - Mark A. Kantor

• Communications Program Helps Youth Develop Lifelong Skills

  In 1998, 78 regional public speaking champions representing 22 of Maryland's 24 units demonstrated their speaking skills at the State Communications Contest publicly displaying poise and confidence while sharing knowledge of information learned.
  - Jean A. Greene

• 4-H Reading Buddies Increase Literacy

  The teens trained by Angela Meyer, 4-H Program Assistant working adult coaches conduct weekly literacy programs in Sudesville and Centreville Elementary schools. Almost 100 first and second grade students read weekly with fifty middle school 4-H members.
  - Edith C. Williams, Angela Meyer

• Welfare to Work Course Strengthens Welfare Clients' Ability to Become Self-Sufficient

  As a result of taking this course, all respondents felt more confident about managing work, family and home, all used one or more of the time management tools (appointment book, home filing system, etc.), 11 made progress toward achieving personal goals set in class, 11 practiced one or more management techniques such as tracking spending or using a budget, all spent more time listening, reading or doing activities with their children.
  - Ruth K. Miller

• Parenting Newsletter Results in an Improvement in Child-Rearing Behaviors

  In Calvert County, Maryland, the Parenting the First Year Newsletter (developed by Wisconsin Cooperative Extension) was received by 700 mothers of newborn babies while in the hospital and then appropriate issues were sent to them for 11 additional months. The newsletter was rated higher than any other source of information including physicians, books, magazines, parents and friends.
  - Ruth K. Miller

• A School Salad Festival Is a Result of a Team Nutrition Gardening Project

  On a follow-up evaluation, 71% of teachers/food service staff said they "really liked" (highest rating) the garden project; 86% of the teachers/food service staff said they "really liked" the salad festival.
  - Ruth K. Miller

• Weekend of Wellness

  A team of three family and consumer science educators from Maryland Cooperative Extension have developed a "Weekend of Wellness." This fun, educational and motivational weekend was designed for participants to develop a personal diet plan, get some practical hints for a lifetime of healthy eating and spark interest in a personal fitness plan.
  - Cassandra S. Corridon

• Financial Management Skills YOU Can Use

  Ninety percent of adults have no training in money management, but most get along until a crisis happens. Students who attend classes at the county Business and Education Resource Center (BERC) are there to re-tool to gain meaningful employment after loss of a job.
  - Judy Stuart

• Carroll County 4-H Kids On The Block Disability Awareness Program

  The Carroll County 4-H Program and the Carroll County School System have cooperated to provide the Kids On The Block Disability Awareness Puppeteering Program. This disability awareness program increases knowledge and understanding of how youth can relate to disabled individuals.
  - Carrie Sellman

• Maryland 4-H Food Safety Program

  The Maryland 4-H Youth Development Program received a grant to support the development of their new Food Safety Project. The project consists of several components: 1) Volunteer and Teen Food Science/Safety Workshops 2) Establishment of (HACCP) Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points and (SOP) Standard Operating Procedures for 4-H Demonstrations, 3) Development of Youth Food Safety/Science Curriculum Kit for 4-H Club, School and After-school youth development programs and 4) Development of Fact Sheets for 4-H clubs to use with club bake sales, suppers, and other food fundraisers.
  - Sharon Diehl, Denise E. Frebertshauser

• 1998 Family Financial Management Impact Report

  Faculty of the Maryland Cooperative Extension strive to improve the lifelong financial security of Maryland residents by teaching money management skills. Programs on a variety of financial topics, from debt reduction and credit management to planning for retirement, are offered to an array of audiences across the state.
  - Mary J. Stephenson

• Farm Fun Camp

  Many young people in suburban/urban areas have limited understanding of food and fiber production. Their only contact with food is very often what their parents provide in the home and/or limited exposure to grocery shopping. This program was designed in response to identified need for young people to learn and understand aspects of food production.
  - Jeff Semler, Mary Ellen Waltemire

• MSDE/MCE Team Nutrition Collaboration

  USDA's Team Nutrition is a network of public and private partnerships that promote food choices for a healthy diet through the media, schools, families, and the community. USDA's Team Nutrition supports the new policy updating school meals nutrition standards to reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
  - Cassandra S. Corridon