Family Life in East Central Missouri              

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Newsletters and Columns

• Kincare Connections Quarterly newsletter for grandparents and other relatives in a parenting role.
• LifeTimes Quarterly newsletter to enhance the quality of life of individuals, families and communities.

Regional Resources

• New! Adult Children & Aging Parents: Conversations Between Generations A flexible program to help families acquire skills and information they need to make decisions and improve communication with loved ones.

• Financial Fitness Workshop series to help people improve their financial well-being.

• Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network Resources, events and support for grandparents raising grandchildren and relative caregivers in a parenting role in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

• Get Checking A two-session workshop for people who don't have a checking account with a financial institution or who want to learn more about their current account.

• Make Your Money Work Resources for making financial and housing decisions.

• Safeguard Your Savings Workshop Covers the basics of saving and investing for people of all ages--getting started, financial markets, making an investment plan, and how to avoid investment fraud.

• Tackling the Tough Skills™: A Curriculum Building Skills for Work and Life (Revised Edition) A fun, innovative and highly interactive life skills curriculum that helps hard-to-reach adults or teens prepare for success in work and life. Also effective in teaching soft skills to employees and managers in the workplace.

• Women's Financial Education Series A five-session series to help individuals, especially women, increase their financial knowledge, develop confidence in their decision-making ability, and gain control of their lives through informed money management.

Missouri-wide Family Life Resources

Missouri Families brings you practical information and learning opportunities on health, nutrition, parenting, aging, personal finance, housing, consumer action, divorce and more.
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Missouri Saves is part of the national campaign, America Saves. The goal of America Saves is to encourage Americans to save and build wealth, not debt. Through information, advice, and encouragement, we assist those who wish to pay down debt, build an emergency fund, save for a home, save for an education, or save for retirement.

• University of Missouri Extension Family Life main page
• Extension Publications Search for information on family life

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