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Want to know what is going on with the Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) program over the next month? For more information or to be on our email list about upcoming programs, send me your email or mailing address at jennifer.brown@ncsu.edu

  • Feel like you are just way too busy to cook? Learn batch-cooking freezer meal tips and hacks. Join the Extension Office at the Mountain Creek Community Building at 1717 Mountain Creek Road on Thursday, August 7 at 7:00 p.m. for this freezer meals workshop.
  • Understanding the key aspects of caregiving can help to ensure the management of your own emotional and physical well being. Learn how dementia changes relationships over time, the benefit of person-centered care approaches, how to create a supportive care team and steps to identify and manage caregiver stress. Join us on Tuesday, August 12 at 1:00 p.m. at the Berea Branch Library 1211 US-158 Oxford for a workshop on “Avoiding Caregiver Burnout”. It is important for you to adjust your expectations and plans to you and your loved one’s needs and abilities while remaining flexible about the disease.
  • Person County Schools & Alliance for a Healthier Generation are teaming up with the Extension Office to host another Food Distribution event on Wednesday, August 13 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at South Elementary School. Sign up today to be able to receive one of their food boxes. https://go.ncsu.edu/foodboxes
  • Food Recalls can be confusing. What is a food recall? Why does this matter to me? How do I find out about recalls? And what do I do if I have a food that’s been recalled? Get answers to these questions and many more details to help make sense of food recalls. Join us on Tuesday, August 19 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) on a Virtual Zoom workshop, part of our monthly Extension at Home Series. This workshop is free to attend and even if you cannot attend Live, register and we will email you the recorded webinar and handouts from the workshop presenter. Register now at go.ncsu.edu/recalls
  • Our 2025 Aging with Gusto Conference in Person County is Tuesday, August 26 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and it will be FREE again this year. We hope everyone can join us to celebrate as we learn how to “Flip the Script”. Together we can promote healthy aging, increase community involvement for older adults, and tackle important issues like the prevention of elder abuse. Register online at go.ncsu.edu/gusto
  • The Person County Extension Community Association (ECA) is hosting an Artisan Market on Saturday, September 20 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.. Vendor spots will be available for $50. All proceeds will go to the ECA program to help provide community service, education, and leadership programs in the community. Spots are limited. Register today for your vendor spot at go.ncsu.edu/ecamarket