Spotlight Series: Crittenden County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Crittenden

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Crittenden County where the FCS agent taught the "Consumer Beware" lesson, which reached over 1,500 individuals. Everyone is potentially the victim of a scam. The Federal Trade Commission says that even savvy consumers face many fraudulent offers every day. All participants reported the program helped them know where to go for help with consumer problems. One individual reported she was in the process of dealing with a credit card company over her number being stolen and the lesson helped her see the right people and know what to do. Four percent of the lesson leaders had used the Attorney General’s toll-free number to report consumer problems since the lesson and 73% said they would in the future.

For more information about the needs of families in Crittenden County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Crittenden County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Profile