Spotlight Series: Jessamine County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Jessamine County

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Jessamine County where the FCS agent offered a family financial series entitled "Save Today for Tomorrow,” and Moneysmart, (an Extension and FDIC program), in collaboration with community partners. Twenty-seven families received a quarterly newsletter and access to all sessions that included: estate planning, planning for the holidays, dealing with financial institutions, taxes, and saving for college educations. Ninety-four percent of the families indicated that the information they received was beneficial in their budgeting and financial planning. The average amount saved or debt reduced was $ 2,800 per family during 2007-2008 year.

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