Spotlight Series: Madison County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Madison

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Madison County where financial education has been emphasized. Employees who bring their financial problems to work lower productivity; lose customers and revenue; increase accidents, theft, health care costs and insurance premiums; and use work time to deal with financial issues. The Madison County FCS Agent piloted Money Crunch, a program on saving and investing for young adults entering the work force. Eighty-nine percent participants were more confident in their ability to build wealth and planned to make changes in financial habits such as preparing a budget, building an emergency fund, and paying off debt. They were also keeping track of spending, making better decisions about money management, and identifying ways to save money.

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