Welcome to Kentucky Family Policy
This blog is dedicated to examining issues facing the Commonwealth of Kentucky and providing a nonpartisan, family perspective on public policy making. We hope to provide a forum for Kentuckians to review and discuss current legislative actions and the issues such actions are attempting to address. The opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Kentucky, its affiliates, or its representatives.
What the authors of this blog will contribute:
1) Summarize current state, national, and international research related to topics relevant to current legilative actions.
2) Describe Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service programs and activities currently addressing issues related to legilative actions in the various counties.
3) Provide expert commentaries via podcasts and videocasts on issues relevant to current legilative actions.
Please see "Priority Bills" section on the right for a short list of the most current legislative actions relevant to the family focus of this blog
Economic stress on family budgets has resulted in a need for many families to stretch income in new and creative ways. Using information from "Small Steps to Health and Wealth," Wayne County Extension offered classes to address financial strain on families and individuals. Classes covered budgeting, "needs" versus "wants," cooking, couponing, and green cleaning products. Many were amazed at the savings in making laundry detergent, fabric softener, and cleaners. Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, FCS Assistant and Nutrition Assistants collaborated to teach a local cooking school. Crockpot, food preservation, and food budgeting classes were among the classes taught. Families commented that the information helped them to stretch their food dollars and reduce unnecessary expenses.
To see the entire Building Strong Families county profile for Wayne county, please click the link.
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