The Family and Consumer Sciences Quarterly Media Packets provide information to help families manage the details of daily life. The content is provided for Michigan State University Extension Educators to share with families using local news outlets and their county newsletters. This information is based on the research and knowledge base of Michigan State University and distributed to families in communities within Michigan’s 83 counties.

To find your county MSU Extension office, visit http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/ctyentpg/

The following fill-in media releases are available in MS Word format. Please click on the links below to download:

• Who’s Coming to Dinner: The Importance of Family Meals
• Take Steps to Ensure Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Setting Spending Priorities
• Making the Child Care Choice
• Exploring Your Child Care Options
• Tips to Help Families Eat Healthy and Save Money
• What Mom Learned About Canning, May Not Be Up-to-date
• Test Your Knowledge of These Common Canning Mistakes
• Planning 5 a Day From Your Garden

Family and Consumer Sciences
Michigan State University
240 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI
48824-1039
517/353-9102
FAX: 517/353-4846
http://www.fcs.msue.msu.edu

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) program staff at MSU Extension can answer questions or help you learn more about money management, parent, food, nutrition and health issues. MSU Extension educators integrate university and community resources to provide tools that help families succeed. For more information on FCS programs in Michigan, call your county MSU Extension office. Check the government pages of your phone book for contact information.

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, or family status. Michigan State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and counties cooprating. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity institution.