To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

Self-sufficiency programs for families living in southeastern Fairfax County. Programs offered at Lorton Community Action Center: -Adult/Children Nutrition Classes -Basic Computer Classes -Job Readiness Classes -English (ESL) Classes -Basic Budgeting Classes

The Virginia Healthy Start Initiative, known as Loving Steps, is a community-based program designed to reduce infant mortality and low birth weight that provides client recruitment, case management, medical nutrition therapy, health education, perinatal depression screening and inter-conceptional care services to pregnant women, inter-conceptional women and children up to 2 years of age.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

The Loving Steps Program in Norfolk, Virginia is part of the Virginia Healthy Start Initiative. The goal of the program is to help make sure every baby has a healthy start in life. The program has a nurse and community health workers who visit with enrolled women and their families during the prenatal, postpartum and early parenting phases of life. If you are a pregnant woman or a new mother in the Norfolk area, a Loving Steps team member can meet with you at least once a month until your baby turns two years old! She will work to get you the services you need, answer your questions, and teach you about taking care of yourself and your baby!

Promotes good nutrition and physical activity among the youth of Virginia via community-based grants to establish Healthy Community Action Teams (HCATs), community coalitions that work to reduce and prevent obesity on the local level across Virginia. HCAT grants are available every two years and are issued via best-value RFP application process.

A veggie prescription program designed to help people with diet-related illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart problems and stroke. Local doctors identify patients that are willing to make lifestyle changes and prescribe them to our program. The patients attend nine weeks of nutrition and cooking classes at Lynchburg Grows, taught by a nutrition educator from Virginia Cooperative Extension. At the end of each class, participants take home a bag of fresh fruit and produce so that they can try the recipes they learn at home.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators. Offers 4-H youth development programs.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

The Bland County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is your local connection to Virginia's land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. Through educational programs based on research and developed with input from local stakeholders, we help the people of Bland County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Community Viability.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

Through educational programs based on research and developed with input from local stakeholders, we help the people of Grayson County improve their lives. We provide education through programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Community Viability. Provides Employee Food Safety Training Programs and partners in the Twin County Leadership Institute that helps build leadership skills.

Provides environmental and health services for area residents. This includes well and septic permits, food safety inspections, family planning, STD treatments, immunizations, communicable disease investigations, HIV/AIDS testing, care and supportive services, and women, infants and children (WIC) nutrition services.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

Administers the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Child Nutrition, Inc. provides: Training: Instruction in USDA program management, CNI policies and procedures Meal Planning: Sample menus to teach about a variety of nourishing meals and snacks Recipes: Recipes for everyday, seasonal and holiday food to make mealtime interesting Consultation: Advice in food service, child development, and family child care business Reimbursement: Payments in the range of $234 to $488 per month for 5 children

Provide useful, objective information to the public and policymakers and conduct research on food, alcohol, health, the environment, and other issues related to science and technology.

Provides environmental and health services for area residents. This includes well and septic permits, food safety inspections, family planning, STD treatments, immunizations, communicable disease investigations, HIV/AIDS testing, care and supportive services, and women, infants and children (WIC) nutrition services.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators. Also has Agriculture & National Resources (ANR), Family & Community Sciences (FCS), Community Initiatives (CI), Food, Nutrition & Health (FNH) programs.

To enable people to improve their lives through an education process that uses scientific knowledge focused on issues and needs. Building on the strength of agriculture, natural resources, family and community heritage, they enable people to shape their futures through research based educational programs. Provides research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators. Offers 4-H, nutritional and personal finance programs.

Offers a free nutrition program for low-income pregnant and post-partum women, infants and children to age five.

Provides environmental and health services for area residents. This includes well and septic permits, food safety inspections, family planning, STD treatments, immunizations, communicable disease investigations, HIV/AIDS testing, care and supportive services, and women, infants and children (WIC) nutrition services.

The Healthy Start Loving Steps program provides case management services to reduce infant deaths. The Loving Steps provides nutrition counseling and case management services during pregnancy and after the baby is born. Also serve families that have an infant or toddler with nutrition related medical problems.