Lincoln County Points of Pride

• Accessing Information. The WVU Lincoln County office provided factual information on a variety of topics and linked people to research-based knowledge in such areas as pest control, gardening, child development, nutrition, and leadership.
  
  
• Reaching Out to the Community. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) outreach instructors visited homes to assist families with money management and nutrition, helped teachers present nutrition information to classes, presented programs to curb tobacco use, and helped pregnant teens have healthier babies and develop parenting skills. The Children, Youth, and Families at Risk program linked parents more closely to their children's schools, helped promote reading, and provided computer training.
  
  
• Improving Lifestyles. Diabetic and healthy cooking "schools" were offered in several areas. Teens and adults received with recipes, sample meals, and nutrition information. Tobacco addiction and cancer prevention programs were offered to youths and adults.
  
  
• Providing Summertime Opportunities. Four Energy Express sites promoted reading and nutrition for six weeks to 201 elementary-school-age children. Two weeklong residence camps and four weeklong day camps provided 595 youths with skills in leadership, conflict resolution, nutrition education, and decision-making.
  
  
• Strengthening Youths. Twenty-one traditional 4-H community and school clubs reached 218 youths. Resiliency-building programs provided high-risk youths with mentoring and social opportunities.

WVU Lincoln County Extension Office
406 Market Street
P.O. Box 438
Hamlin, WV 25523-0438
(304) 824-7911
FAX (304) 824-7947

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