Managing in Tough Times

http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/financialmanagement

Check this K-State Research and Extension website for its financial stress information.

http://www.extension.org/pages/Facing_a_Furlough%3F_Develop_a_Plan

University of Minnesota Extension has produced this website for those who are experiencing job layoffs.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/toughtimes/Families/

This website offers Extension education on: Making the Most of My Money, Nutrition for My Family, and How Can I Cope.

http://missourifamilies.org/toughtimes/index.htm

This website, Better Living:  Solutions for Better Living in These Tough Economic Times, also offers Extension education on money matters, aging, housing, food and fitness, health, and relationships. 

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/consumer/10255.html
Managing Stress During Tough Times focuses on helping farm families, but has information that would be applicable to all families, including signs of depression or suicidal intent to be aware of.

www.nctakecontrol.com
Take Control, a North Carolina Extension website, is a series of 23 fact sheets on various financial, preparedness, and family related topics
 

Marital and Family Relations                                   

National Extension Relationship & Marriage Education Network (NERMEN)  
Many links to research-based resources and materials on relationship building

http://search.extension.org                  http://www.cyfernet.org
Search engines through the national Cooperative Extension Service

Low cost curricula on family relations  (in draft form)
Prepared by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Building Strong Families
University of Nebraska Extension site on characteristics of strong families

WonderWise Parent
K-State Research and Extension site on parenting and parent-child relationships

SageAdvice
K-State Research and Extension site on adult development and aging

YouthBoost
K-State Research and Extension site on youth development

Father Times Newsletter

A series of newsletters have been published by North Dakota State Extension that focus on fatherhood and father-child relations.

Gearing Up for Kindergarten

This school-readiness program is to teach to parents who will be having a child preparing for kindergarten within 1 - 2 years.

 
Farm Families Working Together

Women Managing the Farm
Project that hosts an annual conference for women involved in family farm operations

Helping Farm Families Succeed in Business
Information for farm families on family dynamics and family farm management


Families Across Cultures

Extensión en Español
Bilingual family building resources from national and state Cooperative Extension Services

Other Resources Related to Community-Based Programming

Sharing A Family Story:  A Tool for Family-Centered Practice

Slide show in PDF format on the principles of family-centered practice for shaping programs and services with a specific strategy presented to assist families in getting what they need and want for their members. The 15-minute movie produced by Iowa State University and used during this presentation will be added at a later date.

Boundaries Between Parent and Family Education and Family Therapy:  The Levels of Family Involvement

A 5-level model developed by William J. Doherty for distinguishing between education and therapy in work with families.  The journal article published in Family Relations discusses the implications for the family life field in using this model.