October Review

920-832-2171

4-H, Alyssa Seitz

This month has been busy with many after school activities where participants learned about the 4-H program and the projects it has to offer.

920-470-4645
Mia.Ljung@wisc.edu

Community Development, Mia Ljung

Outagamie and Winnebago counties’ Fast Pitch business competition winners came in second at the regional NEW Launch Alliance Pitch at TitleTown Tech, in Green Bay Shawn Brokaw with Creative Crusts Pizza, and third Kristin Lambrecht with Kristin’s Bakery & Kitchen! They were up against 12 other finalists. Organizers of Fast Pitch (Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, FVTC - Venture Center, and Extension Outagamie & Winnebago counties) are so proud! See press release HERE.

Another Introduction to Plain Language virtual training in the books! This training is a collaborative effort of Cultural Linguistic Services (CLS) and Extension to bring plain language to public agencies, nonprofits, and Wisconsin businesses to improve communication with their audiences. Evaluation respondents would recommend this training to a colleague and say they have already started applying plain language guidelines in their communications.

In November, we launched our updated Community Gardens Map! Extension for Outagamie and Winnebago counties is on a mission to map out community gardens in the Fox Valley and Oshkosh area, and we need your help to find unmapped community gardens! How you can contribute:

Fill out this Google Form

Call Amy Beck at 920-832-5121

Email: Amy.Beck@outagamie.org

920-832-4761

Hannah.Phillips@wisc.edu

Healthy Communities, Hannah Phillips

FoodWIse established, coordinates, and facilitates an emerging community collaborative where agencies have come together to take action to improve the physical wellbeing of people living in Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties. The group is planning and assessing, with a goal to implement population health strategies that will increase access to basic needs.

FoodWIse is teaming up with the WI Food Hub Cooperative to help schools and food pantries procure local foods for school meals and increase access to fresh local produce for families and individuals with limited incomes through Farm to School and Local Foods Promotion Grants.

920-832-5126

Katie.Gellings@wisc.edu

Human Development and Relationships, Katie Gellings

The Aging Mastery Program (AMP) was held this month. AMP is a fun and engaging education and behavior change program for aging well that was created by the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The AMP core curriculum covers 10 topics: Navigating Longer Lives, Exercise, Sleep, Healthy Eating & Hydration, Financial Fitness, Advanced Planning, Healthy Relationships, Medication Management, Community Engagement, and Falls Prevention. Aging Mastery is a comprehensive approach for modest lifestyle changes to empower and cultivate health and longevity. Over the course of the 5-week program, 7 Outagamie County participants set goals for positive actions in many aspects of their lives such as exercise, nutrition, finances, advance care planning, community engagement, and healthy relationships. The participants completed and graduated from AMP in November at the Appleton YMCA.

920-832-5120

MaryBeth.Wohlrabe@wisc.edu

Positive Youth Development, MaryBeth Wohlrabe

Through 2024 I’ve taught a monthly program called Adulting 101. Through this program, youth and young adults (ages 14-24) gain skills and knowledge to prepare them for transition into a future career or college and that will help them be successful in an ever changing world. Young people were reporting the need to learn life skills and useful information that were missing in other aspects of their education to be prepared and ready for transition from high school or the foster care program into a college or career. With the collaboration of community partners we identified topics that rose to the top of need and interest to the young adults. Out of the 10 classes held in 2024 we had 59 individuals registered for a total of 279 registrations.

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