2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSIONThe 2010 budget for University of MissouriExtension was $165,114. Nearly 172,00 peoplewere reached through classes, consultations, publicevents, newsletters, by phone and electronically.Almost 66,000 newsletters reached audiences oflegislators, the elderly, youth and the general publicand carried a diversity of articles on such things ascaring for grandchildren, keeping fit, and protectingyour home while away. Classes and programsincluded: Stay Strong, Stay Healthy; Eat Well, BeWell with Diabetes; Taking Care of You; Grow YourFarm; Homeworks Seminars; Master Gardeners;Master Naturalists; Tackling the Tough Skills; andthe Neighborhood Leadership Academy.Partnerships with St. Louis County government,other agencies and volunteers are essential to MUExtension’s operation. Partnerships strengthenExtension and provide much-needed resourcesenabling the small staff to reach a larger audience.Department Resources Employed2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedApprop2009($ in thousands) ActualStaffing (Positions) 3 3 3Resources Required $147.0 $165.1 $166.3(-) Program Revenue 0.0 0.0 0.0(-) Dedicated Funds 0.0 0.0 0.0(=) Net Cost to County $147.0 $165.1 $166.3MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Helped two St. Louis County childcare centersimprove the food they serve, as well as thenutrition environment. Potential to affect 750children in Jennings and Berkeley.• Partnered with Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri,American Red Cross, Harris-Stowe StateUniversity, BJC, Animal Protective Assoc, NorthCounty Tech H.S., South Co. Tech H.S. to host 4-H Achievement Days. Utilized 216 volunteersand served 1,300 children• Partnered with Beyond Housing to present twoHomeworks Seminars, where we served 300families in the Normandy School District,offering 5 classes in each series (Floors & Walls,Energy Efficiency, Outdoor Care, Plumbing,Electrical).• Received a grant for Missouri 4-H from CargillCorp. to start new 4-H Clubs for Science,Engineering & Technology in the St. Louis area.This is a two-year grant in the amount of$78,000 that will wrap up in Jan. 2012. Thissummer, two college students were hired,through additional funding from MissouriUniversity of Science & Technology, to deliverRobotics programming in summer schools andday camps.• Received a grant from the Children’s Trust Fundto expand 4-H LIFE program (serving children ofincarcerated parents) to the correctional centerin Pacific.• Assisted more than 60 small businesses in St.Louis County to procure government contracts,partnering with the Defense Logistics Agency,St. Louis Small Business Monthly, Small BusinessAdministration, St. Louis County EconomicCouncil and Small Business and TechnologyDevelopment Centers.• Trained staff of more than 40 nonprofit and forprofitbusinesses in St. Louis County in financialmanagement issues.• Distributed nearly 500 copies of Tackling theTough Skills: A Curriculum Building Skills forWork and Life. Created by an MU Extensionurban youth and family specialist, the bookhelps adults transition from welfare to work,and teaches hard-to-reach teens and adultsimportant skills such as conflict resolution,problem solving and anger management.• Assisted local farmers seeking to create newbusinesses in the St. Louis area with the GrowYour Farm program. These farm businesses arecreating healthier, local food sources and newjobs in St. Louis. Partners included SchlaflyBottleworks, Slow Food St. Louis, LincolnUniversity, Missouri Department of Health andSenior Services, and a number of local farmers.- 243 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET