UMass Extension
UMass Extension addresses public concerns of high priority for the Commonwealth. Part of the national Cooperative Extension System, it sponsors statewide programs in Agriculture and Landscape, Natural Resources & Environmental Conservation, Communities, Families and Youth, Nutrition Education and the Massachusetts 4-H Program. These programs, often in partnerships with other organizations, offer research and educational opportunities including workshops, conferences, distance education, training events, consultations, and applied research.
- The Extension Agriculture and Landscape Program works with agricultural producers, the green industry, governments, and citizens around issues of an environmentally sustainable, economically viable food system.
- The Extension Communities, Families and Youth Program works to effect change in communities by addressing diverse and complex youth and family needs. It acts as a liaison between the academic departments of the University and Massachusetts communities.
- The Extension Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Program brings together scientists, natural resource professionals, conservationists, and educators to provide educational programs focused on natural resource conservation.
- The Extension Nutrition Education Program works with low-income families, parenting teens, children and elderly at high risk of poverty, and professionals in agencies serving high need populations to improve health and nutritional status.
- The Massachusetts 4-H Program, a community-based and supported program of UMass Extension, builds the strengths of youth, ages five to eighteen. 4-H provides them with support and resources to gain important life skills (such as self-esteem, citizen ship and leadership) through learning about animal science, gaining communications skills (such as public speaking) and carrying out community service work.
Learn more at http://www.umassextension.org.
Contact:
Robert Schrader, Interim Director
UMass Extension
University of Massachusetts Amherst
101 University Drive, Ste. C1
Amherst, MA 01002-2376
TEL: 413-545-4800
FAX: 413-545-6555
