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    Parenting and Self-Esteem
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    Teen Nature Club

    The Teen Nature Club allows youth to explore nature and enhance environmental stewardship. Students in grades 6 through 10 are invited to pa...
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    Upcycling After the Holiday Season

    Recycling is a valuable, climate-smart practice for individuals, families, businesses, and communities. Extending the life and usability of ...
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    HYPE: Helping Youth Promote Empathy

    Resource for youth ages 5 through 18 Developing tools to reduce bullying through empathy and understanding. The National Center for Ed...
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    Modeling Good Money Habits

    Learning isn't confined to a classroom. It happens throughout life. Environments, experiences, and relationships shape human behavior. We co...
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    Virginia Caples Lifelong Learning Institute

    Fall 2024 Activities The VCLLI offers activities, courses, and workshops year-round for older adults and their caregivers, including famili...
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    Back-to-School Shopping on a Budget

    Even sensible families can find their budget stretched by back-to-school shopping. This year's budget may change from last year as the infla...
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    Powerful Nutrients

    Nutrients are essential to human growth and to sustain life. Food is a fantastic way to obtain those powerful nutrients and each type of nut...
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    4-H Success Story: Zyien’s Transformation

    Zyien Thompson was a quiet and reserved student. Her peers often saw her as the girl who sat quietly and observed others, rarely raising her...
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    Older Adults: Overcoming Isolation and Loneliness

    People are naturally social beings, but according to the National Academies of Science, one-fourth of adults 65 and older are considered to ...
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    Staying Engaged as You Age

    The Alabama Cooperative Extension System has long recognized the benefits of older adults staying actively engaged. Programs like the Succes...
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