With its two divisions, Adult & Family Education and Nutrition & Health, the Family and Consumer Science (FCS) program area offers practical information for individuals, families and communities on eating well, managing money, raising children, health literacy and staying active. The primary goal of FCS is to improve the well-being of traditionally underserved families and communities by providing research-based knowledge and principles applicable to their everday lives.
Those housed within FCS work across the spectrum of individual and family needs. These include nutrition, parenting, adult and health literacy, family resource management, physical activity, and assistance to young adults working on their higher education.
Successful office initiatives include the Helping Our Undergraduates Succeed in Education (HOUSE) program; the Summer Food Service program for children; the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP); "Can You Repeat That Please?" health literacy, "More Than Words" adult literacy, and "Baby Think It Over."
Other office initiatives include programming that focuses on active parenting of teens, independent living skills, disease management through diet and lifestyle, babysitting skills, GED attainment, and active living. To learn more about the individual programs, follow the links below or call the WVSU Extension Service office at (304) 204-4305.
HOUSE
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Baby Think It Over ®
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More Than Words
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WVSU Diabetes Cooking School
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Summer Food Service Program for Children
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Can You Repeat That Please?
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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
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Make It With Milk
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Bake and Shake Camp
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The overall goals for the HOUSE program are to help improve the economic prospects for the members of our community, revitalize our neighborhood, and provide transitional housing for at-risk youth, while giving them an opportunity to attend and succeed at college. 
The Baby Think It Over® Program is designed to provide an experience for young adults that simulates the parenting of an infant. 
An adult literacy program devoted to helping participants acquire the skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening which are necessary to successfully compete in today's workplace. 
The WVSU Diabetes Cooking School teaches meal planning and food preparation skills that reduce calories, control carbohydrates, modify fats and increase fiber of familiar food recipes. 
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) helps children get at least one well-balanced, nutritious meal needed to learn, play, and grow through the summer months. 
The purpose of this program is to instruct individuals how to open the lines of communication between the patient and physician. 
This comprehensive nutrition curriculum teaches youths from preschool through junior high how to adopt a healthy lifestyle. 
The Make it with Milk Program is designed to educate middle-school aged children attending Communities Closing the Gap Learning Centers. 
Bake-n-Shake is one of several nutrition education programs offered by West Virginia State University Extension Service. Students who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grades in the current school year will learn about cooking, food safety, basic nutrition, and healthy activities. 