Family & Consumer Sciences
Arapahoe County helps families and communities live well for a lifetime by offering information on eating right, staying healthy, spending smart, raising kids, and more important issues. Explore available CSU Extension programs to find classes, resources, and support designed to meet the needs of individuals and families at every stage of life.
Cottage Foods Safety Training
The Colorado Cottage Food Act allows individuals to make and sell a limited range of foods, including spices, teas, dehydrated produce, nuts, seeds, honey, jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butter, flour, and baked goods, including candies, fruit empanadas, and tortillas.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
The CSU Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a free, hands-on education series for families, teens, and youth who currently receive or are eligible to receive food assistance, WIC, Head Start, free or reduce lunch, or any assistance programs.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) is a resource provided by Colorado State University Extension and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Find useful, supportive tools and information for grandparents who have the role of primary caregiver for their grandchildren.
Food Safety and Preservation Hotlines
- Rocky Mountain Poison Control
- 1-800-222-1222
- USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
- 1-888-674-6854
- FDA Seafood Hotline
- 1-888-723-3366
- Butter Ball Turkey Hotline
- 1-800-288-8372