Virginia Cooperative Extension - Northern Shenandoah Valley Financial Education Program

Virginia Cooperative Extension helps lead the engagement mission of Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, the commonwealth’s land-grant universities. Building local relationships and collaborative partnerships, we help people put scientific knowledge to work through learning experiences that improve economic, environmental, and social well-being.

Within Virginia Cooperative Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) programs focus on improving the lives of individuals and families. FCS Agents help Virginians learn to make positive choices for themselves and their families in the areas of family financial management, nutrition and wellness, and family and child development. Our family financial management programs help Virginians learn how to manage their finances effectively. Programs related to budgeting, improving credit scores, planning for home ownership, reducing debt, and preventing identity theft help secure healthy financial futures for Virginia's families.