{"id":1623,"date":"2017-11-29T13:53:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T18:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/?page_id=1623"},"modified":"2025-07-24T13:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:40:22","slug":"extension-homemakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/franklin\/extension-homemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin County Extension Homemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Franklin County<\/strong> Extension Homemakers are part of the <a title=\"Maine Extension Homemakers\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Extension Homemakers<\/a>. Through the years, the <strong>purpose<\/strong> of the Maine Extension Homemakers has remained tied to <strong>strengthening and extending adult education<\/strong> into the home and community.\u00a0 Maine Extension Homemakers has the <strong>goal<\/strong> to <strong>develop leadership<\/strong>, <strong>promote<\/strong> the University of Maine Cooperative Extension\u2019s <strong>educational programs<\/strong> in all parts of Maine, and to <strong>support worthy community causes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Extension Homemakers is a volunteer group<\/strong> that has the goal of developing leadership, supporting worthy community causes, and promoting University of Maine Cooperative Extension\u2019s educational programs in Franklin County. The purpose of this group remains tied to strengthening and extending adult education into the home and community.<\/p>\n<p>Extension Homemaker<strong> group members<\/strong> help to <strong>extend the resources<\/strong> of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension into their communities through educational opportunities and service projects. Members generally meet several times throughout the year [often monthly], participate in educational programs, and identify community projects they want to support.<\/p>\n<p>As <strong>local members<\/strong>, Extension Homemakers in Franklin County belong to a local community group.\u00a0 <strong>Local groups<\/strong> are involved with assisting with many <strong>different community projects<\/strong> such as local food pantries, soup kitchens or homeless shelters, nursing homes, children\u2019s projects, medical program support, scholarships for high school students, and much more.\u00a0 In addition, <strong>all members<\/strong> have the <strong>opportunity to learn<\/strong> with others, <strong>make friends<\/strong>, and <strong>contribute to their community and county<\/strong>.\u00a0 They <strong>gain<\/strong> leadership <strong>skills <\/strong>and are able to <strong>share interests and talents<\/strong> with others.<\/p>\n<p>Local members come together to <strong>form a county group<\/strong> led by the <strong>Franklin County Extension Homemakers Advisory Council<\/strong>.\u00a0 The Homemakers Advisory Council has <strong>officers<\/strong>, and <strong>meets<\/strong> on a <strong>regular <\/strong>basis, usually monthly, except during July and August. They coordinate a <strong>winter, spring, and fall meeting<\/strong> for the membership, work in cooperation with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to <strong>offer public educational programs<\/strong> through educational events throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Franklin County Extension Homemaker <strong>membership is open to anyone<\/strong> who is <strong>interested in learning<\/strong> new information to improve their personal, family, and community life or who is interested<strong> in<\/strong> <strong>educating and serving<\/strong> members of the Extension Homemakers groups and the communities.\u00a0 For more information, contact the UMaine Extension Franklin County Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franklin County Extension Homemakers are part of the Maine Extension Homemakers. 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