Wayne County Family & Community Development
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WVU Extension experts are at the forefronts of health and relationship education in West Virginia communities. For parenting tips, relationship education and information about family programs, visit WVU Extension's youths and families section. For recipes, nutrition advice, heart health information, fitness tips and more, check out our food and health section. The Family Nutrition Program shows people better ways to maximize value while cooking healthy meals.
We’re always looking for ways to help strengthen West Virginia and the people and communities that make our state great. Visit WVU Extension's community, business and safety section to learn about these programs. With everything from community and tourism development to our Community Educational Outreach Service, we’re impacting many counties throughout the state. We also have information on home safety, occupational safety and disaster preparedness, along with the Fire Service Extension that trains firefighters in communities across West Virginia.
Food & Health News for Wayne County
Dining with Diabetes Virtual Program
Dining with Diabetes is a series of classes that run once a week for four consecutive weeks (times vary to provide participants flexible options). A follow-up class will be scheduled three to four months later. Participants are expected to attend all classes. Dining with Diabetes is a free program that is open to individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes, their family members, and their caregivers.
October Dining with Diabetes Virtual Program
Dining with Diabetes is a series of classes that runs once a week for four consecutive weeks. A follow up class will be scheduled three to four months later. Participants are expected to attend all classes. Dining with Diabetes is open to individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes, their family members and their caregivers.
Community, Business & Safety News for Wayne County
2023 Spring CEOS Conference Recordings
https://humanimalbond.org/heartsofgold/ Hearts of Gold is a service
dog training program providing service dogs for individuals with mobility impairment
and/or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Partnering with the School of Animal
and Veterinary Sciences and Interdisciplinary Curriculum of West Virginia University,
the program offers university courses in service dog training, is developing
research activities and provides many other services to the community.
This 1-Hour training will help you; Recognize the warning signs of suicide, Know how to offer hope, Know how to get help and save a life.
This workshop will show you the basics of making charcuterie. What is needed, how to fill a board, presentation, nutrition and food safety.
Family & Community Development Webinars
Presenter: Tony Michael, Professor, Program Director, WVU Extension Family and Community Development
Join us Monday, January 31, for an Intro to Sustainable Rural Tourism Development Webinar
The 2022 Sustainable Rural Tourism Webinar Series kicks off at 11 a.m., on Monday, January 31 with an introduction to the concept. People interested in tourism and tourism professionals should plan to register online to attend throughout the year. Recordings will be available afterward for those not able to participate in person.
Doug Arbogast, WVU Extension tourism expert, suggests participating in the series is a way that newcomers and veteran experts can come together to collaborate and create a brighter future for tourism in the Mountain State.
Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS)
All About Community Educational Outreach Service
Members of WVCEOS are people like you!
Together, members conduct and participate in motivating educational activities that help members continue education, serve their community and socialize. Join the CEOS organization by calling your local WVU Extension office and start making a difference today.
A statewide club supporting West Virginia since 1914
WVCEOS is a voluntary, nonprofit organization functioning in cooperation with West
Virginia University Extension. It is one of the largest educational organizations
in the nation.
Over the past decade, West Virginia CEOS members performed more than 5.6 million
hours of service for communities in need.
CEOS program areas of emphasis include preserving the environment, building family strengths, and increasing awareness of our global interdependence.
Through dedicated service and continued education, CEOS members strengthen
individuals, families and communities across West Virginia.
In West Virginia, the first club (then a Farm Women’s Club) was established on December 14, 1914. Today, approximately 2,000 members participate in this outstanding program, available in all 55 counties.
Wayne County CEOS Club Meetings
- The CEOS Quilt & Fiber Club meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Extension Office.
- The Buffalo CEOS Club meets the first Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m. at the Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Ceredo.
- The Wayne County CEOS Garden Club meets the 4th Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m., at the Extension Office.
For more information about these clubs or the CEOS program in general, contact
Cathy Smith at the Wayne County Extension Office.
Learn more about the
West Virginia CEOS Program.
Wayne County CEOS News
CEOS Week 2022
The week of May 15 was CEOS Week throughout West Virginia. The week is set aside each year to help raise awareness of the education and community service work of CEOS.
Wayne County CEOS club members put up displays throughout the town of Wayne to promote their organization and the community service projects they do for others. If you or someone you know is interested in quality community service projects, we hope you will consider the Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS). Call our office at 304-272-6839 to learn more.
Quilts of Valor Presentation
The CEOS Quilt & Fiber Club was honored to donate their time and skills to make Quilts of Valor that were awarded to three Wayne Co. Veterans on April 19, 2022. A Quilt of Valor® (QOV) is a quality, handmade quilt that is machine or hand quilted. It is awarded to a Service Member or Veteran who has been touched by war. The Quilt says unequivocally, “Thank you for your service and sacrifice in serving our nation.”
For more information about the Quilts of Valor, please go to https://www.qovf.org/. For more information about CEOS Quilt & Fiber Club please call our office at 304-272-6839. Pictured are the Veterans with their Quilt of Valor and with the CEOS Quilt & Fiber Club members.
Read about Quilts of Valor Presentation
Plant Swap Highlights
The first annual Plant Swap hosted by the CEOS Garden Club was held Monday April 25 at a pavilion near Beech Fork Marina. Heidi Johnson, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and a resident with MU's psychiatry program was one of two guest speakers. Heidi is working to become a Master Gardener. Evan Wilson, Ag & Natural Resource for Wayne-Cabell counties was the second guest speaker. For more information about the CEOS Garden Club, contact the Extension Office at 304-272-6839.
Read about Plant Swap Highlights
Family Nutrition Program
What is the WVU Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP)?
The Family Nutrition Program is comprised of numerous nutrition, food and physical activity projects designed to help limited resource families, youths, and adults improve their health. FNP targets risk factors associated with obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases. FNP encourages the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors by:
- Teaching nutrition education using the USDA’s MyPlate and Dietary Guidelines
- Providing food demonstrations
- Improving access and availability to local community resources
- Helping participants to stretch their food dollars, plan menus and read food labels
- Encouraging participants to devote more time to being physically active
Support for Wayne County Businesses
Business owners in Wayne County are invited to meet with Kim Donahue of the Small Business Administration to discuss opportunities, challenges and other issues related to their business the first Friday of the month. If school is delayed or canceled due to inclement weather, Kim will not be able to be in our office. For more information, please contact the Wayne County Extension Office at 304-272-6839.
Small Business Saturday
The Small Business Administration and the Wayne County Economic Development Authority worked with the WVU Extension Service Wayne County office to highlight two small business in Lavalette on November 15, 2019 as part of an effort to promote Small Business Saturday on November 30, 2019. . The two businesses featured include Girlfriends & Sister Chicks and Creekside Golf Course & Restaurant - both in Lavalette, WV. To learn about this event and similar upcoming events, please contact the Wayne County Extension Office at 304-272-6839.
Family Resource Network
The Wayne County Extension Office supports the efforts of the Wayne Family Resource Network (FRN). The FRN represents over 70 agencies in Wayne County and provides programmatic and resource support to help improve the lives of families in the area.
FRN meetings are the third Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m., at the Wayne Health Department unless otherwise noted. The Wayne Family Resource Network website features a ‘Look at a Glance’, which provides contact details for a multitude of agencies and organizations in Wayne County.
For more information contact
Donna Thompson, FRN Coordinator, at
304-272-6003.
Visit the Wayne FRN Website