Family & Consumer Sciences

The University of Maryland Extension Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) program strives to ensure that all Maryland residents are healthy and economically successful at every stage of life through education, research, and outreach programs. 

We accomplish this by working with youth and families to prevent and manage chronic diseases through healthy food and physical activity choices, handling food safely, teaching financial and health insurance literacy, and creating safe and healthy places to live, work, play, and learn.

Explore Our Programs

  • Nutrition, Health and Wellness

    Nutrition and Health

  • Food Safety

    Food Safety

  • Financial Health and Wellness

    Financial Wellness

  • Health Insurance Literacy

    Health Insurance Literacy

  • Mental Health and Well being

    Mental Health

  • SNAP-Ed

    SNAP-Ed

  • EFNEP

    EFNEP