The Cumberland County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent offered a second part to the "Living Your Best Life" series. 25 individuals participated in a 7-part series that focused on each of the FCS Initiatives. A lesson from each initiative was presented to participants and they were challenged with an activity to support the lesson. The seven initiatives are: Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices, Nurturing Families, Embracing Life as We Age, Securing Financial Stability, Promoting Healthy Homes and Communities, Accessing Nutritious Foods and Empowering Community Leaders. 

Individuals were encouraged to identify their motivation for change in areas of their lives, track eating and spending habits, set small financial goals, declutter a small area of their home, try a healthy recipe and prepare at home with family and begin a low key physical activity program. 60% completed and returned post-evaluations which showed the following:

100% plan to implement at least one strategy to maintain or improve financial health

100% intend to engage in at least 30 minutes of physical activity

Participants saved a total of $3,841 during the course of the program

73% shared that their attitude had improved during the program

46% improved in healthy eating

86% increased the amount of physical activity

80% reported improvements in sleep

73% reported improvements in stress management

93% shared that they were cooking more meals at home

86% reported and increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables

One participant stated that "this program helped me make lifestyle changes to benefit myself and also my family." Another participant stated that the program benefited her by helping her "prioritize the most important things, so that I can focus on what matters most."