Author: Luciana Hockersmith
Planning Unit: Mercer County CES
Major Program: Build Engaged and Empowered Communities – General
Plan of Work: Family Resilience and Skill Building
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Given the pandemic circumstances that prevented Extension Offices from holding in-person meetings, the Mercer County Interagency Council had been unable to meet for four months since the Mercer County office hosted the regular monthly meeting. In July, the Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Sciences offered to host the meetings via Zoom. The first virtual meeting was held in August with over 25 participants; subsequent monthly meetings have been facilitated by the FCS Agent and streamed via the existing Interagency Facebook page. Feedback from participating organizations have indicated the efforts are successful. In all, 259 individuals have participated in over 13 hours of monthly virtual meetings; sharing resources and information of human services agencies through the monthly meeting combined with the Facebook page posts, announcements, has greatly benefited the families of Mercer County.
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