Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County
 
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County is a local and informal education ourtreach program for all county residents. The program is affliated with the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences of Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.

Please click here to learn more.


Maria C. Young, Educator
Family & Community Health Sciences
young@njaes.rutgers.edu

1310 Route 23 North
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone (973) 305- 5742
Fax     (973) 305- 8865
 

Check out our Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey website for more information on eating right and being active at www.getmovinggethealthynj.rutgers.edu/index.html.

Small Steps to Health and Wealth TM encourages individuals to set health and/or wealth goals and take action to achieve them by identifying small progress steps. Visit www.rce.rutgers.edu/HEALTHFINANCE/SMALLSTEPS  for more information.
 

  • “Grandparent as Parent” Program
  • Building Your Family's Health History Tree: An Important Legacy

Elaine F. Barbour
County Agriculture Assistant
Agriculture & Resource Management
ebarbour@njaes.rutgers.edu
Phone (973) 305- 5740
Fax     (973) 305- 8865
 
  • Commercial Horticulture Education
  • Master Gardener Coordinator
Master Gardener Helpline
(973) 305- 5743
  • Master Gardener Program
  • Residential Soil Testing & Analysis

For information on the soil testing and plant diagnostic services visit www.njaes.rutgers.edu/services

4-H Youth Development Programs
 

Jennae DuBois, 4-H Program Associate
dubois@njaes.rutgers.edu
317 Pennsylvania Ave.
Paterson, NJ 07503
"Phone: 973-684-4786
Fax: 973-754-9812
 

  • Annual Passaic County Fair
  • Programs that emphasis Life Skills

Deborah Brancato Program Associate
brancato@njaes.rutgers.edu
317 Pennsylvania Avenue
Paterson, N.J. 07055
Phone: 973-881-2779
Fax: 973-881-0747
  • Nutrition Programs (EFNEP)
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program offers workshops to families and children with limited resources in Paterson and Passaic.