Tax Dollars Support Levels Are Strong for Family Living Programs

Who is unaware that we are in a time of serious budget constraints? We can be proactive in providing our funding decision makers with quantifiable evidence of taxpayers' support for our research-based educational programs. In a recent four-state study of almost 1,000 Cooperative Extension family living program participants, 92 per cent said, "Yes, I want my tax dollars to continue supporting this type of effort." By incorporating the Tax Dollars Support question into our program evaluation questionnaires, we can help our decision makers ask the right question as they make difficult funding decisions.