Oceana County Annual Report 2024
DOWNLOADAugust 13, 2025
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I'm pleased to share the results of another successful year of collaboration between Oceana County and Michigan State University (MSU) Extension. Your ongoing support has enabled us to positively impact the lives of youth, families, businesses, and communities. MSU Extension offers a diverse array of researchbased educational services to county residents. Over the past year, we've helped families and individuals adopt healthier lifestyles, supported new and local businesses, provided opportunities for youth leadership development and career exploration, assisted farmers with business management and mental health, and much more.
Our staff, who live and work alongside county residents, are deeply embedded in community relationships and are responsive to community needs. We’ve embraced Oceana County residents in our online community: offering virtual educational courses, answering questions on topics from gardening to food safety, increasing program awareness through social media, and providing a wealth of research-based resources on our website. Our partnership with you makes all of this possible. On behalf of the MSU Extension team serving Oceana County, thank you for another remarkable year. We look forward to your continued support and hope you'll join us for one of our upcoming programs.
- James Kelly, District Director
Impacts
Overall Impact
- 1,168 participants from the county attending programs
- 244 programs (across the state) attended by participants from this county
- 38 answered Ask Extension questions
- 38 community coalitions and partnerships within the county that MSU Extension employees are members of
- 403 client consultations
- 27 programs hosted in Oceana County
- 103 volunteers
Communications Outreach
- 75,8957 contacts through social media, web activity, e-newsletters, and handouts
- 274 Plat books, soil tests, and other resources sold in Oceana County
Youth Programming
- 576 total youth participants
- 230 4-H youth enrollments
- 30 4-H clubs
- 94 total volunteers
- 26,040 4-H volunteer hour dollar value
Community Health and Nutrition Programming
- 221 nutrition and physical activity participants hosted in-county
- 311 county residents who participated in health and nutrition programs
