Safe Food Handling for Food Donations: ADVANCED Training - Jun 8 2026

June 8, 2026 3:00PM - 4:30PM

Registration Deadline: June 5, 2026 - 11:45PM

online zoom webinar

Contact: For more information on this training or to cancel registration, please contact Mary Donaldson at morrism4@msu.edu or 734-222-3956. In your message, please mention the training, Safe Food Handling for Food Donations: ADVANCED Training, and the date of the training.

Safe Food Handling for Food Donations: ADVANCED Training is designed for food banks, pantries, drives, and other organizations that distribute food to alleviate food insecurity.

Topics covered during the training:

1. Donated Food and Legal Concerns

2. Receiving Donated Food

3. Storage of Donated Food

4. Distribution of Donated Food

5.  Pests

6. Cleaning and Sanitizing

7. Transportation

8.  Emergency and Food Defense Plans

Participants will receive a certificate of participation for attending this 90-minute training. While there is no cost for this training, registration is required.

This webinar training requires an electronic device that will support the Zoom video communications app. A name and email are required to register with Zoom and to access a webinar link specific to you. This should be done immediately when you receive the registration confirmation.  
Training Dates

• June 8, 2026; 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Fiscally Ready Communities: From Fundamentals to Best Practices

June 3, 2026 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Registration Deadline: June 3, 2026 - 01:00PM

Contact: Eric Walcott

Fiscally Ready Communities 2026 Webinar Series

The Fiscally Ready Communities program was created to assist communities that want to establish, measure, and maintain policies to increase operational and financial effectiveness and safeguards.

This partnership between MSU Extension and the Michigan Department of Treasury helps local governments work towards fiscal health by sharing best practices in fiscal sustainability. These trainings help local governments work towards long-term fiscal sustainability, helping them to support thriving communities. Below you’ll find a description of each webinar and dates for the programs in the first half of 2025. The webinars can be taken individually or as a series. 

Budgeting for Fiscal Sustainability - Feb. 9, 2 - 4 p.m. ETThis training will provide best practices for local governments' fiscal health, including budgeting, long-term planning, dealing with uncertainty, and financial policies and procedures.

Capital Asset Management and Planning - March 19, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. ETThis session will cover the basics of a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) - best practices, and give participants a chance to share techniques that have worked for their community. Additionally, the training will assist both elected and appointed local officials in outlining policies and procedures for capital asset management and planning. This will ensure that your local government is being proactive while discussing the interconnectivity of many local government requirements.

Managing Internal Controls - April 23, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. ETThis training will include a deep dive into internal controls. It will cover what internal controls are, why you need them, how they help your community, how to implement them, and where to start.

Nuts and Bolts: Fees, Fines, Purchasing, and Receipting - May 14, 2 - 4 p.m.Building a culture of fiscal sustainability is essential to local government fiscal health. Well-thought-out policies on fees, fines, purchasing, and receipting lead to clear rules and fair treatment, which are essential pillars of that culture of fiscal sustainability. This webinar will include a deep dive into best practices related to fees, fines, purchasing, receipting, and more. It will cover what they are, why such policies are necessary, how they contribute to local fiscal health, and how to get started on implementation.

From Fundamentals to Best Practices - June 3, 2 - 4 p.m. ETThis program focuses on implementing financial best practices, measuring fiscal health, and local government financial management fundamentals. It will include material on reconciling a bank account, how to read and interpret governmental financial statements, audit prep umbrella, how to complete and file an F65 Report, remitting taxes timely, and how to craft an appropriate and effective audit finding Corrective Action Plan. Participants will also receive resources to support best practice implementation and assess their local unit's fiscal health. 

Getting Grant Ready - Aug. 20, 10 - 12 p.m. ET

This session will help local government officials navigate the full grant lifecycle. From identifying opportunities to ensuring compliance. The session will provide strategies to align grants with community goals and strengthen fiscal sustainability.

Who should attend:

Elected and appointed officials in local government, administrators, and staff. 

This training is geared toward appointed and elected officials with entry and intermediate budgeting knowledge.

 What resources will be provided?

Detailed guides that outline strong policies and procedures each local government should have. These guides include a checklist to track what your local government already has, what you are working on, and next steps.

Cost: Free

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Homeownership Education Webinar (MSHDA) - June 2, 2026

June 2, 2026 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2026 - 11:59PM

Zoom

Contact: Carrie Grishaber

June 2, 2025
9am-1pm ET

via Zoom

This homeownership seminar from MSU Extension will provide you with valuable information about the home buying process, and will teach you:

• The advantages of homeownership

• The steps in the home buying process

• The costs of homeownership

• The importance of good credit

• How to determine how much house you can afford

• Mortgage loan basics

• Down Payment Assistance Programs

• How to maintain your investment

• Certificate of completion good for one year

Attending the 4-hour single or split sessions, returning completed signed paperwork, and payment received fulfills the requirements for certificate of completion. This certificate can be shared with your mortgage loan officer to satisfy the homebuyer education requirement for MSHDA loans and down payment assistance, USDA Rural Development loans and many other lenders.

Cost: $25 per household. If more than one person attends from a household, only one person needs to register and pay the fee. To request a scholarship based on financial need, contact the instructor below with your county of residence, household size and gross annual income to see if you meet the criteria.

Cancellations received less than 24 hours prior to the event start date will not be refunded.

Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting instructor at the email listed below by three weeks before the class date to make arrangements. Requests received after this date will be fulfilled when possible.

(The Registration button will not allow you to proceed if this class is closed.  For additional options visit www.mimoneyhealth.org.)

https://www.canr.msu.edu/events/building-resilience-to-avoid-burnout-may-27-10-11am-et

Building Resilience to Avoid Burnout, May 27, 10-11am ET

May 27, 2026 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Registration Deadline: May 27, 2026 - 10:00AM

Online

Contact: Nicole Persing-Wethington, wethingn@msu.edu

Build your resiliency to avoid burnout by boosting your protective factors such as having caring and supportive people in your life. The goal of this workshop is to learn to recognize the symptoms of burnout. To discuss occupational burnout. Learn ways to build resilience to avoid burnout. Participate in activities to practice skills to deal with burnout.