Put A Little Green in Your Life offers information on how to save on your energy costs and how to live a more green lifestyle. This website will show you many ways to save money on food, utility bills, cleaning supplies, and more!

For residents of northern Missouri, and clients of Green Hills Community Action Agency, we also offer programs like Fire Your Clothes Dryer and Community Gardens designed to help you save money and eat a healthier diet. The "Green Team" will also be visiting local schools to help teach kids easy ays to "go green"!

As our website grows, we will begin to feature more local artisans and crafters, farmers and ranchers offering items that are natural and good for the environment. We will also showcase the people who have received green jobs through our projects, show how to reclaim architectural salvage to remodel on a tight budget, teach you how to make your home more energy efficient, and make available many educational resources centering on making inadequate housing safe, green, and affordable.

We hope you enjoy the material we share on our website! If you have any questions about this or other GHCAA programs, please feel free to contact the agency anytime!

in the press

Kids Learn to Be Green

Posted 9/6/11 - Green Hills has hit the road again with an additional 90 presentations on green living being offered to area youth in the months of August and September. The CAA has been delivering the 30 minute Put a Little Green in Your Life program to kids not only during regular school hours, but also to 4-H groups, at back to school fairs, vacation bible schools, daycares, and pre-schools. We plan to schedule more presentations for 2012, if you are interested in learning more about this program, please contact us!

Area Schools Put a Little Green in Their Lives

Posted 5/12/11 - Area students have recently participated in 45 classroom seminars on green living sponsored by Green Hills Community Action Agency’s Energy Services Department which is managed by Terri Henderson, Energy Services Director for GHCAA. Schools participating include: Trenton, Polo, Breckenridge, Unionville, South Harrison, Chillicothe, North Mercer, Newtown-Harris, Tri-County, and Brookfield.   The seminar, which is entitled, “Put A Little Green In Your Life” teaches elementary aged children how to adopt green living practices in their homes. Leading the seminars are: Kim Brashear and Jennifer Farmer, employees of the Energy Services Department which focuses in green initiatives.

Students receive education about energy conservation, water conservation, gardening, and saving fossil fuels. In addition, each student received a booklet called, “The Adventures of Sparky the Energy Saving Squirrel” or Energy Saving Tips.

Persons, groups, or schools who are interested in learning more about “Put A Little Green In Your Life” are encouraged to contact Terri Henderson at 660-359-3907 or via email at: hendersont@ghcaa.org. The project is showcased on one of the company websites which one can access at www.putalittlegreeninyourlife.com

This project/program is funded in whole/or part with funds received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division.  The funds received from the Family Support Division are all federally funded.