UGA Cooperative Extension
Athens-Clarke County Extension Office:
Family & Consumer Sciences
General Information
Eating Right, Spending Smart, and Raising Kids… Living Well!
Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS) Extension Agents offer non-biased, research-based solutions and cutting edge knowledge on many topics, including:
- Food, Nutrition, and Health
- Food Safety
- Healthy, Safe, and Affordable Housing Environment
- Economic Well-Being for Individuals and Families
- Positive Development for Individuals, Families, and Communities
FACS agents also partner with employers and other agencies to enhance economic development by educating our present and future work force. Examples include:
- Health education and chronic disease prevention programs;
- Required employee training such as food safety for restaurant workers and child development training for child care providers;
- Life skills education to reduce turnover and increase productivity, such as managing finances and balancing work/family responsibilities.
Additionally, Athens-Clarke County Extension offers the Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). EFNEP teaches families with limited resources how to feed their family quick and easy nutritious meals on a budget.
Upcoming Events
- ServSafe® Manager
- The Manager's Training course is Thursday, October 9th, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Deadline to register is September 26th. Download the registration form here.
- ServSafe® Employee Training
- The next ServSafe® Employee Training will be October 15-16 , 2008. Deadline to register is October 1 , 2008. Click on detailed information and registration form for more information.
- PREPARE
- Georgia coules who receive at least 6 hours of premarital counseling or educational service before filing for their marriage license can receive a $35.00 discount on their marriage license fee.
- For more information about the premarital enrichment program please follow this link: PREPARE
Newsletters
- Diabetes Life Lines Newsletters
- Senior Sense Newsletters
- Growing Together Childcare Newsletters
Additional Resources
Contact
For more information please contact Denise Everson, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, at deverson@uga.edu or (706) 613-3640 or in Oconee County at (706) 769-3946.

