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 - National Restaurant Association Education Foundation ServSafe Food Safety Program.

This course fulfills the Georgia Food Code requirement for Certified Food Safety Manager certification. We offer one-day training (test administered on day following course) and two-day trainings.

• October 7, 2009 (Test will be administered on October 8)
• November 17-18, 2009

Click on detailed information and registration form for more information.

• PREPARE

• Georgia couples 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
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • January 2009
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
  • July 2008
  • June 2008
  • December 2007
  • November 2007
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
• FACS News Articles by FACS Agent, Denise Everson

Additional Resources

• UGA FACS Web Page
• EFNEP Web Page
• USDA
• FDA

Questions?

If you have a question that you would like to ask our Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Denise Everson, please follow the Ask an Expert link here and receive an answer by e-mail.

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.