UGA Cooperative Extension
Columbia County Extension Office:
Family & Consumer Sciences
Educating families to become healthier, more productive, financially independent, and environmentally responsible.
Believes
- Families are the most effective unit to build a competent society.
- Families must meet their basic needs before they can face challenges of the future.
- Families and communities depend on each other. When one is strong and healthy, so is the other.
Works With
- Our federal, state and county partners dedicated to practical problem-solving education.
- Our co-workers at The University of Georgia, to give families access to the latest research and information.
- Other public and private organizations and individuals who collaborate with the Cooperative Extension to deliver education to families.
Families Are Our Future
- The family is the foundation of a positive, caring society.
- Healthy families tend to produce healthy children who mature into responsible, contributing adults.
- Our nation’s future rests on the building blocks of strong families.
- Mothers who understand prenatal care and nutrition
- Healthy, thriving children whose parents know how to care for them;
- Responsible, self-sufficient families and individuals who contribute to better communities;
- Families that have adequate clothing, housing, and food.
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Contact
For more information about Columbia County Family and Consumer Science Programs, contact Betty English at benglish@uga.edu, or call
Augusta-Richmond County
706-821-2356
706-821-2584 (FAX)
Columbia County
706-868-3413
706-868-3418 (FAX)
