UGA Extension Office

Our Impact

Making A Difference in Our County

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is working hard for its constituents. The following are examples of Extension’s impact in the county over the past year.

Family and Consumer Sciences

The Family and Consumer Science program offered ServSafe Managers certifications, Child Care trainings, and facilitated the E.L.E.V.A.T.E program which educates couples on healthy relationships. The Agent is a facilitator for the E.L.E.V.A.T.E program. The Expanded Foods and Nutrition program graduated 249 youth and 80 adult participants and provided 1,879 educational sessions to youth participants and 724 educational sessions to adults while also teaching youth and families healthy eating habits while maintaining a budget. 

 

4-H Youth Development

The Houston County 4-H program continues to grow and thrive through in-school instruction with 813 youth in club meetings, as well as numerous programs outside the classroom. These programs include judging teams, livestock shows, shooting sports competitions, Horse Club, Gaming Club, Performing Arts Club, Cooking for a Cause, Rabbit club, Homeschool Club and public speaking competitions just to name a few. The 4-H members contributed over 740 hours of community service and are involved in various statewide leadership programs and opportunities. There are currently 4 youth involved in the statewide Tech Changemakers Grant that implacts 150 adults utilizing technology and closing the generational divide.

 

ANR

In 2022, the Houston County Master Gardener program grew to 57 members who actively served our county with a total of 4,630 volunteer hours. The program offered educational events through numerous crop production meetings for farmers, homeowner classes, Junior Master Gardener programs in the schools, and community events. We currently host monthly agriculture/horticulture events at Robins Air Force Base. We currently have 7 elementary schools with a Junior Master Gardener program and 4 more in the works. We completed research with 2 cotton trials and received the Keep Warner Robins Beautiful Education Partnership Award.

 

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