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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Extension Office

Our Impact

Making A Difference in Our County

University of Georigia Cooperative Extension is working hard for its constituents. The following are examples of Extension's impact on the county over the past year.

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Family and Consumer Sciences

In 2025, the Athens-Clarke County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent offered 166 programs and presentations and provided 5,308 educational contact hours in the area of nutrition and wellness. 110,000 minutes were spent walking/moving as a result of the agents' programming efforts.  4,931 unique participants took part in those programs.

In collaboration with the Marigold Market, Dr. Laura Ney, and Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, the agent secured $21,750 to deliver "Get Fresh" brought increased awareness of available resources to help the community live healthier lives (UGA Extension, Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, SNAP benefits, Wholesome Wave Georgia, local produce markets, American Heart Assocation).

4-H Youth Development

As a component of the school system curriculum, Athens-Clarke County 4-H serves all youth in grades five through eight. In 2025, more than 1,000 children and teenagers participated in Athens-Clarke County 4-H. They learned and excelled in leadership, citizenship, public speaking, critical thinking skills, teamwork, and building character and good sportsmanship. The 4-H program offers a variety of after-school educational activities. Students may join after-school judging teams including forestry, wildlife, consumer judging and poultry. As part of these educational teams, students learn subject matter. Athens-Clarke County 4-H continues to reach at-risk youth through research based initiatives implemented to eliminate barriers that prevent youth participation in programming. To give all students the same access to 4-H competitive events, Athens-Clarke County 4-H does not charge a participation fee. All of the competitive events have a fee that the county 4-H program pays using money raised from local sources so that 4-H'ers may attend free of charge. Students must work hard to attend these competitive events. Athens-Clarke County 4-H also provides transportation to afterschool practices and competitions.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

In 2025, the Athens-Clarke County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent taught or coordinated 99 talks, classes and events - reaching 1,288 people.  The Athens Master Gardener Extension Volunteers contributed 7,000 hours of volunteering, through education producing food for donation and maintaining vibrant community spaces.

The second annual Athens Bee Festival was held in collaboration with the Eastern Piedmont Beekeepers Association.  This free community event offers the public the opportunity to suit up with beekeepers to explore honeybee hives, taste local honey, and learn about beekeeping as well as native pollinators.  In 2025 over 500 people attended the festival.