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Houston County
UGA Extension Office

Family & Consumer Sciences

 

University of Georgia Family and Consumer Sciences outreach, resources, and programs help improve the quality of life for individuals and families in Georgia.

We provide training, disseminate research-based publications, and link families, businesses and communities to university faculty and resources.


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This training program certifies food handlers in restaurants, school, hospital and nursing home cafeterias, and other food service businesses to prevent causing or spreading foodborne illness. The ServSafe® Program is a recognized food safety sanitation course developed by The Educational Foundation of The National Restaurant Association. For more information visit the ServSafe® program website. 

Please call our office at 478-987-2028, or email La Keshia Levi at keshia30@uga.edu


To register, go to https://tinyurl.com/HoustonCountyElevate


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We provide entity-approved trainings for ECE teachers/child care providers to help meet state licensing requirements. Trainings include face-to-face and virtual options, Super Saturday events, and self-paced online modules on Healthy Environments. For more information about upcoming training opportunities, contact La Keshia Levi, or check out the Healthy Environments self-paced modules.


So Easy to Preserve Book with vegetables and canned goods around it.So Easy to Preserve Book with vegetables and canned goods around it.

So Easy to Preserve Books are $35. Books can be purchased at our office during normal office hours.