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Richmond County
UGA Extension Office

Family & Consumer Sciences

Staff Listing

 

 

Carmen and Emma from UGA Extension

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What is a Family and Consumer Sciences Agent?

A Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) agent is a person who can assist workers, consumers and families in meeting their basic and most important needs with a wide body of research-based knowledge about topics that affect your life: your family, your food and your house. FACS Agents have a long tradition of helping individuals and families over their life span and strengthening communities through educational programs.

How can we help you?

We want to help Georgians meet new challenges in a changing environment. We focus on our clients' economic and social well-being through programs that help people extend their income, cook and eat nutritiously, and make important buying decisions.

What programming is provided in the county?

We help consumers understand the relationships between food and health, promote informed nutrition decisions and regular physical activity, safe food handling and storage, safe home food preservation and economical food selection and preparation. Through a unique partnership between Richmond County and UGA Extension, Richmond County Extension staff can tap into a wealth of information for you.

The Family & Consumer Science (FACS) mission is to extend lifelong learning through trusted resources to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education in agriculture, the environment, communities, youth and families. Tips for improving health, finances, food preparation and family interactions are frequently featured throughout the website. We look for collaborations with community partners to give timely access to information and programming on a local and state level.

Richmond County FACS offers the following programming:

Couples Relationship Workshops (ELEVATE)

ECE Child Care Training

Income Tax Preparation (January - April)

Financial Literacy for Adults and Youth

Food Safety Training (ServSafe)

Food Preparation and Food Preservation

Poverty Simulation

 

Contact Emma Poston at the Richmond County Extension Office for more information about these programs and more!

(706) 821-2350 or uge3245@uga.edu

 


Upcoming Events
  • Jul 31 Preserving Foods Safely Join us for a food preservation session on how to preserve foods for you and your family. Participants will receive UGA food preservation publications, recipes and researched-based food safety information for home canning, freezing and drying foods.
    • Savannah, GA - (114.0 Miles)
  • Aug 3 - Aug 4 ServSafe® Manager Certification Training and Exam Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF. Workshops are offered in multiple locations throughout the state; see each training's contact for details.
    • Waynesboro, GA - (23.0 Miles)
  • Aug 5 ServSafe® Manager Certification Training and Exam Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF.
    • Crawford, GA - (77.0 Miles)
  • Aug 6 ServSafe® Manager Certification and Exam Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF. Workshops are offered in multiple locations throughout the state; see each training's contact for details.
    • Dublin, GA - (87.0 Miles)
  • Aug 9 ServSafe Manager Certification Training and Exam Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF. Workshops are offered in multiple locations throughout the state; see each training's contact for details.
    • Sandersville, GA - (61.0 Miles)
  • Aug 11 - Aug 13 ServSafe® Manager Certification Training and Exam UGA Rockdale County Extension provides the Nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for food service managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF. The training is from 9am - 3:30pm, both days. $140.00
    • Conyers, GA - (122.0 Miles)
  • Aug 12 CPR/First Aid Training for Early Childhood Educators The Heartsaver CPR/First Aid Course is designed to meet the regulatory requirements for child care workers in all 50 United States. It teaches child care providers and others to respond to and manage illnesses and injuries in an infant, child or adult in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency in the first few minutes until emergency medical services (EMS) arrives. As well as how to treat bleeding, sprains, broken bones, shock and other first aid emergencies will also be covered.
    • Athens, GA - (90.0 Miles)
  • Aug 16 - Aug 17 ServSafe® Manager Certification Training and Exam UGA Extension Carroll and Coweta Counties provide the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for food service professionals from the National Restaurant Association. Successful completion of the exam results in a five-year certification from NRAEF. The fee of $140 includes the coursebook, educational materials, instruction and exam. Pre-registration required. For additional information, and to register visit https://bit.ly/foodsafecarroll
    • Carrollton, GA
  • Aug 17 - Aug 18 ServSafe® Manager Certification Training and Exam UGA Clayton County Extension provides the Nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for food service managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF.
    • Jonesboro, GA - (137.0 Miles)
  • Aug 18 - Aug 19 ServSafe Manager Training UGA Spalding County Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for food service professionals from the National Restaurant Association. Successful completion of the exam results in a five year certification from NRAEF. The fee of $140 includes course book, educational materials, instruction, exam and refreshments. Pre-registration required, please contact our office.
    • Griffin, GA - (134.0 Miles)
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