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Spalding County
UGA Extension Office

Family & Consumer Sciences

5 areas of FACS: food, home, family, health, money

A Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) agent provides research-based education, tools, and resources to help individuals (workers, consumers) and families make informed decisions to meet essential needs related to food, home, family, health, and money to live healthy, productive lives.

FACS agents support people across the lifespan and strengthen communities by offering tailored educational programs that address local needs and encourage ongoing engagement.


Staff Listing

Programs Available 

Here is a list of some programs offered by the FACS Agent. If you’re interested in one of these classes, or a topic not listed, please fill out the form below with the program/topic name and your preferred date and time (day of the week, time of day).

If you are an organization or community partner, please also include the location where you would like the class to be held and any other helpful details.

Food

  • Healthy swaps & recipe modifications class
  • Understanding nutrition label class
  • Organic foods class 
  • Selecting and storing fish class
  • "Protein: Are you getting enough?" class 
  • Friendly flora (prebiotics, probiotics) class
  • Food-drug interactions class
  • Dining out healthier class
  • Eating better on a budget class
  • Food safety at home class
  • Handling the Harvest: Cleaning, cooking, and storing foods across cultures
  • Meal prep workshop
  • Balanced bites bingo
  • ServSafe Manager and Food Handler Certification Training 
    • June 30, 2026
    • September 22, 2026
    • December 15, 2026            
  • Food preservation (water bath/pressure canning, pickling) workshop - starting June 2026

Home

  • Green cleaning class
  • Decluttering your home class
  • Equipping a healthy kitchen class

Family

  • Baby brain development class 
  • Stress management class 

Health 

  • Weight management class 
  • Physical activity for seniors class
  • Walk-a-Weigh 
  • Diabetes class
  • Constipation causes class
  • Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) - starting September 2026

Money

  • Understanding your credit score class
  • College and scholarship essay workshop for high school students
  •  IRS's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) offering free basic tax return preparation to ...    
    • People who generally make $69,000 or less
    • Persons with disabilities
    • Limited English-speaking taxpayers
    • People 60 years of age and older

Request a Program