University of Georgia Family and Consumer Sciences Cooperative Extension

children, youth & families

Program Goals

  • to enable parents and other family caregivers to provide positive guidance, nurturance, and advocacy for dependent family members
  • to provide the educational resources to enable older Georgians to make informed family and consumer decisions
  • to increase the use of practices that minimize preventable childhood injuries
  • to enable child care providers to receive quality training based on Georgia's established competencies
  • to promote positive development in children, youth, and families at risk

Programs

National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Network
Children, Youth and Families At Risk (CYFAR) Project
Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute
Better Brains for Babies

Related Sites

Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Georgia Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Administration on Aging, DHHS
AARP
Children, Youth & Families Consortium
CYFERNET
Georgia Family Link
Family Connection Partnership
National Child Care Information Center
National Network for Child Care
National Parent Information Network
National Safe Kids Campaign
US Department of Education
National School-Age Care Alliance
Connect for Kids
Wellesley College School-Age Child Care Project
National Association for the Education of Young Children
The Wonder Wise Parent at Kansas State University
Children Now
Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado
US Department of Treasury: Child Care Tax Credits
CREES Family Science and Human Development

Staff

Don Bower
Diane Bales
Ted Futris