Department Synopsis

The Cobb County Extension provides trainings, programs, resources and services as the educational outreach of the University of Georgia. The Cooperative Extension  came into existence on a national level in 1914 with the passage by Congress of the Smith-Lever Act. The purpose of the Extension  has always been to provide unbiased research-based information from the land-grant university in each state to the people of the United States by working cooperatively with county governments. The strength of the Cobb County Extension  is found in the department's identification of local issues that fit within its mission. The department works collaboratively to address those issues. Working with other groups and agencies that have regulatory authority, but no educational delivery system, the Cobb County Extension  provides the educational component without duplicating services. Local empowerment by the people and grass roots program planning ensures that programs offered by the Cobb County Extension  are needed and relevant. The Cobb County Extension works in the following program areas:

Family and Consumer Sciences

4-H and Youth

Urban Agriculture/Horticulture

You can contact us by: phone; email; visit the office; or attend classes, programs or seminars conducted by the Cobb County Extension .

Administration:

(770) 528-2464

Urban Agriculture:

(770) 528-4070

Family and Consumer Sciences:

(770) 528-4090

4-H and Youth:

(770) 528-4076

Fax:

(770) 528-4086