Our Programs
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About Us
The Oconee Area Resource Council (OARC) is a local 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation that serves as the local decision-making body for the Georgia Family Connection. OARC identifies the needs of the community and works to fill those needs by combining resources and services. Our goal is to ensure that all residents of Oconee County will live in a healthy, safe and stable environment. To this end, we bring together community partners to develop, implement and evaluate programs that address the challenges facing Oconee County residents.
Click on one of our programs to learn more about what we do.
Donate at the link in bio or mail your check to:
PO Box 149, Watkinsville, GA 30677�
Serving Oconee County since 1989, our programs include Food for Kids, Summer Food for Kids, Adopt-A-Family (Holiday Assistance) & Oconee Mentor Program.
Head to Fox's Pizza Den of Oconee this weekend and receive a free drink when you make a donation and purchase a pizza!Drop off bike accessories at Fox’s at part of our Kiwanis Club of Oconee Kickstands for Kiwanis bike and accessory donation drive in support of adopt a family at the Oconee Area Resource Council! Bring donations by this weekend to receive a FREE drink with pizza purchase! #kickstandsforkiwanis #kiwanisoconee #foxspizzaoconee #oarc #oconeecounty
We are always accepting Ritz, and right now they are BOGO at Publix! You can drop donations off anytime at our office, less than a mile from Publix in Watkinsville!
1800 Hog Mountain Rd Building 800 Suite 103B, Watkinsville, GA 30677
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Come check out our sponsorship ornaments! These make a great gift for an individual, business, or organization!
Student Sponsor – Provide funding for weekly Food for Kids bags for students.
$30 sponsors a child for a month
$270 sponsors a child for the school year
Milk Sponsor – Provide funding for 180 students to receive shelf stable milk in their FFK bags.
$75 sponsors milk for half of our students for one week
$150 sponsors milk for all of our students for one week
$600 sponsors milk for a month
Fruit Sponsor – Provide funding for a second piece of fresh fruit in FFK bags.
$50 sponsors fresh fruit for half of our students for one week
$100 sponsors fresh fruit for all of our students for one week
$400 sponsors fresh fruit for all our students for one month
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Sponsor –
Provide funding for one child to receive a new book each month in the mail.
$31 sponsors a child for a year
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OARC Staff & Board
Executive Director
Oconee Mentor Programs
Food for Kids Coordinator
Summer Food for Kids Coordinator
Dr. Wanda L. Stitt-Gohdes, Chair UGA Career & Information Studies, Retired
Adam Hammond Georgia 4-H Foundation
Coleman Benko Benko Financial Services
Chuck Horton UGA Law Enforcement Retired
Jennifer Lyons Hadden Entrepreneur
Dallas LeDruff Oconee Country Schools
Jennifer Adams Oconee County Schools
Austin Marable Jackson Co. Water and Sewage Authority
Susan Brodick Food for Kids Ambassador
Meredith Metcalf UGA
Bob Cummings Business Owner
Pam Doonan Springhill Suites
Ellen Elder Anesthesia Consultants of Athens
Jill Faulkner Oconee County Board of Commissioners
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