About Us

Bridging The Gap

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.

Our Programs

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Upcoming Events & Recent News

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PO Box 149, Watkinsville, GA 30677�
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We are so grateful to the Pilot Club of Oconee County for providing helmets for Adopt A Family again this year! Not only do their volunteers fund the helmets, they purchase them considering the age and size of the child, and label them for us. We are so blessed to give our families such high quality helmets to go along with their bikes this Christmas! ... See MoreSee Less

We are so grateful to the Pilot Club of Oconee County for providing helmets for Adopt A Family again this year! Not only do their volunteers fund the helmets, they purchase them considering the age and size of the child, and label them for us. We are so blessed to give our families such high quality helmets to go along with their bikes this Christmas!

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Many thanks for your generosity.

Adopt A Family 2023 is a wrap! We couldn’t have done without so many of you. It’s hard to put into words what Adopt A Family means for our families, but this message we received sums it up well! “I’m speechless at the generosity of you all, and the community. I had no idea at what all we'd receive, to think of something like cooking spray. Wow! I'm shocked. I can't express how thankful and blessed we are. You all definitely took a lot of worry from me and I'm very grateful. I'm now excited for Christmas as before today I was kinda dreading it. I can't wait to do the box of things with her and to see her face when I show her those things and Christmas morning.” ... See MoreSee Less

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This is amazing. Thank you all for all you do for families in our community

So incredibly awesome ❣️❤️

Wonderful

It's been a busy week at OARC! A double bag week for Food for Kids means we need double the help. We are grateful that Kiwanis Club of Oconee and Danielle Grier and Georgia Home Partners - Grier & Co helped pack and deliver 476 FFK bags this week....a new record for OARC! ... See MoreSee Less

Its been a busy week at OARC! A double bag week for Food for Kids means we need double the help. We are grateful that Kiwanis Club of Oconee and Danielle Grier and Georgia Home Partners - Grier & Co helped pack and deliver 476 FFK bags this week....a new record for OARC!Image attachment

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Way to gooooo!

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OARC Staff & Board

Led By Some Of The Best

Amanda Davis

Executive Director

Shannon Carnes

Oconee Mentor Programs

Michaelyn Rozar

Food for Kids Coordinator

Casey and Kellie Radford

Summer Food for Kids Coordinators

Board of Directors

Dr. Wanda L. Stitt-Gohdes, Chair UGA Career & Information Studies, Retired

Adam Hammond Georgia 4-H Foundation

Coleman Benko Benko Financial Services

Jennifer Lyons Hadden Entrepreneur

Dallas LeDuff Oconee Country Schools

Austin Marable Jackson Co. Water and Sewage Authority

Susan Brodrick 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

Christi Donahue Oconee State Bank

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