California 4-H Youth Development Program

Latest posts on the California 4-H Grown blog

What does it mean to be a Director on the California 4-H Management Board?

4-H is operated as a partnership of staff and volunteers (and many of those volunteers are youth members!). Volunteers are critical to the program and 4-H simply couldn't exist without them. The roles we take on as volunteers can vary widely in scope and in how concrete our objectives are. Evaluating at a presentation...

Turning catastrophe into positive: The San Bruno/SSF 4-H Club awarded a grant of $9,100 from the San Bruno Community Foundation.

Club President Tristan speaking at the San Bruno Community Foundation meeting.

The Community Grants Fund is funded by a portion of the settlement between Pacific Gas & Electric Company and the City of San Bruno following a 2010 gas pipeline explosion that devastated San Bruno's Crestmoor neighborhood. This annual grant fund supports new and existing programs that benefit the San Bruno community....

"Bells of Paradise" for Camp Fire survivors: Healing the community through music

The Peaceful Music Wind Chime Project Team: Opal, Donovan and Skylar

In November 2018, the worst fire in California history, the Camp Fire, devastated the towns of Paradise, Magalia, Pulga, and Concow. Over 13,000 homes were destroyed and 85 people died. From the first day of the tragedy, our...

Bay/Coast Youth Summit — By Youth, For Youth

Casey and Raedyn (center) with the Bay/Coast Youth Summit planning team.

The California 4-H Youth Summits are three-day leadership conferences held at four locations throughout the state. They are designed to grow the leadership abilities of intermediate 4-H members (ages 11-13) and give hands-on leadership opportunities to senior 4-H members (ages 14+). Details and registration are on...

See how we're growing True Leaders in our Annual Report.

Young people in 4-H are uniquely prepared to step up
to the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

Through hands-on learning and positive youth-adult partnerships, youth acquire knowledge and develop life skills that enable them to find and focus their energy into their passions while also giving back to the community.

The 4-H Youth Development Program in California is open to young people and adult volunteers from all backgrounds and locations in California.

Review the 4-H Strategic Plan for 2018 to 2028

Don't miss a deadline!

Event Name

Date

Early Bird Registration: California 4-H Camping Conference

2/14/2020

Application deadline: Chaperones for CWF-Inauguration

3/16/2020

Standard Registration: California 4-H Camping Conference

3/20/2020

Registration for Backstage Pass - Fun with a Purpose workshop

4/5/2020

Registration deadline: CWF-Inauguration

5/1/2020

Find Your Local 4-H Office

Guide for families

This guide is for ALL families in 4-H in California.

Handbook for families in UC 4-H

Manual para familias - Universidad de California 4-H

100% of your donation to the California 4-H Foundation goes toward strengthening 4-H youth development programs in the local counties.

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