4-H Youth Development Program

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How 4-H'ers can help with disaster relief

Chris and Nancy Brown embrace while searching through the remains of their home, leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California Noah Berger/AP

The past few years California and the nation have faced devastating natural disasters. When we see images of devastation and loss on the news and Internet our first instinct is to mobilize, organize, and help those that are in need. In the past week California has been hit hard again with wildfires in...

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.

The 4-H Youth Development Program, which throughout its 100 years of existence has helped children and adolescents acquire the skills needed to succeed in life, is implementing a series of changes that will help serve new generations of Californians, says Lupita Fabregas, Deputy Director of Diversity and Expansion Program 4-H Division Agriculture and Natural Resources UC.

El Programa de Desarrollo Juvenil 4-H, que a lo largo de sus más de 100 años de existencia, ha ayudado a niños y adolescentes a adquirir las destrezas necesarias para tener éxito en la vida, está implementando una serie de cambios que ayudarán a servir mejor a las nuevas generaciones de californianos, según explica Lupita Fabregas, directora adjunta de Diversidad y Expansión del Programa 4-H de la División de Agricultura y Recursos Naturales de la UC.

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Registration for all 4-H Youth Summits
Date: December 3, 2018 - December 3, 2019

This is a leadership development event for ages 11-19, depending on the Summit. The planning team of youth and adults are putting together educational content in the area of social awareness, with the theme "Bee the Change!" Youth will have their choice of multiple workshops to attend within this educational theme.

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Date

Registration for all 4-H Youth Summits

12/3/2018

2019 Leadership Washington Focus Registration

12/16/2018

2019 Citizenship Washington Focus Registration

12/16/2018

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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