4-H Youth Development Program

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.

Blog: California 4-H Grown

Growing a 4-H Computer Science Career Pathway

4-H Teen Leaders Fiona Reyes and Santiago Piva

The 4-H Youth Development Program (4-H) and Google are coming together for a first-of-kind collaboration to bring computer science, computational thinking, communication, and collaboration skills to kids across the country, establishing a 4-H Computer Science (CS) Career Pathway. The goal of the collaboration between 4-H...

How 4-H'ers can help with disaster relief

Hurricane Harvey; rescue by Army National Guard

Recently the news has been dominated by coverage of Hurricane Harvey's destruction in Texas and along the Gulf Coast. Thousands of people are estimated to be displaced. Hurricane Harvey could be the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Locally in California, wildfires are burning in various parts of the...

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.