4-H Grows True Leaders

4-H teaches you skills for life

Leadership involves an individual or group inspiring a team to identify and achieve goals positively.

The qualities of a leader include practicing these skills:

• Identify problems and develop action plans to solve them
• Acquire teamwork and group building skills
• Assume responsibility for actions and follow through on goals
• Improve written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Through 4-H Youth-Adult partnerships are designed to support you as you practice leadership skills, you can gain self-confidence and practice self-reflection in a safe environment. 

Leadership opportunities in 4-H:

• Be a youth mentor or tutor
• Join club, county, or state committees
• Organize, implement, and evaluate community service projects
• Be active in 4-H clubs as a junior or teen leader
• Serve as a camp counselor
• Lead your club as a Club Officer
• Attend leadership conferences and trainings
• Apply to be on a State Advisory Committee or the California 4-H Management Board
• And many more!