California 4-H Vision and Mission

Vision

A world in which youth and adults learn, grow, and work together as catalysts for positive change.

Mission

The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program (California 4-H) engages youth in reaching their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development.

California 4-H provides meaningful opportunities for all youth and adults to work together to create sustainable community change.

California 4-H engages young people in three primary content areas: civic engagement and leadership, healthy living, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Core Values

California 4-H supports UC ANR mission and strategic initiatives, public values, and clientele needs.
California 4-H recognizes that professionals provide the youth development framework and program priorities for volunteer educators and other extenders who bring knowledge, experience, and passion to work with youth.
California 4-H appreciates, respects, and values diversity through a commitment to inclusion of diverse Californians.
California 4-H professionals respond to local needs within a statewide positive youth development framework.
California 4-H innovates to maximize impact and resources while documenting unique youth development contributions.

Primary Mission Areas

Our hands-on projects fall under four primary areas. We provide meaningful opportunities for youth and adults to work together to create sustainable community change.

Civic Engagement
Leadership
Healthy Living
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

4-H Staffing Plan

See our Staffing Plan to learn more about our efforts to support the growth of the 4-H Youth Development Program by providing greater program support, additional employees and greater access to programs.

4-H Strategic Plan 2023-2028

The CA 4-H Strategic Plan 2023-2028 focuses on three interconnected themes to advance California 4-H towards high quality, equitable youth development programming and applied research over the next five years.

See the previous 4-H Strategic Plan, 2018-2028.