Civic Engagement and Service Learning

*The Positive Development of Youth: Comprehensive Findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, 2013.
Members learn skills in leadership, empathy, communication, and organization while expanding their role in decision-making processes.
Focus Areas of 4-H Civic Engagement
Community engagement
- Youth voice
- Informed decision making
- Civic responsibility
- Global engagement
- Social justice
Service
- Community service
- Service Learning
- Community youth development
Civic education
- Government principles, processes and structures
- History and cultural heritage
- Global context
- Personal roles and responsibilities
Personal development
- Leadership
- Character
- Mutual respect and understanding
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Intercultural competence and communication
- Civility