4-H Youth Development
4-H Youth Development
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
What is 4-H?
4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. Kentucky 4-H believes in providing positive youth development experiences that all youth to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. The four H's represent the idea of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. These are the values members work on through fun and engaging programs.
Head Managing, Thinking
Heart Relating, Caring
Hands Giving, Working
Health Being, Living
How does 4-H benefit youth?
4-H’ers, regardless of their background, socio-economic status, race or gender, benefit from their participation in Kentucky 4-H. Positive youth development studies have affirmed that compared to other youth, young people involved in 4-H are:
- Four times more likely to contribute to their communities.
- Two times more likely to be civically active.
- Two times more likely to make healthier lifestyle choices.
- Two times more likely to participate in Science, Engineering and Computer Technology programs during out-of-school time.
- 4-H girls are two times more likely (Grade 10) and nearly three times more likely (Grade 12) to take part in science programs compared to girls in other out-of-school time activities.
The Year in a Glance!
- Teen Meetings every month on the second Monday: meeting takes place at the 4-H Annex at 3:30
- Start School Clubs Visits in October
- Poster Art contest rules will be given out to the students at school
- Contest ends in January
- Contest open to anyone ages 9-18
- Harlan County Leadership Academy will start meetings in late October
- Halloween on Main (4-H will set up a table at the Civic Center)
- We will have Reality Store in on the 7th and 8th of November
- Family Fun Night in December doesn't have a date yet
- Poster Contest ends and is judged
- Club meetings prep for Communications Day
- March we will take a group of Teens to Frankfort for Capitol Experience
- March we will have Communications Day (details will be announced)
- April we will have Safety Day for all 5th graders in our County and Independent Schools
- May we will give out awards for all project work
- June and July we will have Sewing Camp and Day Camp (dates to be announced)
- June and July we will have two camp orientations for upcoming summer camp at J.M. Feltner in London
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Sherry L. Baird
Extension Staff Assistant, 4-H Youth Development
(606) 573-4464 sherry.baird@uky.edu Harlan County Extension Office 519 South Main St., Harlan, Kentucky 40831-1911Lisa H. Cook
Extension Assistant, 4-H Youth Development
(606) 573-4464 lisa.cook@uky.edu Harlan County Extension Office 519 South Main St., Harlan, Kentucky 40831-19114-H Leadership Academy
Harlan County 4-H Leadership Academy had 4 graduate from the 23-24 program. The graduating members received a 4-H medallion and certificate during the April 10th 4-H Council meeting. The members were as listed below.
Riley Card
Amelia Colinger
Callie Griffith
Madison Spurlock
4-H is looking for students who are attending schools in Harlan County and are interested in participating in a Leadership Academy. Requirements are as listed.
- Meeting Attendance is required
- Participate in our Teen Club Fundraiser
- Encouraged to join and participate in our after school Teen Club (but not mandatory)
- Attend a County of Independent School in our County
- Be in the 9th, 10th or 11th grade
- Free to attend meetings (some will be during school)
- Sign a commitment form
- Participate in Communications Day
- With either a speech or demonstration
- Complete a community service as a group (you may be able to do this one on your own)
