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4-H Youth Development Program
4-H Youth Development Program

4-H Impacts

4-H Youth Development Programs encourage youth and adults to make positive contributions to their communities. By engaging in community service and service learning projects, youth become responsible and informed community participants. Youth feel empowered to make a difference in their communities. These UC Delivers, 4-H Spotlights, and 4-H Impacts stories highlight a sample of projects where youth are making a difference across California.

UC Delivers

4H and FSNEP Help Youth at Alessandro Continuation High School
Alessandro High School, an alternative learning center or continuation high school in the Hemet Unified School District in Riverside County, serves about 8% of the district’s 10th, 11th and 12th graders. These young people are behind in credits and in danger of not graduating. Finding a project that will motivate students and teach them about leadership, cooperation and commitment is a challenge that faces all teachers at Alessandro High School.

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4-H Impacts ...

OABBrocketry

The Orange Acres Backbreakers 4-H rocketry project learned about rockets and enjoyed success at the Team America Rocketry Challenge contest.

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4-H Member Spotlights

Patrick Hinde
Patrick found a way to bring his favorite hobby - skateboarding - to 4-H and to bring in a new demographic of members.

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4-H Volunteer Spotlights

Linda Lynch
When 4-H volunteer Linda sees a gap in the 4-H program, she works to create a project to fill that need.

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