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We hope you'll be a part of Extension as a 4-H volunteer. As a 4-H volunteer you can help youth develop into responsible, self-directed, productive citizens of the world. Our program focuses on citizenship, leadership, and life skills development using a "learn-by-doing" educational model. Our mission is to help youth reach their fullest potential while advancing the field (academic knowledge) in positive youth development.

Volunteering is easy and it begins at your county office.
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4-H Program Generates Classroom Interest in Science

4-H staff members from Calaveras, El Dorado, Amador, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties worked in a collaborative effort with elementary and middle school teachers. The 4-H staff brought live ladybug and butterfly larvae, posters and curriculum into the school classrooms.

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