4-H Youth Development

"Head-Heart-Hands-Health"

Whether youth participate in clubs, after school programs, day camps, or in other program settings, the 4-H Youth Development Program's mission and goals remain the same:

"to help youth develop to their full potential"

The 4-H Youth Development Program is a nonformal educational youth program, conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension.

The purpose of 4-H Youth Development is to help diverse young people discover and develop their potential and grow into competent, contributing, and caring citizens. Learn by doing activities, youth-adult partnerships, and research-based educational programs help young people enhance their leadership abilities and develop a wide range of other life skills.

WHY? leadership/citizenship development; life skills education; strengthening youth-families-communities; advancing the field of youth development

HOW? experiential education ("learn by doing"); bridging research and practice; building partnerships for programming and funding; cross-age learning and teaching; youth-adult partnerships

WHERE? school enrichment programs; community clubs; special interest projects and programs; school-aged child care; camp experiences; independent study; distance learning

4-H YDP Newsletters

California State 4-H Web site

Photo of Jim O'Neill Jim O'Neill
Title: 4-H YDP Representative
Specialty: Youth Development, Leadership, Camp, and Clubs
Address:
UC Cooperative Extension
1710 Soscol Avenue
Suite 4
Napa, CA 94559-1315
Phone: (707) 253-4146
Email: jaoneill@ucdavis.edu

4-H State Ambassador with 4-H youth member