The 4-H Youth Development Program is an educational youth program conducted by the University of California Cooperative Extension. The purpose of 4-H is to help 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 including responsibility, community service, citizenship and critical thinking.
Darcy Hanson, 4-H Program Representative
Phone: 530-251-8285
dhhanson@ucanr.edu"Head-Heart-Hands-Health" represents the four H's in the 4-H clover. Whether youth participate in animal, cooking, creative arts, leadership or citizenship projects, the 4-H Youth Development Program's mission and goals remain the same...to help youth develop to their full potential!