Agency Details:

4-H Youth Development

The missions of Minnesota 4-H Youth Development is to engage youth, in partnerships with adults, in quality learning opportunites that enable them to shape and reach their full potential as active citizens in a global community.

Description:
4-H provides a chance for young people to belong- to be part of a group, to learn new things and do fun things together. Through 4-H young people have opportunities to: learn new skills, gain knowledge, develop positive attitudes; develop and use their creative talents; learn to make intelligent decisions and to solve problems; develop a feeling of self-worth, while respecting the rights and priviledges of others.

History:
4-H is the nations oldest and largest youth serving organization. For over 100 years, adults and youth have been connecting together through 4-H. One of the major components of 4-H is the County and State fair, where youth get to exhibit projects that they have spent time learning and doing.

Contact people:

Samantha Grant, Regional Extension Educator, (phone), (email) Patrick Jirik, Regional Extension Educator, (phone), (email) Jarrard Woodward, Olmsted County Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (507) 536-6311

Address:

863 30th Ave. SE Rochester, MN 55904 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.fourh.umn.edu/

Last updated on September 22, 2009