Urban 4-H Youth Development


Urban 4-H Youth Development

4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills as they work in partnership with caring adults. What does that mean? In 4-H professionals are committed to helping young people develop skills to help them succeed and reach their full potential.

4-H Is Positive Youth Development. In 4-H, youth learn by doing projects that are designed to fit their needs at different ages. Through a variety of projects—from food and forestry to rockets and rabbits—4-H gives children and teens opportunities to learn life skills, to practice them, and become confident in their ability to use them in the future. 4-H teaches young people how to meet their needs for belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity in positive ways. More specifically, 4-H programming is built around Eight Essential Elements, sometimes also called the Eight Key Elements.

Ohio 4-H Youth Development  

Ohio 4-H Youth Development 
Ohio 4-H Program Review
The State of Youth Development in Ohio
Ohio State University Extension 4-H Youth Development Internal Self-Study
Ohio State University Extension Crowdsourcing Insight Summary: 4-H Youth Development
Ohio State University Extension 4-H Youth Development Program Review: Final Report from the External Review Committee
4-H Social Justice Youth Development: A Guide for Youth Development Professionals
True Leaders In Equity Institute 
Diversity & Inclusion Working Team

National Journal of Extension Library 

The Contribution of Urban 4-H to Social Capital and the Implications for Social Justice
Impact of a 4-H Youth Development Program on At-Risk Urban Teenagers
4-H and Its Relevance in the Era of #Moments in Urban Communities
Involving Minority Youth in 4-H
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Urban 4-H Planning 

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Urban 4-H Programming 

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Urban 4-H Volunteers 

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