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There’s a youth development program in your community that helps young people gain citizenship, leadership, and life skills.  It is called 4-H.  The members and leaders of the Kern County 4-H program are preparing to begin a new year and they are inviting you to join them.

The 4-H Youth Development Program is in every county in California. You will recognize 4-H by its green clover.  What you may not know is that 4-H is for everybody, for all young people in California, whether they’re in small towns, big cities, or anywhere in between.  Today, 4-H in California is 130,000 young people learning, achieving and giving back to their communities, supported by 20,000 caring and enthusiastic adult volunteers.

There are about 1100 kids in the traditional 4-H program which involves 42
clubs (chapters are FFA) throughout the county. The ages run 5 - 19 with the
5 - 8 year olds being Cloverbud members. They can not compete. The regular
4-H members are 9 - 19 years of age.

4-H is a place where young people are given many opportunities to build confidence, learn responsibility, and develop skills that will last them a lifetime.  It’s a place where youth make friends and share interests, ranging from building rockets to raising rabbits.  It’s a place where youth work together to make a positive difference in their club, their community, their country, and their world.

The most popular projects in Kern County, with project members between 100 - 400 per category, are: leadership, community pride, shooting sports, photography, creative arts & crafts, food preservation, foods & nutrition, clothing, rocketry, poultry, swine, sheep, rabbits, and horse. The key events put on by the 4-H Council (Fair is an activity we participate in but do not run) are 4-H Field Day, 4-H Presentation Day, 4-H Fashion Revue, Winter Camp, and 4-H Home Economics Field Day.

Get involved in the 4-H community and make a lasting difference! Volunteers are needed as project leaders for all those projects mentioned above and more. To learn more about 4-H and what it has to offer young people, call (661) 868-6200 or visit our web site at: http://cekern.ucdavis.edu/Y...