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4-H and Google Team Up to Bring Computer Science Education to Kids Across the Country
A $1.5 million grant from Google.org and co-authored skills playbook will help 4‑H deliver computer science to new communities, reaching 100,000 youth in year one.
National 4-H Council and Subway Launch “Sundays at Subway®”
Every year, 4‑Hers’s across the country lead community programs to promote the importance of eating well and being physically active. This summer, participating Subway® restaurants are partnering with 4‑H to bring more resources for local Healthy Living programming with 4‑H Sundays at Subway®.
National 4-H Council Named in Fast Company Annual List of the 100 Most Creative People in Business
Fast Company today announced its annual ranking of the 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2017, honoring an influential and diverse group of leading thinkers from a vast range of global industries, from tech and design to entertainment, media, government and nonprofit, health care, and food.
4-H Invites Students to Explore Wearable Technology
Wearable technology has been improving our lives for centuries, starting with such enduring inventions as eyeglasses and watches. As new wearable technology innovations capture the world’s attention, 4‑H – America’s largest youth development organization – is engaging young people to explore the field of wearable technology.
Student Soil Sleuths Dig In to Learn About the Importance of Soil Health in 2017 4-H Ag Innovators Experience
Students from five states across the Midwest are set to take on the Healthy Soils Carbon Soil Investigation Challenge as part of the 2017 4‑H Ag Innovators Experience (4‑H AIE) activity.
4-H Names Amelia Day as the 2017 National 4-H Youth in Action Winner
National 4‑H Council today announced that Amelia Day, 18, of Fort Valley, Ga., was selected as the national winner of the 2017 Youth in Action Award. Day, who also won the Youth in Action Civic Engagement Pillar Award, was honored at National 4‑H Council’s Legacy Awards in Washington, D.C. As the national Youth in Action winner, Day will receive $10,000 in scholarships for higher education.
National 4-H Council Announces Group of Prominent Alumni to Help Grow 4-H
National 4‑H Council announces today the launch of 4‑H Luminaries, an exclusive group of accomplished and influential 4‑H alumni that will help raise awareness of the life-changing 4‑H impact and generate support for bringing 4‑H to more youth in need.
California’s Bryanne Sanchez Selected as Nationwide 4-H Youth In Action Award Winner for Healthy Living
National 4‑H Council today announced that Bryanne Sanchez, 18, of Imperial, Calif., was selected as winner of the 2017 4‑H Youth In Action Award for Healthy Living.
California’s Samuel Sugarman Selected as Nationwide 4-H Youth In Action Award Winner for Agriculture
National 4‑H Council today announced that Samuel Sugarman, 18, of Encinitas, Calif., was selected as winner of the 2017 4‑H Youth In Action Award for Agriculture. Sugarman will be nationally recognized for his true leadership through agriculture education and his free Farm Tour Program.
About 4-H
4‑H, the nation’s largest youth development organization, grows confident young people who are empowered for life today and prepared for career tomorrow. 4‑H programs empower nearly six million young people across the U.S. through experiences that develop critical life skills. 4‑H is the youth development program of our nation’s Cooperative Extension System and USDA, and serves every county and parish in the U.S. through a network of 110 public universities and more than 3000 local Extension offices. Globally, 4‑H collaborates with independent programs to empower one million youth in 50 countries. The research-backed 4‑H experience grows young people who are four times more likely to contribute to their communities; two times more likely to make healthier choices; two times more likely to be civically active; and two times more likely to participate in STEM programs.
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