4-H fosters success in youths

“I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.” Head, Heart, Hands, and Health are the four H’s of the 4-H program that youth will be engaged in through their participation in the 4-H program. Using their heads, they learn to manage many different things in their 4-H projects and life. Through their heart, they learn to relate to others and be caring to those around them and their projects. With their hands, 4-H'ers are able to work on various projects. By living healthy, they practice caring for themselves and others.
How can being involved in 4-H foster youth success? In 2002, the 4-H longitudinal Study of Positive Youth Development began and was then repeated annually for eight years. More than 7,000 adolescents from across 42 states participated in the study. The Tufts research team examined how structured out-of-school time learning, leadership experiences and adult mentoring received through 4-H all plays a role in helping them achieve success.
4-H’ers practice responsibility by being involved in a variety of different 4-H projects offered through the program. The project areas are animal science; communication and expressive arts; entrepreneurship; environmental education and earth sciences; family and consumer sciences; healthy lifestyle education; leadership and citizenship; plant science; and science, engineering and technology. For example: If a youth chooses to participate in a healthy lifestyle education project, they may learn the skill of meal planning. This skill could lead to them actually planning healthy meals for themselves and their family members and may even include keeping a food budget for their family.
4-H’ers may learn the responsibility of daily care through various animal science projects. 4-H'ers make sure their animals have a safe shelter and appropriate food and water, and that their animals are well managed. This takes time and dedication by the 4-H’er and their family. It does not “just happen” one week out of the year at the county fair. 4-H'ers in livestock projects take 4-H livestock quality assurance to help prepare them for daily care and management. They also work closely with family members and their local veterinarian.
The Tufts research longitudinal study showed that compared to their peers, youth involved in 4-H programs excelled in several areas and are:
• Nearly four times more likely to make contributions to their communities.
• About two times more likely to be active in civics.
• Nearly two times more likely to make healthier choices.

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