4-H Youth Development
4-H Youth Development
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
4-H Camp Information
Click below to access information you need to register for Summer Camp 2025.
Go to InfoWhat is 4-H?
4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. Kentucky 4-H believes in providing positive youth development experiences that all youth to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. The four H's represent the idea of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. These are the values members work on through fun and engaging programs.
Head Managing, Thinking
Heart Relating, Caring
Hands Giving, Working
Health Being, Living
How does 4-H benefit youth?
4-H’ers, regardless of their background, socio-economic status, race or gender, benefit from their participation in Kentucky 4-H. Positive youth development studies have affirmed that compared to other youth, young people involved in 4-H are:
- Four times more likely to contribute to their communities.
- Two times more likely to be civically active.
- Two times more likely to make healthier lifestyle choices.
- Two times more likely to participate in Science, Engineering and Computer Technology programs during out-of-school time.
- 4-H girls are two times more likely (Grade 10) and nearly three times more likely (Grade 12) to take part in science programs compared to girls in other out-of-school time activities.
Green County 4-H
GET INVOLVED - JOIN 4-H
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR ACTIVITIES
To register for most events, youth will need to complete the Participant Information/Enrollment Form or the "PIE" form. Once completed, this one form will cover most activities until the next September 1 as this form must be completed annually. Some events like summer camp have additional forms that will be shared at the time of registration and announced in the 4-H newsletter.
To become a member of any club in Green County, an Enrollment Form must be completed.
4-H Newsletters
Below you will find different activities/contests that take place throughout the year.
For more information, you may contact the Green County 4-H Office at 270-932-5311.
Sue Ann McCandless
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(270) 932-5311 sue.ann.mccandless@uky.edu Green County Extension Office 298 Happyville Road, Greensburg, Kentucky 42743-1533
