Yolo County 4-H
Youth Development Program

The 4-H Youth Development program is a nonprofit youth educational program administered through the UC Cooperative Extension.  4H stands for the four-fold development of youth: Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.  4-H currently serves 450 families in Yolo County, including 600 Youth and 270 Adults.  The program includes youth ages 5 through19 from all ethnic, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds who live in rural, suburban, and urban communities. 

The 4-H Program provides youth with a variety of learning experiences that contribute to their personal growth and development.  The program helps them to become self-reliant, responsible, and productive members of society. 

Universally recognized by its four-leaf clover emblem, 4-H serves youth through a variety of methods including organized clubs, school-enrichment groups, special interest groups, individual study programs, and camps.

One of the most important aspects of 4-H is the Club program.  The club program has monthly Youth club meetings to discuss their project work in Animal Science, Plant Science, Family & Consumer Sciences, Health & Leisure, and Social Science.  The 4-H club year usually starts at the beginning of the academic school year in September, and ends around the end of the academic school year in June.  Parents also play an intricate role in 4-H because they serve as 4H leaders for the projects.  Many of the 4-H parents are 4-H alumni and realize that their interests and expertise in 4-H projects and events are essential to the  4-H Program.  Yolo County 4-H clubs hold a competitive "Spring Show" at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in Woodland each year to display 4-H members' work.

Yolo County has 14 clubs located in: Clarksburg, Davis (3), Esparto/Capay Valley, Winters, Woodland (5), and Zamora

To date, more than 45 million people are 4-H alumni!

The 4-H Pledge summarizes the 4H motto.

I Pledge...
My Head to clearer thinking,
My Heart to greater loyalty,
My Hands to larger service, and,
My Health for better living, for
My Club, my Community,
My Country and my World

For more information please contact the 4-H Office at 530-666-8703.