{"id":53,"date":"2013-07-10T07:28:43","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T14:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitsap.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-05-16T06:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T13:30:59","slug":"4-h","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kitsap\/4-h\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Youth Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
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4-H Youth Development Program<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tEmpowering Youth, Growing Leaders, Building Tomorrow.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Welcome to the Kitsap 4-H Youth Development Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What is 4-H?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

4-H is America’s largest youth development organization<\/a>\u2014empowering nearly six million young people around the world, 4-H type clubs now exist in at least 82 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4-H is everywhere\u2013in cities, suburbs, small towns, and rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Can Join 4-H?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

4-H is open to every youth, ages 5 to not yet 19, without discrimination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooting sports and large animal projects require youth to be at least 8 years of age, as of October 1st, to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4-H “age” is determined by the age of the youth by October 1st of the current 4-H year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 4-H Motto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The 4-H Motto is Making the Best Better. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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