{"id":74,"date":"2013-07-09T09:21:41","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T16:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kittitas.cahnrs.wsu.edu\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T00:13:12","slug":"youth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/kittitas\/youth\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Youth Development Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"
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4-H Youth Development<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Program Contact<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\tAmy Alder, 4-H Program Manager
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Welcome to Kittitas County 4-H!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

4-H is the youth development education program of Washington State University Extension<\/a>, which is conducted jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture<\/a>, your state land grant university (WSU<\/a>) and Kittitas County. Today 4-H is everywhere\u2013in cities, suburbs, small towns, and rural communities. The first 4-H Club in Kittitas County started in 1919! In the 21st century, 4-H serves a broad clientele with an expanded program using a variety of ways to \u201clearn by doing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who can join 4-H?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

4-H is open to every youth, ages 5-19, without discrimination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are four age groups* in which you can do a wide variety of projects and activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n