4-H Today

National 4-H Congress – considered 4-H’s capstone event – is an extraordinary leadership, citizenship and community-service opportunity for youth aged 14 to 19. In this article, the 2012 assistant coordinator for the Michigan delegation, 4-H Educator Roxanne Turner, and Michigan’s 2012 youth delegate advisor, Morgan Bruce, describe their experiences at the conference.

One 4-H teen starts a community project to donate fresh eggs to local food pantries and soup kitchens.

Teens from across Michigan gathered at the state Capitol March 17-20 for the annual 4-H Capitol Experience conference.

4-H teen Hannah Montgomery helps kids improve their reading skills when they get to read to her dog, Dash.

One Michigan 4-H member in Eaton County made a choice to educate youth in two Michigan school systems, communicating a message of nutrition and hands-on learning in areas that had few healthy-living-focused programs for youth.   

Two brothers from Delta County 4-H took the nationwide 4-H Revolution of Responsibility campaign seriously, when they donated a portion of their fair earnings to give local community charities a boost.

In this article, a 15-year-old Livingston County 4-H’er describes how attendance at the 2012 4-H Capitol Experience changed her life.

Lenawee County youth who step up to mentor young people with disabilities find they are building relationships as well as imparting principles of horticulture through the Michigan 4-H BLOOM Where You’re Planted program.

One Northern Michigan teen makes an impact in her community after learning that many families in the state suffer from hunger.

If you need a community volunteer in Chippewa County, chances are she is already taking action on the cause.