Benton County 4-H Association
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Mission Statement
4-H is America's largest youth development organization serving over 6 million youth annually. Benton County 4-H serves over 3,000 youth annually through community clubs, school programs and summer activities. Youth collaborate with caring adult mentors to lead hands-on projects in areas like science, health, agriculture and citizenship. This experience grows leaders with life skills like confidence, independence, resilience and compassion. 4-H is open to all 5-19 year olds. Youth aged 5-8 are eligible to join the non-competitive Cloverbud program. The 4-H motto is "To make the best better" and its slogan is "Learn by doing".
About This Cause
Benton County 4-H Program -Oregon State University Extension Service is located in Corvallis, OR 4-H Mission - Benton County 4-H helps young people learn and grow through an intentional process that builds competence, confidence, connection, compassion and character. Four Essential Elements of Positive Youth Development 1. Belonging 2. Mastery 3. Independence 4. Generosity 4-H Project Areas • Animal Science • Natural Science • Family and Consumer Sciences • Science, Engineering and Technology • Expressive Arts • Horticulture • Communications • Shooting Sports • Mexican Folkloric Dance Statistics for 2015-2016 Year (October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016) • 670 Youth in Community Clubs • 1,700 School Enrichment Programs • 220 volunteers • FIESTAS: 45 youth • JUNTOS: 20 families (60 youth); 60 OSU students • CYFAR: 20 youth • HUNDREDS of hours of service to the community Unique County Programs General • Youth Advocates for Health (YA4-H!) - Teens as Teachers • Junior Leader Training • Know Your County Government Day • AMBASSADORS - Older Youth Leadership • Junior Toastmasters Public Speaking Latino Outreach • Children Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) grant funding the Fabulous, Food, Fitness and Fun! (4-F Clubs) • FIESTAS Families Involved in Education Sociocultural Teaching And STEM Natural Science • FOCUS - Natural Science Field Program • GO DAY – Get Outdoors Day • Teen Weed Spotters • Wildlife Stewards Program • Windowsill Gardening in schools • STEM Beyond School grant Core Values 4-H programs are based on the theory and practice of positive youth development (PYD). Youth development programs work best when they provide opportunities for young people to experience mastery, belonging, independence, and generosity. Experiential learning forms the basis of our “learn by doing” approach. Youth voice and youth engagement are critical to effective 4-H programming. Volunteers and partners are essential to the success of the 4-H program. 4-H believes that all young can be successful and therefore provides access and opportunity for all. 4-H Rationale Research shows that by participating in 4-H, young people prepare themselves for economic and social success in adulthood. 4-H teaches young people about a wide array of subject matter. Learning through 4-H augments what is learned in the classroom and opens doors to career pathways. Life skills enable young people to function effectively in a complex world. The commitment to building life skills is articulated in the 4-H pledge. Head represents managing and thinking skills Heart represents relating and caring skills Hands represent working and giving skills Health represents living and being skills. RESEARCH - THE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH Report Of The Findings from the First Seven Years of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development R. Lerner & J. Lerner, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University Contribution and Active/Engaged Citizenship: • 4-H youth are 3 times as likely as youth in other OST programs to have higher scores for Contribution. • 4-H youth are 1.6 times as likely to have higher scores for P positive Youth Development. • 4-H youth are 2.1 times more likely than other youth to make contributions to their communities. These same youth are also 1.8 times more likely to have higher scores on measures of active and engaged citizenship. Education: • 4-H participants are 1.5 times as likely as youth in other OST programs to report high academic competence and 1.7 times as likely as youth in other OST programs to report high engagement in school. Healthy Living: • 4-H participants are 1.6 times as likely as other youth to report healthy habits and 2.4 times as likely to delay sexual intercourse. They are less likely than youth in other OST programs to engage in delinquent behaviors by Grade 11. Science: • 4-H participants are 1.6 times as likely as youth in other OST programs to participate in science, engineering, or computer technology programs. • 4-H participants are 1.4 times as likely as youth in other OST programs to plan to pursue a career in science. 4-H girls are 1.4 times as likely as girls in other OST programs to plan to pursue a career in science.