Meeker County 4-H
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
Location
114 N. Holcombe Ave.Suite 260Litchfield, MN 55355 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
Description
4-H'ers across Meeker County are responding to challenges every day in their communities and their world.
With an expansive network reaching every corner of the country, 4-H is the nation's largest youth development organization. Nationwide, more than 6 million 4-H youth in urban neighborhoods, suburban schoolyards and rural farming communities stand out among their peers: building revolutionary opportunities and implementing community-wide change at an early age.
As the youth development program of the nation's 109 land-grant universities and the Cooperative Extension System, 4-H fosters an innovative, "learn by doing" approach with proven results. The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, a longitudinal study conducted by the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University, shows youth engaged with 4-H are:
- Nearly two times more likely to get better grades in school;
- Nearly two times more likely to plan to go to college;
- 41 percent less likely to engage in risky behaviors; and
- 25 percent more likely to positively contribute to their families and communities.