4-H is an American network of youth organizations administered through the Cooperative Extension System, teaching hands-on skills in agriculture, science, healthy living and citizenship through local clubs and county-fair projects. It grew out of early-1900s boys' and girls' agricultural clubs meant to bring university research directly to farm families through their children.
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Founding Year1902
Usually dated to Albert Belmont Graham's 1902 Clark County, Ohio boys' and girls' agricultural club, though the modern 4-H name and clover emblem were formalized over the following decade. Classification
KindAgricultural Education and Extension Organization 1 Connections
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4-H is a national youth development program administered by the Cooperative Extension System under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 4-H provides educational opportunities for youth related to agriculture, STEM, healthy living, family and consumer sciences, leadership, and civic engagement.
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