4-H Youth Development

4-H Youth Development

4-H Youth Development

4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.

 club with paddles, life jackets with waterfall in the background
 kids sitting
 summer camp girls
 teen club mixing
 gun cleaning
 girl holding pumpkin planter

What is 4-H?

4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension.  Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family.  Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. Kentucky 4-H believes in providing positive youth development experiences that all youth to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.  

4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. The four H's represent the idea of HeadHeartHandsand Health. These are the values members work on through fun and engaging programs.

Head   Managing, Thinking

Heart   Relating, Caring

Hands   Giving, Working

Health   Being, Living


Events

2025 Piggy Bank Design Contest

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2025 Country Ham Project

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4-H Awards Reception

- LaRue County Extension Service

2025 Bobby McDowell Award of Excellence

LaRue County Extension Service

Enroll in 4-H Online

The 4-H year begins on September 1st each year. Make sure to re-enroll annually.

Enroll Here

4-H Newsletters


4-H Clubs

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 18

October 16

November 20

December 18

January 15

February 19

March 19

April 16

May 21

They meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Extension Office. Additional outing dates are still to be determined.

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 9

October 14

November 11

December 9

January 13

February 10

March 10

April 14

May 12

June 9

They meet on the second Monday of each month at  5 pm at the Extension Office. Location and time is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

 

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 10

October 8

November 12

December 10

January 14

February 11

March 11

April8

May 13

June 10

July 8

They meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 5pm at the Extension Office.

 

Club Officers

Pictured above are the 2024-2025 Club Officers: (L-R) Vice President - Grace Burd, Secretary - Angelica Dhans, President - Hunter Locke.

 

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 3

October 1

November  5

December 3

January 7

February 4

March 4

April 1

May 6

June 3

They meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 pm at the Extension Office. Dates & locations are subject to change.

Pictured below are 2024-2025 Club Officers: President - Alli Marshall,Vice President - Olivia Leasor, Secretary - Kailyn Hay, Treasurer - Oakleigh Wells, Recreation Leader - Emyerson Stickley, Scrapbook Chairs - Morgan Redner, Elane Robey, Trinity Florence and Greyson Stickley.

Club Officers

2024-2025 Meeting Dates

September 17

October 15

November 19

December 17

January 21

February 18

March 18

April 15

May 20

June 17

The Dog Club meets every 3rd Tuesday at the Extension Office at 6pm. Additional training dates with dogs are still to be determined. Some dates and locations are subject to change.

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 26

October 24

December 5

January 23

February 27

March 27

April 24

May 22

 

Cloverbuds are for ages 5-8. They meet on the fourthThursday of each month at the Extension Office. Note:The November/December meetings are different due to the holidays.

 

Upcoming 2024-2025 meeting dates:

September 27

November 8

December 13

They meet  at the LCHS greenhouse classroom at 2 pm.

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 4

October 2

November 6

December 4

February 5

March 5

April 2

May 7

June 4

They meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 4 - 5:30 pm at the Extension Office. * Dates are subject to change.
This group meets at the New Haven Gun Club at 6:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month, weather permitting. Call the Extension Office if your child plans to attend, 270-358-3401.

Country Ham Project Contract

Contracts are due December 8, 2024.

2025 Contract

4-H Awards Points

Awards Point forms are due September 30th.

2024-2025 Forms

4-H Awards Points - Cloverbuds

This is for ages 5-8 to complete. Form is due September 30th.

2024-2025 Form

4-H Record Books


Additional Information


How does 4-H benefit youth?

4-H’ers, regardless of their background, socio-economic status, race or gender, benefit from their participation in Kentucky 4-H. Positive youth development studies have affirmed that compared to other youth, young people involved in 4-H are:

  • Four times more likely to contribute to their communities. 
  • Two times more likely to be  civically active.
  • Two times more likely to make healthier lifestyle choices.
  • Two times more likely to participate in Science, Engineering and Computer Technology  programs during out-of-school time.
  • 4-H girls are two times more likely (Grade 10) and nearly three times more likely (Grade 12) to take part in science programs compared to girls in other out-of-school time activities.

Misty D. Wilmoth

Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development

(270) 358-3401 misty.wilmoth@uky.edu LaRue County Extension Office 807 Old Elizabethtown Rd., Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748-0210

Contact Information

807 Old Elizabethtown Rd P.O. Box 210 Hodgenville, KY 42748-0210

(270) 358-3401

larue.ext@uky.edu