The joy of 4-H is seeing young people grow through their accomplishments.
4-H enables youth to reach their fullest potential through:
- Developing life skills.
- Experiential education.
- Utilizing the knowledge of the land-grant university system.
Youth learn by doing!
4-H allows youth to have fun, meet new people, learn new skills, build self confidence, develop responsibility, and set and achieve goals!
This is done through membership in a 4-H club, a group of young people who meet on a regular basis with a caring adult volunteer to guide and mentor them.
4-H Builds the Leaders of Tomorrow
- Members, male and female, range in age from 5 to 18.
- 4-H starts at the club level, and then offers youth opportunities at the county, state, and national levels.
- 4-H offers a wide range of projects, programs and activities that every member can do.
- Parents, volunteers, community leaders, and Extension staff share their time and talents with 4-H youth. Being part of the University of Massachusetts and the nationwide land-grant system, 4-H has access to the latest research, resulting in project curriculum and cutting edge information.
- 4-H members and leaders get involved in community service in their local communities as well as contributing to statewide service projects.
The 4-H program provides youth with opportunities to develop and practice critical leadership skills. At the local level, members have the opportunity to work as club officers and 4-H Junior Leaders. 4-H offers teen members additional leadership development opportunities through conferences and events at the state and national levels.
Click here to learn more about 4-H at the National level
Click here to learn more about 4-H at the State level through UMASS Extension 4-H
Interested in joining? You must first identify a club you are interested in. Click here to find a local club
Once you make contact with a club that is accepting new members, click here to download the member forms
For information on the Middlesex County 4-H Advisory Council, click here