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Impact

Why 4-h

Youth involved in 4-H are uniquely positioned to face the
challenges of a rapidly changing world

190,000 Youth Participation

New York youth participated in Cornell University 4-H Youth Development Programs in 2015

The New York State 4-H Foundation partners with the NY 4-H Youth Development program and the National 4-H Council to develop and support programming to help youth become responsible citizens and reach their full potential as healthy and productive adults

Our programs foster powerful impacts

  • 4-H participants are nearly 2x more likely than other youth to plan to pursue a career in science
  • 76% of 4-H members have helped with a community service project related to science, 58% have taught others about science
  • 84% of 4-H members believe it is "quite" or "extremely" important to make the world a better place to live, vs. 73% of non-4-H members
  • 67% of 4-H youth believe they can make a difference in their community
  • 29% of 4-H members reported trying alcohol, compared to 42% of non-4-H members

Kyra Lee Harry

New York City 4-H

National 4-H Council’s multi-year campaign is designed to increase support and participation by energizing and updating the 4-H brand.  The goal is expand the reach of 4-H from 6 million participants per year nationally to 10 million by 2025 as well as reconnect with 1 million alumni to 4-H

Highlights of past and ongoing projects.

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NYS 4-H Foundation, Inc. Caldwell Hall 201,
121 Reservoir Ave, Ithaca, NY 14853

nys4hfoundation@gmail.com