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'''4-H''' is a [[youth organization]] administered by the [[National Institute of Food and Agriculture]] of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA). The name represents four personal development areas of focus for the organization: head, heart, hands, and health. The mission of 4-H is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development."<ref name="ca4h.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ca4h.org/files/1982.pdf |title=The California 4-H Youth Development Program - Directions for the Decade Ahead |date=Winter 2003 |accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>

'''4-H''' is a youth organization administered by the [[National Institute of Food and Agriculture]] of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA). The name represents four personal development areas of focus for the organization: head, heart, hands, and health. The mission of 4-H is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development."<ref name="ca4h.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.ca4h.org/files/1982.pdf |title=The California 4-H Youth Development Program - Directions for the Decade Ahead |date=Winter 2003 |accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>

 

==Structure==

==Structure==

The program has 540,000 volunteers, 3,500 professionals, and more than 60 million alumni.  4-H'ers engage in hands-on learning activities in the areas of science, citizenship and healthy living.  The program welcomes youth from grade school through high school.<ref name=scope/>

The program has 540,000 volunteers, 3,500 professionals, and more than 60 million alumni.  4-H'ers engage in hands-on learning activities in the areas of science, citizenship and healthy living.  The program welcomes youth from grade school through high school.<ref name=scope/>

The 4-H program is administered through the United States' 109 [[land-grant universities]] and the [[Cooperative Extension System]].<ref name=scope/>

The 4-H program is administered through the United States' 109 [[land-grant universities]] and the [[Cooperative Extension System]].<ref name=scope/>

 

==Global 4-H==

==Global 4-H==

The 4-H program has expanded from the United States other countries. Today, 4-H reaches 7 million young people and is found in more than 70 countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4-h.org/about/global-network/|title=Global Network|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Global 4-H received a $1.5 million grant from the Gates Foundation to help youth in sub-Saharan Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4-h.org/Press-Room/Press-Releases/Global-4-H-Network-Receives-$1-5-Million-Grant/|title=Global 4-H Network Receives $1.5 Million Grant|date=January 12, 2012|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>

The 4-H program has expanded from the United States other countries. Today, 4-H reaches 7 million young people and is found in more than 70 countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4-h.org/about/global-network/|title=Global Network|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Global 4-H received a $1.5 million grant from the Gates Foundation to help youth in sub-Saharan Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4-h.org/Press-Room/Press-Releases/Global-4-H-Network-Receives-$1-5-Million-Grant/|title=Global 4-H Network Receives $1.5 Million Grant|date=January 12, 2012|accessdate=September 2, 2012}}</ref>

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.4-h.org/ Official website]

*[https://4-h.org/ Official website]

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