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4-H is a community of youth who are developing confidence, competence, character, compassion and connection.  4-H helps create successful kids, which, in turn, helps create better communities.  Findings from a recent study confirm that 4-H develops youth who are leaders, contribute to their communities and are civically engaged.

Findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (PYD) show that youth in 4-H programs are doing better than their non 4-H peers.  Youth involved in 4-H experience high levels of PYD; are more likely to contribute to themselves, their families and their communities; and are good citizens.  As you know, PYD is a strength-based perspective of adolescence that emphasizes the potential for youth to successfully grow into mature adults.  The 4-H study finds that:

• Involvement in 4-H reduces the likelihood that young people will engage in risk behaviors, such as underage drinking, smoking, bullying, etc.
• Youth involved in 4-H clubs are 41 percent more likely to contribute to themselves, their families and their communities, compared to youth in other activities (28 percent) or no activities at all (17 percent).
• Youth in 4-H programs are more likely to be civically engaged than other youth.  Civically engaged youth are more inclined to volunteer; participate in school and community activities; speak against inequality and social injustice.

Legacy of Youth Development

Yamhil County 4-H has established a legacy of developing youth for more than 100 years.  Yamhill County is the official birthplace of the Oregon 4-H program.  This legacy began back in 1904 when L.R. Alderman, the Dayton School Superintendent, started the first boy's industrial club and a girl's canning club, which set the stage of modern 4-H.  Since then, 4-H has been helping youth acquire knowledge and life skills, and forming positive attitudes that enable them to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society.

Donate to Yamhill County 4-H

If you want to support the work of 4-H in Yamhill County, donations are always accepted to the Yamhill County 4-H Leaders Association, which is a non-profit 501c3 organization.  Your donation can help:

• Provide funding for operation costs such as fair judges, tax accountants, camp & conference scholarships, volunteer leader training and appreciation events, and annual 4-H member recognitiion programs.
•  Grow and expand 4-H programs to reach more youth with diverse interests
•  Acquire funds for equipment necessary for County Fair-such as livestock panels, cages, etc.
• Support outreach efforts for 4-H to serve youth in afterschool science and technology programs.

We would like to thank the following partners who have committed to annual contributions of support:

Joe Sharp, Yule Tree Farms of Aurora, Oregon

OBC Northwest Inc., Canby, Oregon

John & Nancy Nyberg, Newberg, Oregon

Tim & Rosanna Breeding, Newberg, Oregon

Ken Austin, A-DEC of Newberg, Oregon

Your tax deductible donations to Yamhill 4-H can also be made through the OSU 4-H Foundation.