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4-H differs from other youth
programs in that it is an integral part of our nation’s public education
system, functioning through the Land-Grant Universities in each state. It has
served as a non-formal, off-campus, non-credit, voluntary educational program
of the University of California since 1913. 4-H is available to young people
aged 5-19, without regard of race, creed, religion, color, national origin,
sex, or mental or physical handicap. Cooperative Extension In California, 4-H is part of the University’s Division
of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension Program.
Cooperative Extension academic staff are located in nearly every county in
California, with the cooperation and support of local county governments. The 4-H Youth Development Program has
Increased its Involvement in the Community. There are twenty-four 4-H units throughout Santa Barbara
County. Over the past three years these units have been expanding their
involvement in their community through community service and citizenship
projects. The majority of these projects were developed and led by 4-H teens.
Three of these projects serve as outstanding examples of young people being
involved and serving their community: · The teen-led
4-H2U Community Service Project in Santa Maria designed and developed a
“Shadow Box” interactive educational exhibit for the Santa Maria Valley
Discovery Museum. The teens worked closely with museum exhibit design experts
to develop the exhibit. They then raised funds to build it and then located
volunteer contractors to help build it. Since its completion, it is one of
the more popular exhibits at the museum. · The Lompoc
Valley 4-H Citizenship Group developed a Call-to-Protect cell phone
collection campaign with sponsorship of the Wireless Foundation. The
foundation takes old, no-longer-used cellular phones, refurbishes and
reprograms them to dial only emergency phone numbers. The phones are then
given to participating Domestic Violence Agencies to be distributed to
victims of domestic violence to have as a lifeline in dangerous situations.
The Lompoc 4-H Citizenship Group has so far collected nearly 500 phones from
throughout Santa Barbara County.
Click here for more information on the
Donate-a-Phone program! |
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How to
contact the Santa Barbara County UCCE 4-H Youth Development Program: Phone: 805/692-1730 in Santa
Barbara or at 805/934-6240 in Santa
Maria
Fax: 805/692-1731 The UCCE 4-H
Office is located at: 305 Camino del
Remedio, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The office is open daily,
Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30
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