4-H Youth Development

4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.

What is 4-H?

4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. Kentucky 4-H believes in providing positive youth development experiences that all youth to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.

4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. The four H's represent the idea of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. These are the values members work on through fun and engaging programs.

Head Managing, Thinking

Heart Relating, Caring

Hands Giving, Working

Health Being, Living

what is 4-H

Additional Information

4-H Enrollment Form 4-H Programs 4-H Camp Volunteer Information McCracken County 4-H Backpack Program

4-H Newsletters

McCracken County Monthly Event Calendar

4-H Clubs

Baking club is for youth ages 13-18 who are interested in learning to bake. This club will focus on pies and pie crusts. This club will start in spring of 2024. This club is currently full so please call the office to join the waitlist.

The Culinary Club focuses on ages 9-18 who are interested in expanding their culinary knowledge. The club will have hands-on cooking demonstrations and will meet in the spring of 2024. This club is currently full so please call the office to join the waitlist.

The Four Rivers Homeschool Club is for youth ages 9-18 who are currently homeschooled and looking for ways to connect with other homeschool youth. This club will have a variety of crafts and activities and meets monthly on the third Monday of the month.

The Homeschool Cloverbuds club is for youth ages 5-9 who are interested in connecting with other youth. This club is an introduction to 4-H and covers a wide variety of topics. The Cloverbuds meet monthly on the third Monday of the month.

This class focuses on stamping, dyeing, stitching, and understanding tools. This club is for ages 9-18. The first meeting is on January 9 5:00-7:00 PM. This club is currently full so please call the office to join the waitlist.

Agents have various clubs throughout the community. If you are interested in having the agents come to your school call the office at 270-554-9520.

The Lego Club is for participants aged 9-14. Participants will practice communication, and collaboration and have lots of fun! Space is limited so click the link to register. Please call the office to register at 270-554-9520!

The Rocket Club is for participants in grades 9-12. This club focuses on learning the basics of model rocket building. For more information go to mccracken.ca.uky.edu/4-H-Rocket-Club-0

To support the Rocket Club go to:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9Q98PXATHEFTU

To check out the McCracken County 4-H Smithsonian Project click here!

Virtual Voyagers Video Game Club is for youth ages 9-14. Volunteers ages 15-18 are also welcome. Youth meet in office and practice various Nintendo Switch Games together.

Shooting Sports

Shooting sports signups are coming in February and new member orientation will be in March.

Shooting Sports

Communications Day

Communications Day will be Tuesday, March, 25th, 2025 at 5:30. The event will be held at the Paducah campus for Murray State University.

4-H Communications Day

4-H Camp

Save the date for 4-H Camp! Camp dates are July 28- August 1. More information coming soon!

4-H Camp

Events

4-H Virtual Voyagers Video Game Club

Mon, May 19 2025, 4:30 - 5:30pm McCracken County Cooperative Extension

Join us for 4-H Virtual Voyagers Video Game Club. This in person club is for ages 9-14 but volunteers aged 15 and up are welcome as well! Call the office at 270-554-9520 to register.