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The Orange County 4-H Program Needs You

by Melinda Souers
August 31, 2021

The Orange County 4-H Program needs you! The most meaningful way that the 4-H Program serves kids across America is through our community clubs. For more than 100 years these clubs have been led by a dedicated army of volunteer adults contributing ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #4HVolunteers, #FL4H, #OC4H, #ocextensionnews, #OC_4H, 4-H, Life Skills, Ocextension, Youth

A Summer of Virtual 4-H Experiences: Three Lessons Learned

by Melinda Souers
July 31, 2020

It was recently noted that anyone in the year 2015 who answered the question “where do you see yourself in five years?” would have been completely wrong! Certainly, those of us in the Florida 4-H program never would have guessed that our ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #OC_4H, #Orange4H, COVID-19, Life Skills, Ocextension, Youth

4-H Youth Learn Life Skills Through Competitive Projects

by Elver Pardo
September 30, 2019

Currently in Orange County 4-H, our youth participate in a variety of competitive events, such as horse hippology, judging and quiz bowl, livestock and meats judging, horticulture ID, archery and this coming year, sport fishing will be added ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Natural Resources
Tags: #4-HGrowshere, #archery, #grants, #instructor, #OC_4H, #shooting Sports, #sport Fishing, 4-H, Ocextension, Orange County, Youth

Healthy Habits for Kids

by Melinda Souers
July 31, 2019

Everyone wants kids to develop habits that lead to healthy lifestyles. Unfortunately, statistics show the current trend is toward less healthy children. According to the American Academy for Pediatrics, almost one third of school-age children ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, , Health & Nutrition
Tags: #4-HGrowshere, #OC_4H, 4-H, Health, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Ocextension, Youth

Orange County 4-H Youth Programs Help Kids to Develop Interest in Agriculture Careers

by Elver Pardo
March 26, 2019

Orange County 4-H is preparing youth to be responsible citizens and productive members of the workforce through livestock projects such as beef, swine, sheep, poultry, cavy and rabbits, which help youth develop knowledge and skills that increase ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: #4-HGrowshere, #4HEverywhere #CFF, #OC4H, #OC_4H, 4-H, Agriculture, Livestock, Ocextension, Youth

4-H Summer Camp: A Time for Youth to Grow

by Melinda Souers
May 17, 2018

The Benefits of 4-H Summer Camp There is nothing that compares to the life-skill building and memory-making experiences associated with attending 4-H summer camp. According to a study by the American Camp Association (National Collaboration ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, , Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family
Tags: #4-HCamp, #4-HGrowshere, #CampCloverleaf, #OC_4H, #positiveyouthdevelopment, 4-H, Life Skills, Youth

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