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How do I join 4-H?

Your local county Extension office is your key to getting started in 4-H. They can tell you which 4-H clubs already exist in your county, the projects that are being worked on, how to start a new club, or how to participate on your own.

What is the mission of 4-H?

4-H Youth Development Education creates supportive environments for culturally diverse young people and adults to reach their fullest potential. In support of this mission, we will:

  • Provide formal and non-formal community-focused experiential learning
  • Develop skills that benefit young people throughout life
  • Foster leadership and volunteerism in 4-H'ers and adults
  • Build internal and external partnerships for programming and funding
  • Strengthen families and communities
  • Use research-based knowledge and land-grant system to provide quality programming for young people and adults. 
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Publications

Publication Number: P4038
Publication Number: P4039
Publication Number: F1181
Publication Number: P1447
Publication Number: P2752

News

Four people stand in a line for a plaque presentation.
Filed Under: 4-H October 24, 2024

Retired state specialist Larry Alexander was honored by being inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame for his career spent serving young people through the Mississippi State University Extension Service 4-H Youth Program.

Seven young children playing with legos in a small pool of water.
Filed Under: 4-H September 26, 2024

Mississippi’s 4-H program reaches youth with a variety of interests.

Success Stories

A smiling man wearing a vest and green shirt, standing beside an archery target with three arrows near the bullseye.
Volume 10 Number 3

Brad Parsley partners with Ginger Cook, local agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service in Panola County, to deliver the 4-H Shooting Sports program to local youth.

A young woman smiling and holding a trophy.
Volume 10 Number 3

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/meet-the-ninth-grader-whos-helping-restore-mississippis-oyster-reefsMedia Chronicles Demi’s SuccessDemi Johnson is just 15 years old, but she is already impacting her community through 4-H and Girl Scouts.

A man, standing beside a wooden table filled with plants, looking into the distance.
Volume 10 Number 3

Lincoln County Master Gardeners have been bringing gardening to nursing home residents in Brookhaven since 2018.

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