4-H
Mississippi 4-H is proud to offer programs and growth opportunities that put the heads, hearts, hands, and health of Mississippi's youth to work learning and applying the essential elements of the 4-H program: belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
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 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.
Publications
News
Riding ATVs is a blast! If you do it safely! If you want to have fun and lower the risk of having an accident, here are 10 safety tips to follow.
Washing your hands correctly helps prevent food-borne illness and stop the spread of colds, flu and other germs.
Handwashing can help prevent you and others from getting sick, but be sure you are washing the right way!
While Mississippi high school students have history, English and algebra on their schedules, several are now adding advanced animal husbandry skills to their academic load.
Brandi Karisch, beef cattle specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said Extension began offering a youth stockmanship competition this year to improve young participants’ knowledge and skills in beef cattle handling.
Success Stories
Hundreds of Mississippi 4-H’ers gathered at the Mississippi State University campus in late May for the 2025 Mississippi 4-H Club Congress.
Connecting teens with law enforcement officers can foster positive relationships in the community, and it may even inspire some young people to join the force.
One of the most popular activities in the Mississippi 4-H youth development program is 4-H Shooting Sports, and slingshot, its newest discipline, is engaging even more young people in the safety-based program.