This week is National 4-H Week.
Andrea Hobson is the County Youth Coordinator with Butler County Extension in Allison, and tells RadioOnTheGo News that 4-H is about more than agriculture.
“So a lot of times people think of just livestock, but there’s a lot more to 4-H than that. We have kids that do science and technology projects, photography, cooking, healthy living, different leadership and citizenship projects. Our clubs do a lot of community service projects.”
Hobson says 4-H helps prepare young people for their futures.
“It really gives those kids a sense of belonging and something to be a part of and to experience that hands-on learning and become better citizens and learn a lot of different things that they can use throughout their life.”
Nearly 6-million youth take part in 4-H programs in the United States.
