4-H Youth and Development
Our 4-H program provides a creative a supportive environment in which culturally diverse youth and adults can reach their full potential. Our local county program works to develop life skills to help young people become self-directed, productive citizens. We also work to empower adult volunteers who multiply the efforts of our local county Extension staff.
Life skills are basic needs for youth to become productive citizens. Sierra County Youth are faced with many negative risk factors and the 4-H program is challenged to provide alternatives that will encourage life skills to be that productive citizen.
Expanded 4-H Programming
Sierra County has many high risk factors, such as, crime, alcohol, drugs, school drop out, single parent families and teen births. 4-H Programs have the ability to provide educational knowledge and skills that can help reduce the risk factors.