UGA Cooperative Extension

DeKalb County Extension Office:
4-H Youth Development
Hands To Loyal Service

Citizenship Washington Focus

Citizenship Washington Focus is a 4-H leadership program for high school youth ages 15-18, from across America. Thousands of young people come to the National 4-H Youth Conference Center, near Washington, D.C., every summer to participate in a weeklong program that enriches young peoples lives through activities that broaden their appreciation and respect for themselves and others.

Independent Living Program

DeKalb County 4-H formed a partnership with the DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services Independent Living Program to assist foster care youth in developing and boosting life skills. Learn about the issues, solutions and DeKalb County's response to this problem in our IMPACT STATEMENT:Reality Check for DeKalb’s Foster Care Youth.

An Urban Approach to 4-H

The 4-H program offers opportunities for many youth to develop into capable and contributing citizens. Attracting youth from urban communities can present challenges. Read how DeKalb 4-H faced these challenges in our Annual Report: An Urban Approach
to 4-H.

Citizenship Training for DeKalb's Youth

Developmental assets are most effectively instilled in youth when many sectors in a community come together to develop a vision for positive youth development Youth involvement (including both young children and teenagers) is expanding beyond community service to emphasize democratic citizenship that embraces both individual rights and responsibilities and concrete group contributions for the common good. Read how DeKalb 4-H Youth Learn Citizenship Skills.