Putnam County

What is 4-H?

4-H in Putnam County (as in the rest of the country) is an educational program that teaches essential life skills to those kids who are involved in it. However, if you ask the kids that are in it, to them it's just plain fun!  

4-H is one of the educational programs that is a part of University of Missouri Extension and the Putnam County Extension Program. Below is a list of some of the things that 4-H is:

• 4-H is a family and community effort that supplements the mission of the home, school, and church for developing our youth.
   
• 4-H is family oriented, group focused, and volunteer operated (yes, we are always      looking for people to volunteer their time assisting young people).
   
• 4-H emphasizes subject matter related (foods, livestock, computers, etc.) projects and activities that utilize resources from Extension and the University of Missouri as well as other land-grant Universities.
   
• 4-H structures learning activities based on knowledge from the social and behavioral      sciences in order to promote those involved to acquire life skills (leadership, character, public speaking, working together, problem-solving and others).
   
• 4-H provides kids and adults the chance to assist their community in a variety of ways (cleaning up and painting fairgrounds and parks, caroling at Senior Centers, etc.) that help them learn about what being a member of society entails.
   
• 4-H is an informal educational program that involves both kids and adults and is lots of fun as well.

You can find out more about 4-H at the Putnam County Extension Office. (See location page.)

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		University of Missouri Extension Putnam County putnamco@missouri.edu Updated 11/19/07