4-H Youth Development
Enrollment is now open for the 2025-26 4H Year!
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What is 4-H?
4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. Kentucky 4-H believes in providing positive youth development experiences that all youth to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. The four H's represent the idea of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.These are the values members work on through fun and engaging programs.
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Hailey Cooper
Extension Assistant, 4-H Youth Development
(859) 824-3355 Hailey_cooper@uky.edu Grant County Extension Office 105 Baton Rouge Road, Williamstown, Kentucky 41097-9446Michelle L. Jenkins
Extension Assistant, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Science, 4-H Youth Development
(859) 824-3355 michelle.jenkins@uky.edu Grant County Extension Office 105 Baton Rouge Road, Williamstown, Kentucky 41097-9446James M. Malin
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(859) 824-3355 masonmalin@uky.edu Grant County Extension Office 105 Baton Rouge Road, Williamstown, Kentucky 41097-9446