Massachusetts 4-H Foundation

12/20/2025

During the course of your last-minute holiday shopping, don't forget to Stop & Shop on 235 Old Connecticut Path in Framingham. When you shop at this store anytime in December, pick up a few reusable Community Bags – for every $2.50 you spend per bag, the Foundation will receive $1.00 to put toward 4-H programming. &Shop Stop & Shop

12/19/2025

What a nice profile of Hopkinton 4-H'er Phoebe Klein in the MetroWest Daily News who won the Best Junior Doe in Show at the 4-H Dairy Goat Show this fall. MetroWest Daily News

12/18/2025

The Tails n' Trails Club of Rochester was awarded a Foundation BOOST grant in 2025. These funds enabled the club to purchase materials for their supply boxes, a blower and trimmer for members to share, bars to keep the cattle and the youth safe when they fit their animal at shows, and a portable cattle scale.

12/18/2025

The Annual Fund is the cornerstone of fundraising for the Massachusetts 4-H Foundation. Annual fund dollars support every 4-H program, including STEM, Visual Presentations, community service, and Animal Science. We are at 52% of our annual goal and you can help us reach the finish line! Give by December 31st: https://www.mass4hfoundation.org/ways-to-give/

12/17/2025

There are just over two weeks left to get your Club Grant applications in to the Foundation. Club grants range from $100-$500 depending on club size and can be put toward supplies, space rental, curriculum, and more! Apply here: https://www.mass4hfoundation.org/for-families-clubs/grants-and-awards/

12/13/2025

Gearing up for more grocery and holiday shopping this weekend? Be sure to visit the Stop & Shop at 235 Old Connecticut Path in Framingham. When you shop at this store throughout December, pick up a few reusable Community Bags – for every $2.50 you spend per bag, the Foundation will receive $1.00 to put toward 4-H programming.

12/12/2025

Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod has received a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture (MDAR) to launch a Farmer Wellness Program. Learn more here: https://www.capecod.gov/2025/12/03/cape-cod-farmer-wellness-program/ Barnstable County 4-H

Buy Fresh Buy Local Cape Cod launched a new Farmer Wellness Program to support local growers. Learn about the event and take the farmer wellness survey.

12/12/2025

Don't delay your next trip to Tractor Supply! Through December 14th, the store's Paper Clover campaign supports 4-H! During a visit to any Tractor Supply store, customers can purchase a Clover to support 4-H. These funds go toward leadership training programs, and 90 percent of funds go directly to the state in which the funds were raised. Tractor Supply Co.

12/10/2025

The National 4-H Council and Microsoft have extended their technology partnership to train educators in AI, build national initiatives, and offer hands-on programming.
https://news.microsoft.com/source/2025/12/01/national-4-h-council-and-microsoft-extend-10m-partnership-to-expand-ai-education-for-rural-youth-and-educators/

December 1, 2025Category: Company News National 4-H Council and Microsoft extend $10M partnership to expand AI education for rural youth and educators Microsoft Source WASHINGTON — Dec. 1, 2025 — For eight years, National 4-H Council and Microsoft Corp. have closed the digital divide in rural co...

12/10/2025

It's CES week!

🍀 North Carolina 4-H is celebrating National Computer Science Education Week with a fun lineup of daily, hands-on STEM activities for youth! Each day focuses on a new way to explore coding, artificial intelligence (AI), and problem-solving — all designed to fit easily into classrooms, clubs, after-school programs, or even encourage families to take part in these at home! 🏀 Today's exercise tutorial: Code a Basketball to go through the hoop. http://aka.ms/dunk

12/10/2025

The Foundation relies on donations to our Annual Fund to fund national conference attendance for teens, BOOST grants for 4-H clubs, advisories and fairs, and 4-H club needs. Please support Massachusetts 4-H so we can reach our goal for 2025. https://www.mass4hfoundation.org/donate

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12/08/2025

4-H alum Emily Oneshuck took the leadership skills she learned in 4-H and applied them to the U.S. Navy and political advocacy. Read about it in the 2025 issue of Compass. https://www.mass4hfoundation.org/forging-her-own-path/

From 4-H to the U.S. Navy to political advocacy, Emily Oneschuk is living her life by taking the “road less traveled,” to quote Robert Frost. As a former military youth who participated in Massachusetts 4-H, Oneschuk has achieved an impressive career in the U.S. Navy and in political advocacy. T...