Virginia Cooperative Extension provides resources, research, and education to our citizens through our land-grant universities: Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. 4-H Youth Development
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. 4-H, the largest comprehensive youth development program in the nation, educates young people,
ages 5 to 18, through a variety of experiential techniques that encourage hands-on, active learning. Our programs assist more than 170,000 Virginia youth discover and build on their own ability to make good decisions, manage resources wisely, work effectively with others, and communicate successfully. Our 4-H camping program is one of the largest in the country and provides character-building experiences to participants at our six 4-H educational centers.
