National 4-H News

Directors Working Group Comprehensive Report and Recommendations, 2009

In the fall of 2008, a group of five Cooperative Extension directors and administrators was charged to recommend policy regarding the mission-critical components of the 4-H Youth Development program and organization as 4-H becomes an integral component of the new National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The report and recommendations represent the work of Directors Working Group and provides a platform of recommendations that can be used to forward the program work in 4-H Youth Development in NIFA.

4-H National Headquarters and National 4-H Council Sign Memorandum of Understanding

4-H National Headquarters and National 4-H Council (Council) signed a memorandum of understanding today signaling a renewed commitment between both organizations to jointly advocate for the 4-H Youth Development Program and the Cooperative Extension System.

"This agreement clearly outlines the responsibilities between 4-H National Headquarters and National 4-H Council and represents continued efforts to promote positive youth development in the areas of citizenship; healthy living; and science, engineering and technology," said Colien Hefferan, Administrator of USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), the home of 4-H National Headquarters.

Read the complete news release. View the Memorandum of Understanding.