4-H Camp Bristol Hills

New York State 4-H Youth Development is part of 4-H, where kids and teens complete hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture, and civic engagement in a positive environment with guidance from adult mentors. In these programs, they are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles and to address critical issues such as community health, engaging in civil discourse, and advocating for opportunity for all. Through these 4-H programs, nearly 170,000 young people in New York participate, and nearly six million kids and teens take part across the country.

4-H is America’s largest youth development organization, involving nearly six million young people nationwide. Kids experience 4-H in every county and parish in the country through in-school and after-school programs, school and community clubs, and 4-H camps. 4-H is the youth development program of the nation’s Cooperative Extension System and the USDA, and New York State 4-H is a part of Cornell Cooperative Extension with its state office housed in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. For more than 100 years, 4-H has welcomed young people of all beliefs and backgrounds. The mission of 4-H is to connect youth to hands-on learning opportunities that help them grow into competent, caring, contributing members of society. The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

Last updated May 29, 2026.