New York State 4-H Youth Development Programs
Robert Purcell Community Center, 107 Jessup Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
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New York State 4-H Youth Development Programs involve kids and teens in hands-on projects in health, science, agriculture, and civic engagement. Participants can explore activities such as addressing community health, engaging in civil discourse, advocating for opportunity for all, working with STEM topics, agriculture, healthy living, and civic engagement. The program also includes specific interests like robots, rabbits, gardening, and gaming, all within a setting where adult mentors are present and kids are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.
• Schedule: Kids experience 4-H in in-school and after-school programs, school and community clubs, and 4-H camps.
For more than 100 years, 4-H has welcomed young people of all beliefs and backgrounds and has given kids a voice to express who they are and how they make their lives and communities better. 4-H connects youth to hands-on learning opportunities that help them grow into competent, caring, contributing members of society. 4-H is the youth development program of the nation’s Cooperative Extension System and USDA, and it is America’s largest youth development organization, involving nearly six million young people. New York State 4-H is a part of Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the state office is housed in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.
Last updated February 8, 2026.
• Schedule: Kids experience 4-H in in-school and after-school programs, school and community clubs, and 4-H camps.
For more than 100 years, 4-H has welcomed young people of all beliefs and backgrounds and has given kids a voice to express who they are and how they make their lives and communities better. 4-H connects youth to hands-on learning opportunities that help them grow into competent, caring, contributing members of society. 4-H is the youth development program of the nation’s Cooperative Extension System and USDA, and it is America’s largest youth development organization, involving nearly six million young people. New York State 4-H is a part of Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the state office is housed in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.
Last updated February 8, 2026.
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