Thriving Forward

IntroductionYouth don’t learn in a vacuum—they learn in different places and with different people. Learning can happen at school, while hanging out with friends at the park, or in a 4-H community club. All of these contexts provide youth with opportunities to interact with others and with their environments…

Why 4-H partners with schoolsDid you know that 4-H offers youth programming for schools? In Placer, Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba Counties, our 4-H programming extends beyond clubs and camps and goes all the way into our school systems. Currently, we offer a variety of youth programming options for schools…

Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) shows how traumatic events, or life experiences that cause psychological distress (Gradus & Galea, 2022), that occur during childhood (0-17 years) have profound implications on an individual's long-term health and well-being, physically, mentally, and...

One of the benefits of Cooperative Extension is the ability to collaborate with different Extension programs, such as the Master Gardener Program.

For over 100 years, the 4-H program has been teaching young people about agricultural science through hands-on activities. 4-H activities are fun and youth love learning about animals, such as chickens.