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  • Home
  • Get Involved
    • Enroll Now!
    • Volunteer Opportunities >
      • AVLO >
        • 2021 AVLO Forum
    • Teen Leadership Opportunities >
      • Youth in Governance
      • Youth Ambassador
    • Donate
  • District Programs
    • Anchorage
    • Bethel
    • Bristol Bay/Dillingham
    • Fairbanks/Tanana District >
      • 2020 4-H Exhibition
    • Kenai Peninsula
    • Kodiak >
      • Interested Members
      • Kodiak Agriculture - Inspiring the Next Generation
      • At Home Kits
    • Mat Su/Copper River >
      • MatSu/Copper River 4-H News
    • Nome
    • Southeast >
      • Enroll in 4-H
      • Sitka
  • Statewide Programs
    • Learn By Doing At Home
    • STEM / Healthy Habits >
      • Upcoming Events
    • Shooting Sports
    • Public Presentations >
      • Demonstrations 101
    • Alaska 4-H Livestock >
      • State Livestock Contest
    • Horse Programming
    • STEAM
    • Citizen Science
  • Resources
  • Military

What is 4-H?

4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization with more than 6.5 million young members across America. 4-H is a non-formal, practical educational program for youth. 

Alaska 4-H is the youth development program of University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.

4-H membership  is open to young people of all ages, from kindergarten through high school.


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4-H Emblem:
A green four-leaf clover, with a white "H" on each leaflet, representing each of the four values.

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Alaska 4-H fulfills the 4-H mission through a variety of programming that fits with Alaska's diverse cultures and environments: from southeast Alaska to the western Arctic coast, from urban centers like Anchorage and Fairbanks to small remote rural Alaska Native villages throughout the state, Alaska 4-H has something for everyone!

Through 4-H, you can experience:


  • Independence and friendships,
  • A sense of belonging with club members and adult volunteers,
  • A spirit of generosity in helping others, and
  • Lots of opportunities to master life's challenges!
  • Volunteer Org Leader Position Description
  • Volunteer Project Leader Position Description
  • Volunteer Resource Leader Description


These values are acknowledged and reaffirmed by 4-H members every time they recite the 4-H pledge:

I pledge

My head to clearer thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty
My hands to larger service
My health to better living,
For my club, my community,
My country and my world. 

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What do the four H's stand for? Head, Heart, Hands and Health: the four values which form the foundation of 4-H learning.

Head - managing and thinking
Heart - relating and caring
Hands - giving and working
Health - Being and living

4-H Motto:
To Make the Best Better

4-H Slogan:
Learn by Doing


Mission Statement:
4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership
with caring adults. 
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External Links
National 4-H Council
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USDA
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Contact Us:
4-H & Youth Development
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Cooperative Extension State Office
308 Tanana Loop, Room 209
Fairbanks, AK 99775

1-877-520-5211

alaska4h@gmail.com
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The University of Alaska is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/titleIXcompliance/nondiscrimination