| | 4-H Shooting Sports training for new participants in the program. Adult volunteers have attended 4-H Shhoting Sports training to become certified to work with 4-H youth. |
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| | 4-H member attending 4-H camp are engaged in hands-on activities such as constructoin of towers designed for strength and height. |
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| | 4-H youth attend 4-H Day at the Capitol. They meet their state Representatives and Senators and learn about the legistativie process. |
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How do I join EBR 4-H?
Contact the parish Extension office at 225-389-3055 or check with your school to see if they have a 4-H club.
Membership
Any person, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, family status, sexual orientation or disability may enroll as a 4-H member.
What age do I have to be to join 4-H?
Youth who are nine years of age and have not reached their nineteenth birthday on or before January 1, 2008, may enroll in 4-H clubs and groups. If you call Ali Benda, Eva Davis, or Beverly Bailey, your parish Extension 4-H Youth Development Agents, they can answer your specific questions. The extension office may be contacted either by email or phone. We can also help you find a club in your area or help you start a new one.
How do I get involved?
Youth can participate in 4-H in a variety of ways: community 4-H clubs, project clubs, special interest groups, school enrichment and special activities. Young people can even participate as an individual member at large when no other way is available.
What is a 4-H Community Club?
A community or neighborhood 4-H club is associated with an area known to local people – a suburban community, a city block or a housing complex. This type of 4-H Club continues from year to year. Usually a wide range of boys and girls (from younger members to teens) belong. Members in a community club usually enroll in a project according to their interests. The number of members may range from two to more than 100.
What is a 4-H Project Club?
In a Project Club, members meet regularly to learn about a special area of interest. Examples of project clubs include: gardening, outdoor skills, horse, Jr. Leadership, pets and livestock. Members of a community club or school club may belong to a 4-H project club as well.
What is a 4-H School Club?
In East Baton Rouge, 4-H is a part of the school's program. 4-H works with schools to provide 4-H educational materials and projects for teachers and volunteers to use in classes. Our programs are called "school enrichment" because they supplement the school curriculum. They provide students with a learn-by-doing process in science and other subjects. If you are enrolled in a 4-H school club, then you're a
4-H member!
What does it cost to be in 4-H?
Some clubs have small annual fees to cover costs of projects, postage, materials, etc. It's usually less than $5 a year. In some clubs, an additional fee is charged to offset costs for things like project literature, supplies, postage and insurance. Sometime clubs will hold fund-raising events to raise this money. To find out if 4-H clubs in your area have dues or fees, just call the East Baton Rouge Extension Office and ask. Depending on the projects you choose, there could be some costs for materials. For example, if you do the Outdoor Skills project, you'll need to pay a $50.00 supply fee, and you'll have expenses for needed equipment. If you raise an animal to show, you'll have expenses, but you may also have some income if you sell your animal.
Does it matter where I live?
4-H is everywhere. 4-H started out 100 years ago as an organization for kids who lived in the country, but that was a long time ago. Now 4-H is in big cities, in small towns and suburbs and in rural areas throughout East Baton Rouge Parish and the entire state of Louisiana.
4-H clubs meet in community centers, members' homes, the extension office, after-school program sites – just about anywhere.
If there is no club near where I live, can I still be involved?
Young people who live in rural areas or other locations where it is difficult to meet with a 4-H club can still belong to 4-H. They can enroll as an individual member known as a member-at-large. Working with parents or other adults they can obtain project materials and work on projects. Individual members also take part in special interest groups, 4-H events and activities and community service projects with club members.