4-H Youth Development

Welcome to Sacramento County 4-H!

Office Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed from 12:00-1:00 p.m. for lunch

Sacramento 4-H Office Contacts

The best way to reach the 4-H staff is:

Michelle Ross 4-H Community Education Specialist Questions about the 4-H Clubs, 4-H Day Camp, enrollment, general questions... contact Michelle. 916-875-6530 miaross@ucanr.edu	Jen Henkens 4-H Regional Program Coordinator Questions about countywide programs, 4-H Summer Camp ...contact Jen. 530-312-6254 jahenkens@ucanr.edu
Beryl Johnson 4-H Community Education Specialist Questions about our after school or science literacy programs...contact Beryl. 916-875-1174 bbpjohnson@ucanr.edu	Marianne Bird 4-H Youth Development Advisor Questions about community partnerships, research or program development...contact Marianne. 916-875-6423 mbird@ucanr.edu

Nancy Greilich - Office Administrator

Questions about facility use or the Cooperative Extension office...contact Nancy.

916-875-6913, nlgreilich@ucanr.edu

4-H Grows

Empathy
Engaged Citizens
Friendship
Friendship
Fun
Fun
Happiness
Healthy Lifestyles
Independence
Inginuity
Leadership
Life Skills
Responsibility
Self-Reliance
Service to Others
Teamwork
Teamwork
Character
Competence
Compassion
Concern for our World
Confidence
Curriosity
Discovery
A Sense of Wonder
Caring Adults
Community

What is 4-H

The purpose of the 4-H Youth Development Program is to help young people discover and develop their potential and grow into competent, contributing, and caring citizens. Learn by doing activities, youth-adult partnerships, and research-based educational programs help young people enhance their leadership abilities and develop a wide range of other life skills.

Sacramento 4-H Blog

Cultivating and Recruiting Volunteers
4-H volunteers can sometimes feel discouraged as they struggle to find help in their clubs or projects. At the root of their disheartened spirit is sensing they are alone in doing a big job. This may lead to feeling unappreciated and, most certainly, tired. Where is help when you need it? Everyone...

Cultivating Growth
My favorite part of our Sacramento 4-H volunteer orientation comes when we introduce the 4-H Thriving Model (Arnold, 2018). “Think back to when you were a child or a teenager,” we ask. “Other than your parents, was...

Present…But Not
Three weeks ago my colleague and I were discussing the successes and challenges with our Teens as Teachers programs. Teen participation in Sacramento 4-H YES and Cooking Academy projects exploded this year as we had 69 high-school youth delivering these weekly sessions at afterschool sites. In...

100% of your donation to Sacramento County 4-H through the CA 4-H Foundation goes directly to support our youth members and adult volunteers. Please be sure to specify Sacramento 4-H.