West Virginia 4-H

4-H Events

Find West Virginia 4-H events.

4-H Volunteer Retreat
National 4-H Conference
National 4-H Congress
4-H Day at the State Fair
Citizenship Washington Focus
WV 4-H Roots to Success Summit

4-H Volunteers

Our program offers volunteer opportunities for youths, adolescents and adults.

4-H Volunteer Retreat
WV 4-H Roots to Success Summit
4-H Club Volunteers

Camps

West Virginia has many opportunities for youth ages 9 through 21 to have fun, make friends and learn at camp through WVU Extension’s 4-H program – the camping experts!

Teen Leader Weekend
Code Camp
Dance Weekend
Ultimate Outdoor Weekend
State Conservation Camp
Junior Firefighter Camp
Older Members Conference
New Horizons Camp (NEW!)
Alpha 1
Alpha 2

4-H Clubs in WV

WVU 4-H offers community and specialty 4-H clubs across the state.

Join WV 4-H

West Virginia 4-H is a free, educational program for West Virginia youth in all 55 counties.

What is 4-H?
4-H Cloverbuds
4-H Age Guidelines
4-H Club Chartering
4-H Registration Help
WV 4-H Youth in Action Award Program

Programs

Develop life skills and become a more active citizen.

4-H All Stars
4-H LIFE
Ag in the Classroom
ATV Safety
Camping
Citizenship
Cloverbuds
Collegiate 4-H
Communications & Expressive Arts
Community Service
Energy Express
Extension Camping Instructor
Global Citizenship
Healthy Lifestyles Initiative
Shooting Sports
STEM
West Virginia Statewide Afterschool Network
Youth Agriculture

What Interests You

Grow and learn about topics that interest you with WVU 4-H projects.

4-H Animal Science Projects

4-H Communications & Expressive Arts Projects

4-H Food & Nutrition Projects

4-H Health & Personal Safety Projects

4-H Leadership, Personal Development & Volunteer Service Projects

4-H Miscellaneous Projects

Apply for 4-H Scholarships

Scholarships for 4-H'ers to attend WVU. All applications due: March 1.

Burkey & Marylou Lilly Scholarship

Charles Ralph Dague Marshall County 4-H Award

Marshall County 4-H Leaders Association Scholarship

Fizer Scholarship for 4-H'ers
Helen T. Waters 4-H Scholarship
John & Lucile Lough 4-H Scholarship

Ken Bragg 4-H Scholarship

Paul A. & Francena L. Miller Presidential Scholarship

Totterdale Freedom Scholarship
The West Virginia Cashin Recyclables Inc. Putnam County Scholarship
William "Bill" Frye 4-H Scholarship
Wood County 4-H Scholarship

WVU Extension Scholarships

WVU Scholarships

Upcoming West Virginia 4-H Events

Recent WV 4-H News

Save The Dates For The 2024 - 2025 West Virginia 4-H State Camps

West Virginia 4-H is excited to announce the 2024 - 2025 4-H State Camps Save The Dates. Be sure to mark your calendars as all of your favorite camps are returning for another exciting new year of 4-H fun!

West Virginia 4-H State Camps are open to all interested WV youth and are not only exclusive to 4-H Members. Each camp's description will outline which age groups are invited to participate.

WV 4-H uses the 4-H ZSuite platform for all enrollments and registrations. For information and resources on how to create your ZSuite account, enroll youth, and register for events, visit our How to Enroll in 4-H page.

Save The Dates For The 2024 - 2025 West Virginia 4-H State Camps

2024 My Hands to Larger Service mini-grants available

For several years the West Virginia 4-H All Stars have generously funded to eleven mini-grants for West Virginia 4-H teens/teen leader groups to assist in the planning and completion of a community service project through the My Hands to Larger Service 4-H Project.

Mini-Grant Application

2024 My Hands to Larger Service mini-grants available

Win up to $3,000 in the Natural Resources & Agriculture Business Pioneer Competition

West Virginia individuals or teams (up to four persons) of students in grades 9-12 from traditional, virtual or homeschool environments, or those attending career and technical centers are invited to compete in the 2023 Natural Resources and Agriculture Business Pioneer Competition.

This competition is an exciting program designed to engage talented youths in our community, state and beyond. By participating in this competition, young people will have the opportunity to jump-start their own businesses or develop essential skills for their future roles with potential employers.

Win up to $3,000 in the Natural Resources & Agriculture Business Pioneer Competition

4-H Volunteer Retreat

Registration is now open for the 2023 4-H Volunteer Retreat! WV 4-H Volunteers, All Stars, Adult Leaders, and Alumni (18 years or older) who serve, or want to learn more about serving, as volunteers with the West Virginia 4-H program are invited.

The conference will be held  Friday, September 29, 2023 - Sunday, October 1, 2023.

4-H Volunteer Retreat

Season 4, Episodes 26-30 - Energy Express on WVPB 

Monday, July 24, 2023, 5:30 p.m.   

To kick off today’s episode, Jen Robertson-Honecker, WVU Extension STEM Specialist, and Ben, the flashlight wizard, lead a STEM activity, teaching us how to make our own flashlights. For this activity, you will need jumbo craft sticks, LEDs, coin cell batteries, jumbo paper clips, copper tape, masking tape, scissors. If all that science worked up an appetite, you’re in luck! Susan Lily, a nutrition instructor with the WVU Extension Family Nutrition Program, walks us through how to make some delicious energy bars. For this recipe, you will need rice cereal, quick cooking oats, toasted nuts, dried cranberries, unsweetened coconut, honey, low-fat peanut butter and vanilla.  

Season 4, Episodes 26-30 - Energy Express on WVPB 

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