UGA Extension DeKalb 4-H

🍀 There’s a lot happening in DeKalb County 4-H!

Our September newsletter is here, and this month we’re helping young people Find Their Thing in 4-H!

From Cotton Boll & Consumer Judging and County Council to hands-on activities, ASL resources, our 4-H Passport Challenge, and more, there are plenty of ways for youth to explore their interests, try something new, and get connected.

✨ Take a look, share it with a family, and help a young person discover what 4-H has to offer!

📬 Read the September newsletter:
https://tinyurl.com/DeKCo4-HSept2026-newsletter

🤟 Interested in the DeKalb County 4-H ASL Club?
https://tinyurl.com/DeKCo4-HASLinterest

🌎 Completed a Passport Challenge mission?
https://tinyurl.com/DeKCo4-HPassportCheckIn

There’s a place for you in 4-H. Come find your thing! 🍀

Put a kid in 4-H.

No really. Put a kid in 4-H! Give them the opportunity to gain real, lasting life skills that will shape who they become long after childhood is over.

4-H is more than raising animals. It’s more than ribbons and fairs. 4-H gives kids a place to belong. It gives them a community. It teaches them how to win with grace and lose with dignity. It shows them how to work hard for something and see it through to the end.

And the best part? There’s a place for every kid.

Not every child has land, money, or the ability to raise livestock, and they don’t have to. 4-H offers opportunities in art, cooking, photography, mechanics, public speaking, leadership, livestock judging, and so much more. It allows kids to explore their interests, discover passions they didn’t even know they had, and build confidence in who they are.

Put a kid in 4-H and watch them grow.

Watch them learn responsibility by caring for something that depends on them. Watch them develop discipline when they have to show up every day, even when they don’t feel like it. Watch them gain confidence when they step into a ring, present a project, or speak in front of a crowd.

In a world where so much feels uncertain, where we question what we hear, what we’re taught, and even what we eat, give a kid something real.

Teach them where their food comes from.
Teach them the value of hard work.
Teach them that success doesn’t happen overnight.
Teach them that failure isn’t the end, it’s just part of the process.

Give them the chance to raise something, build something, create something, something they can be proud of.

Give them the opportunity to learn humility, respect, patience, and perseverance. Because when a kid realizes the world doesn’t revolve around them, but that they do have a meaningful place in it, that’s when growth really happens.

4-H doesn’t just build projects.
It builds character.
It builds leaders.
It builds future farmers, business owners, teachers, parents, and community members.

Put a kid in 4-H… and you’re not just investing in their future, you’re investing in all of ours!

PUT A KID IN 4-H! 🍀

Day 2 of $4 for 4-H is underway! Help us increase our impact by donating $4, $44, $444 (or any multiple of 4, really). Your donations will ensure that the youth of DeKalb County continue to "make the best better." Thank you in advance for your continued support!🍀Visit georgia4h.org/four and select DEKALB COUNTY to support.🍀
Thank you!!!!!