Age range

Contact information:
1131 Harbor Bay Parkway

Suite 131
Alameda, CA 94502

Website: cealameda.ucdavis.edu

Mission/Goals:  4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential working and learning in partnership with caring adults.

Note: Although the mailing address for this program is in Alameda, CA, the program serves a large number of children from Oakland.

Source(s): www.national4-hheadquarters.gov; cealameda.ucdavis.edu

Type of Evaluation: Outcomes Monitoring.

Objective: To determine outcomes for children and youth in 4-H programs.

Impact/Outcomes: Younger respondents gave more positive answers about 4-H experiences than older youth. Overall, girls had a more positive assessment of 4-H than boys. Ninety percent of youth reported that adults in 4-H make them feel good about themselves. Eighty-four percent of respondents reported that youth in 4-H learned how to find information about topics that interested them. Ninety-three percent agreed that they feel safe when they do 4-H activities, and 94% reported that they feel safe to try new things. Eighty-eight percent of youth agreed that 4-H taught youth to be involved in their communities.