Support Indiana 4-H Youth Development

Why Give a Gift to 4-H?

The Indiana 4-H Youth Development Program is the largest statewide youth serving organization serving over 130,000 Indiana youth in 2015. It is the only youth organization that is affiliated with the state's land-grant in​stitution​, Purdue University. Today Indiana 4-H is reaching new audiences and first generation 4-H families through it's growing STEM programming and military partnerships.

A recently released report entitled The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development indicates "the true value of 4-H programs comes not from short-term results or even the effects over a few years. It comes from the programs' influence on lifelong pathways of development." 

Did You Know?

• The 4-H Program has over a 100 year history-- our program today serves youth from rural areas and small towns to cities and suburbs.
• Youth have the opportunity to select from over 50 subjects and activities of interest ranging from aerospace and computer science to photography, arts and crafts, robotics and genealogy.
• 4-H Programs are available in a variety of formats - community clubs, afterschool clubs, and school enrichment to camps and specialized workshops. Activities are facilitated by both professional Purdue University Extension Educators and dedicated volunteers.
• 4-H Youth Development utilizes hands-on, research-based educational opportunities-- we help youth become competent, caring, confident, connected, and contributing citizens of character.
• We strive to provide youth in our program a safe place to belong; help them to master skills and develop independence; and teach them to give to others and their community.