Delaware 4-H Foundation

The Delaware 4-H Foundation makes $4,000 available to support one or more scholarships offered to Delaware 4-H members in pursuit of higher education. This award is to recognize continued 4-H leadership.
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Study Shows 4-H Youth Healthier Than Peers

Study Shows 4-H Youth Healthier than Peers
4-H'ers less likely to smoke, drink alcohol, use drugs

Chevy Chase, MD (April 11, 2011) – According to recent findings from Tufts University, 4-H youth are engaging in positive healthy living behaviors more often than youth that do not participate in 4-H. According to the study, 4-H'ers, regardless of their background, socio-economic status, race, and gender, thrive through the health/safety education and experiences they receive through 4-H programming.

Youth development scholar, Dr. Richard Lerner, works with researchers at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University to conduct The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. The longitudinal study has found that, when compared to other youth, young people involved in 4-H are:

* More likely to spend more time exercising or being physically active;
* Two times less likely to engage in drug use;
* Two times less likely to use cigarettes or drink alcohol.

Harrington, DE – November 18, 2011

de4hfoundation_award_middel On November 17, 2011 at Harrington Casino, representatives from 32 Delaware organizations were awarded financial grants by the Mid-Del Charitable Foundation. The Foundation, developed to consolidate the charitable undertakings of Delaware State Fair, Inc. and Harrington Raceway, Inc., supports Delaware-based organizations and charitable, educational, and scientific endeavors which address the wide range of issues, including: health and human services, the arts, agriculture, education, and the environment.

national4hlg Ten Delaware youth were selected to participate in the National 4-H Youth Congress, which was held recently in Atlanta, Ga. This leadership development conference is considered the flagship event of the 4-H program, providing youth with an unparalleled opportunity to learn about community involvement, culture diversity and service to others.

“I am very proud of the Delaware 4-Hers who represented our state at Youth Congress,” says Jan Seitz, associate dean and director of University of Delaware Cooperative Extension. “I know these students will take the knowledge they have gained and put it to good use in community service projects and other activities here in Delaware.”