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4-H clover Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)

Five girls posing with smiles and linked arms in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is a 4-H civic engagement experience for high school youth. 

For seven days, teens from around the nation will gather to have meaningful discussions and hear from prominent speakers, influential leaders and engaging young people who have created an impact. 

They will connect with 500 other teens as they learn the skills needed to lead in their local communities and become change agents to build a brighter future.

Here's what's included

  • Can't miss workshops and discussions with teens from around the U.S. on how to create change in your local community.
  • Listening and learning from government speakers, young community leaders and renowned journalists.
  • Experience history through monuments, museums and memorials, including Mount Vernon!

Minnesota 4-H participants also engage in virtual pre-trip education sessions designed to prepare them for the experience and meet other participants before departure. All delegates will also plan, refine and implement a post-trip application project upon return.

This experience is open to enrolled Minnesota 4-H youth members who have completed at least their first year of high school at the time of travel and are at least 15 years old. 

Minnesota 4-H will attend CWF June 20-27, 2024. Approximately 30-40 teens from Minnesota will attend. This trip typically fills quickly; don't wait to apply. If the trip does not receive enough participation, it will be canceled.

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