What you'll do
Serve your neighbors and learn something at the same time!
You can help make your community better for everyone in it. Discover what it means to be an active citizen and act on the things you believe in. In service learning, you'll identify community needs, plan a service project and execute your idea.
Minnesota 4-H statewide service project
Each year, the Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors select a service theme to engage all Minnesota 4-H youth in learning about a community issue and taking steps to make a positive, collective impact. The theme is determined by input collected from youth at leadership conferences, 4-H staff across the state and the state ambassadors.
Learn more about the statewide service project.
Opportunities
The Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors also identified three critical opportunities for learning and service. Take a look and see if one of these options sparks your interest:
Educational inequity
Food insecurity
Period poverty
Levels of learning
Get started with 4-H'ers in your area
-
Find a club near you or contact your local 4-H office for more info.
Get started on your own
Fairs and exhibits
Do one of these projects in your area and report on what you did, what you learned and the difference it made.
- Join or organize an environmental cleanup.
- Make or collect and distribute items for the needy.
- Read to younger kids at the library or school.
- Develop or clean up a neighborhood park.
- Deliver a safety education programs, such as a bike rodeo or fire safety training.
- What is a judge looking for? (evaluation sheet)
4-H record keeping
In some counties, record keeping is required for fairs.
Reviewed in 2021