Hillsborough County 4-H
Educational Programs

Hillsborough County 4-H offers a wide range of youth development opportunities.

4-H Clubs

Hillsborough County 4-H has approximately 40 4-H clubs established in the county.  Youth who enroll as 4-H members enroll with a 4-H club.  The clubs typically meet once or twice per month.  At the meetings, 4-H youth members are elected as officers and they coordinate a business meeting.  Each meeting is comprised of 3 parts:  1.) Business meeting, 2.) Educational component, and 3.) Fun.  Some clubs focus on specific project areas such as dog training, swine, dairy, or leadership and other clubs are community clubs with a broad range of projects that members participate in. 

4-H in the Classroom

Afterschool Program

4-H Food & Nutrition Program

The 4-H EFNEP program trains volunteer leaders to teach young people, 5 to 18 years old the basics of food and nutrition. Teaching resource materials and member project materials are available. Each project series has 8-10 lessons which require 30 minutes to one hour of group time for each lesson. Recognition materials are provided for each volunteer and youth who complete the series.

4-H Military Youth

4-H Clubs are on all US and international Army and Air Force installations. Florida 4-H serves as the coordinating state for the Air Force European installations. Hillsborough County 4-H hosts the bases in England. In addition, 4-H is working with youth from deployed reserve and guard families in a grant entitled Operation Military Kids.