Community Development and Service Learning Projects

In the 4-H Community Development and Service Learning projects, you will learn:

• how to assume leadership roles by teaching and helping others;
• how to engage in civic governance and community decision-making;
• how to effectively communicate with others; and
• skills such as decision-making, getting along with others, planning and organizing, and responsibility.

Choose From These Projects:

• SERVICE LEARNING
• PUBLIC ADVENTURES

 

SERVICE LEARNING (For Youth Ages 11-18)

This series gives you ideas for community involvement by suggesting a variety of topics and providing you with instructions on how to promote a project using flyers, petitions, press releases, and more. This guide is a good resource for ideas of community service projects and how to get started.

Member and Leader Manuals (Ages 11-18)
CS2 1           Agents of Change
CS2 2           Raise Your Voice
CS2 H          Helper's Guide

Level 1 (Ages 8-10)

• There is no project guide for this level.

Level 2 (Ages 11-13)

• Agents of Change teaches 4-Hers to become "Special OPPortunities Agents," as they follow a series of exciting activities that engage youth in their community and allow them to reflect on their experiences. Available through National 4-H Council.

Level 3 (Ages 14-18)

•  Raise Your Voice teaches 4-Hers about service learning as an empowering learning vehicle for young leaders. Voices of real young people engaged in service inspire and enable youth to identify with others. Available through National 4-H Council.

Leader/Helper Guide

This Helper's Guide will help you support youth set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series. Available through National 4-H Council.

 

PUBLIC ADVENTURES
(For Youth Ages 11-18)

This guide helps teach problem solving by turning creative thinking into positive action. You are offered step by step instructions for letter writing, interviewing, fundraising, speech
making, media coverage, and more.

Member and Leader Manuals (Ages 11-18)
CS3 1           Public Adventures - Adventure Kit
CS3 H          Citizenship Guide's Handbook

PUBLIC ADVENTURES - Level 1 (Ages 8-10)

• There is no project guide for this level.

PUBLIC ADVENTURES - Level 2 and Level 3
(Ages 11-18)

• Public Adventures teaches 4-Hers about changing a piece of the public world, discovering the possibilities of democratic citizenship and building a commitment to taking action in new and exciting ways. Youth plan a project that will create, change, or improve. Available through National 4-H Council. 

Leader/Helper Guide

This Helper's Guide will help you support youth set goals and complete activities, as well as providing resources for the member's to use in completing the series. Available through National 4-H Council.

 

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