Sioux County 4-H & Youth

Local Highlights

Connecting Children to Nature
March 26, 2013

Parents, teachers, and child care providers are invited to explore the wonder of nature and the benefits it offers children. Come learn with us! 3 CDA clock hours for each day.

Iowa 4-H Center Camp
March 12, 2013

Your adventure starts here for all middle school age 4-H Youth grades 6th, 7th and 8th. Register Today!

February 18, 2013

See middle school students engage in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) as Dordt College faculty and students partner with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach staff in northwest Iowa.

January 30, 2013

Disney Friends for Change Grants offer young change-makers an opportunity to receive a $1,000 grant to help make a lasting, positive change in the world.

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January 30, 2013

Food Safety and Quality Assurance training for 4-H youth is scheduled for Feb. 25 and Feb. 28 at 7 pm at Dordt College.

 
Preserve, protect and sustain the quality 4-H program Sioux County has grown to expect. Give to the Sioux County 4-H Endowment. Find out how here.

 

 

Upcoming Sioux County 4-H Events:

July 13, 15-18, 2013 Sioux County Youth Fair

2013 Sioux County Youth Fair Book

4-H Judges Information Website

Iowa County Fair Dates

Iowa 4-H Leader and Member Website

IMPACT Youth Leadership Experience

Iowa 4-H Weekly Newsletter

National 4-H Council

National 4-H Headquarters

Web Sites for Kids - safe, fun links for kids

Statewide Resources

  • Provides opportunities for youth to develop skills they can use now and throughout their life, empowering them to reach their full potential working and learning in partnership with caring adults.

  • Addresses youths’ basic needs through the eight essential elements: caring adults, safe environments, inclusive settings, and opportunities for mastery, service, self-determination, planning for the future and engaged learning.

  • Statewide updates posted each Thursday afternoon by the State 4-H Office. Check it out every week to keep up-to-date on events, grants, forms, fair info, and fun!

  • Provides financial resources to develop and deliver quality 4-H youth programs and opportunities throughout the state of Iowa.

  • Join a 4-H club where you can learn about your interests while having fun, improving your communication skills, and serving your community. These are resources to make your club experience even better.

  • An ideal year-round getaway for families, corporate retreats, team-building experiences, 4-H clubs and more, situated on 1,100 acres of wooded bluff and native prairie in the heart of Iowa's Des Moines River Valley near Madrid.

  • Your adventure in 4-H starts here. Choose from nearly 50 project areas and discover your skills, talents and interests.

  • Challenge your mind by exploring the world around you with hands-on science experiments and solve problems using engineering design principles and the latest technology.

  • Discover the world of animal science from breeding, nutrition and general care to food safety and management. Find statewide forms, trainings and activity sheets here.

  • Iowa 4-H Volunteers are motivated by positive purposes in helping youth become caring, competent, and contributing members of their family and communities. Discover the resources you need to be most effective.

  • Every June, 1000 teenagers converge on the Iowa State University campus for 3 days of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet, and community service activities. If you've completed 8th-12th grade, you're eligible to attend. Non-4-H members are welcome.

  • Provides opportunities for youth to demonstrate, learn and apply project and communication skills. Every year the 4-H Exhibits Building features well over 3,000 exhibits and Livestock shows engage more than ## youth.

  • Youth and teens can discover opportunities to be recognized for personal growth, project learning, leadership and citizenship. 

  • A partner and leader in providing positive youth development through out-of-school programming. Outreach priorities include curriculum development, staff training, and partnership development.

  • Clover Kids is a FUN 4-H program for children in kindergarten through third grade. Children participate in hands-on activities designed to build many life skills!

  • Takes service to the next level. It builds civic skills, improves social behavior, increases youth engagement, strengthens communities and improves academic achievement.

  • A unique partnership between AmeriCorps and Iowa's Promise. The vision is that all Iowa youth have safe and supportive families, schools and communities and that they are healthy, socially competent, successful in school and prepared for a productive adulthood.

  • When you just don't know who to talk to, Teenline can help.

    • 1-800-443-8336
    • 1-800-735-2942
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