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.
Pocahontas County 4H & Youth
Local Highlights
Statewide Resources
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Your adventure in 4-H starts here. Choose from nearly 50 project areas and discover your skills, talents and interests.
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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.
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Every June, almost 900 teenagers converge on the campus of Iowa State University for 3 days full of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet, and community service activities.
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Youth and teens can discover opportunities to be recognized for personal growth, project learning, leadership and citizenship.
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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!
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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.
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Provides financial resources to develop and deliver quality 4-H youth programs and opportunities throughout the state of Iowa.
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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.
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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.
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A partner and leader in providing positive youth development through out-of-school programming. Outreach priorities include curriculum development, staff training, and partnership development.
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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.
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When you just don't know who to talk to, Teenline can help.
- 1-800-443-8336
- 1-800-735-2942
Pocahontas County Events
4-H Youth
- 4-H Endowment/Youth Committee
03/15/2021 - 4-H/FFA Sheep & Goat Weigh In
04/10/2021 - 4-H/FFA Derby Swine Weigh In
04/10/2021
All Events for Pocahontas County
Statewide Calendar
4-H Hot List
Staff
4-H Newsletter
- 4-H Biz - March
Record Keeping Forms
- MY 4-H Tracker (NEW)
- 4-H Yearly Summary
- Basic Project Record
- Experienced Project Record
- Advanced Project Record
- Youth and 4-H Market Animal Project Worksheet
- Record Keeping Self Evaluation
- County Award Form (pdf)
- County Award Form (Word)
- Club Community Service Award (pdf)
- Club Community Service Award (Word)
- Checklist - (Leaders Only Prepare)
County Information
- 4-H Online Enrollment Instructions
- 4-H Online
- Fair Entry
- Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA)
- County Council Application
- Robotics Video
- 2021 Pocahontas County 4-H Scholarship Application - (pdf format)
- 2021 Pocahontas County 4-H Scholarship Application - (word format)
Leadership Materials
Fair Documents
- 2020 Pocahontas County Fairbook
- 2021 Pocahontas County Fair: July 14-18
- 2021 Pocahontas County Fair Schedule
- Iowa 4-H Code of Conduct for Youth and Families
- Iowa 4-H Code of Conduct for Volunteers
- Goal Card - Exhibitor Fair Information Form (Word or editable PDF)
- Foods for Iowa 4-H Fairs - Quick Reference Guide
- Beef Animal Care and Management Disclosure Statement
- Sheep Animal Care and Management Disclosure Statement
- Swine Animal Care and Management Disclosure Statement
- Pocahontas County Fair FFA Livestock Entry Form
- Bucket Calf Worksheet
- Pet Worksheet
- NEW Photography Label (pdf)
- NEW Photography Label (Word)
- Poster Communication Exhibit Report Form (required for 4-H poster exhibits)
- Elements and Principles of Design (4H 0634)
- Harvesting and Preparing Vegetables for Exhibit (4H 462)
- Preparing Cut Flowers and Houseplants for Exhibit (4H 464)
Fair Open Class Information
- 2020 Open Horse Show - Canceled due to COVID
- 2020 4-H/FFA Horse Show - Canceled due to COVID