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WVU 4-H Youth Development Home Page
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WVU – Voices and Echoes of WV 4-H blog
WVU Collegiate 4-H Club
WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Center

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Office Information

WVU Barbour County Extension Office
Route 2 Box 158-C USDA Bldg.
Pillippi, WV 26416-9691

Phone: 304-457-3254
Fax: 304-457-3254
Office Hours: 8:30 – 4:30 Mon-Fri
Directions to Office

Youth development in Barbour County is open to everyone, from youngsters to young adults. Boone County features five local 4-H clubs and hopefully is starting two more in the future.

4-H is one of the largest youth development programs in America with more than 6.5 million young people and 540,000 volunteers. In West Virginia, one out of every five youth under the age of 21 participates in 4-H youth development programming.

Dedicated to the four-fold development of head, heart, hands, and health, 4-H youth learn valuable leadership, citizenship, and life skills by participating in projects with topics as varied as rocketry, GPS mapping, shooting sports, public speaking, photography, animal care, nutrition, and community service. Regular 4-H membership is open to youth aged 8-21 and 4-H Cloverbud membership is open to youth aged 5-7.

4-H members are invited to attend monthly club meetings to plan community events. Sample County 4-H clubs are located across the county and meetings are held at various locations throughout the county.

Each summer 4-H members, as well as all Sample County youth, are encouraged to take part in 4-H camp. Camp is a great opportunity to meet new friends and take part in fun activities. The Big Clover 4-H Camp is located in Sampletown, making it convenient for all county youth.

Research shows that 4-H members do better in school, are more motivated to help others, feel safe to try new things, achieve a sense of self-esteem, and develop lasting friendships.

If you would like more information on becoming involved in the 4-H program as a club member, camp participant, or volunteer, please feel free to contact the Extension Office.

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. David Miller, Director, Cooperative Extension Service, West Virginia University. West Virginia University is governed by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the WVU Board of Governors. Programs and activities offered by the WVU Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family status.