4-H Youth Development
4-H Youth Development
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults.
Now that Little Caesar's has ended, Fundraiser # 3 has begun. Order forms can be printed from the link below or picked up in the office. Orders are due back to the office by April 22.
Order pick-up will be on May 8 at the Extension Office.
Ag Week Coloring contest.
Young artists are encouraged to think creatively about how agriculture shows up in their daily lives and communities, then draw and color in their provided county outline. Each county Extension office will select one winning entry to be featured in a special display at the 2026 Kentucky State Fair.
How to participate
Thank you for participating in this year’s youth art contest!
Create your artwork
Fill your county outline with drawings that show how agriculture is present in your community. Use color, creativity and imagination to bring your county to life.
Return completed artwork by scanning and emailing or dropping off your coloring sheet to your local Cooperative Extension office or scanning and emailing it to amber.melvin@uky.edu. Submit your entry by June 1, 2026.
We can’t wait to see how you showcase that agriculture is everywhere!
What is 4-H?
4-H Youth Development is part of Kentucky Cooperative Extension. Extension’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through non-formal education for the entire family. Extension agents and volunteers take the results of university research and explain it in such a way that different age groups can learn and apply the information to their own lives. Kentucky 4-H believes in providing positive youth development experiences that all youth to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity.
4-H is a youth organization committed to building outstanding leaders with marketable skills to succeed in today’s global society. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. The four H's represent the idea of Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. These are the values members work on through fun and engaging programs.
Head Managing, Thinking
Heart Relating, Caring
Hands Giving, Working
Health Being, Living
Additional Information
4-H Newsletters
How does 4-H benefit youth?
4-H’ers, regardless of their background, socio-economic status, race or gender, benefit from their participation in Kentucky 4-H. Positive youth development studies have affirmed that compared to other youth, young people involved in 4-H are:
- Four times more likely to contribute to their communities.
- Two times more likely to be civically active.
- Two times more likely to make healthier lifestyle choices.
- Two times more likely to participate in Science, Engineering and Computer Technology programs during out-of-school time.
- 4-H girls are two times more likely (Grade 10) and nearly three times more likely (Grade 12) to take part in science programs compared to girls in other out-of-school time activities.
David L. Embrey
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources
(270) 597-3628 dlembr2@uky.edu Edmonson County Extension Office 116 Mohawk St, Brownsville, Kentucky 42210-9003Bridgett Poteet
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development
(270) 597-3628 bridgett.poteet@kysu.edu Edmonson County Extension Office 116 Mohawk St, Brownsville, Kentucky 42210-9003Laura-Grace Vincent
Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development, Family and Consumer Science
(270) 597-3628 Laura-Grace.Vincent@uky.edu Edmonson County Extension Office 116 Mohawk St, Brownsville, Kentucky 42210-9003