UGA Cooperative Extension

Camden County Extension Office:
4-H & Youth Development

New!!!

National Partnership of Georgia 4-H and Navy begins at Kingsbay Naval Base

Over fifteen staff members from Navy Child & Youth Programs and Navy Fleet and Family Support from Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base attended Georgia 4-H 102: The Basics of Starting Georgia 4-H Clubs as a result of the partnership between National 4-H Headquarters/USDA and the US Navy.

Staff members at the Kings Bay Youth Center will lead 4-H programming on base in afterschool programs in collaboration with Amber Defore, Camden County 4-H Agent. The training represents the first signs of the formal partnership in Georgia. State 4-H Leader, Dr. Bo Ryles, led a discussion of 4-H, Cooperative Extension and its history during the three day training on base. "Georgia 4-H is a proud partner with many of our installations in the state" said Dr. Ryles, "Kings Bay recently won the Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award and Georgia 4-H is proud to continue Making the Best Better for youth at Kings Bay."

• 4-H Groups
  Cloverleaf - 5th & 6th grade
  Junior - 7th & 8th grade
  Senior - 9th - 12th grade
• Events & Activities
• Project Achievement
  4-H Summer Camp
  Marine Science Club
• Tree Identification
  Cotton Boll & Consumer Judging
  Poultry Judging
  Project S.A.F.E.
  Fair Booths
  Horse Club
  Summer Fun Trips
• Awards Banquet
• Fifth Grade Reward Trip to Marine Ext. Service & Jekyll Island
• Jacksonville Reward Trip
• Teen Leader Training
• Events Calendar
• Picture Gallery
  
• Forms
  Code of Conduct form
  Medical Information & Release

General Info

Camden County 4-H offers a wide variety of educational and fun activities. We meet with the 5th grade 4-H'ers once a month in the classroom at each of the nine elementary schools. We meet with the two middle schools after school and with the high school in the evening.

What is 4-H?

4-H is an educational program focusing on the needs, interest, and concerns of young people. Our aim is to help Camden youth gain a positive self-concept, develop social skills, and decision-making abilities and learn subject knowledge needed for a productive life.  4-H members develop leadership and citizenship skills through individual project work, group activities, community service, and school meetings. We are the youth division of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. 4-H began as corn and tomato clubs, but has developed into the largest youth organization in the world.

Who can be a 4-H’er?

Any Camden county youth ages 9 – 19.

How much does it cost?

There is no charge to join 4-H. Some optional activities may have a small charge.

How to speak 4-H

Cloverleaf: 5th & 6th grade 4-H’ers

Junior: 7th & 8th grade 4-H’ers

Senior: 9th – 12th grade 4-H’ers

County Extension Agent: Public Service Faculty of the University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture & Environmental Science serving Georgia counties by specializing in the areas of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Science and 4-H & Youth.

Program Assistant: Member of the Extension staff to help provide program support to the 4-H program.

Contact

For more information about Camden County 4-H Youth Development Programs, contact Amber Defore at adefore@uga.edu or Beth Carter at carterB@uga.edu or call (912)576-3219.

Visit the Georgia 4-H Web site at www.georgia4h.org.