The mission of 4-H is to assist youth, and adults working with those youth, to gain additional knowledge, life skills, and attitudes that will further their development as self-directing, contributing, and productive members of society.

Description:
4-H is the youth development education program of Virginia Cooperative Extension. 4-H is committed to assisting youth, and those adults working with them, in acquiring the knowledge, life skills, and attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, contributing, and productive members of society. The central theme of 4-H education is "learn by doing."

History:
4-H participants are all youth, age 5 to 19, taking part in programs provided as the result of actions planned and initiated by Extension personnel in cooperation with volunteers. 4-H is characterized as being community centered, volunteer led, extension staff supervised, research based, home and family oriented, publicly and privately funded and responsive to change.

Contact person: Shanta Callen, Extension Agent, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (703) 228-6590

Address:

3308 S. Stafford St. Arlington, VA 22206 (See a map)

Web Site: http://offices.ext.vt.edu/arlington

Directions:

see website   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Pentagon City Mall   Nearest Bus Stop: Bus stops in front of building

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