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Last updated on February 6, 2008

The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program engages youth in reaching their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development.

Description:
4-H youth development programs are exciting, learn-by-doing educational programs, designed to help youth develop into responsible, self-directed, productive citizens of their community. The goals of youth development are to improve the well-being of youth and society through the use of research-based educational experience.

Santa Barbara County's 4-H:

• Serves over 2,500 youth annually
• Supports 24 4-H units located throughout the county
• Involves over 400 adult volunteers in educational programs
• Has developed successful, innovative and collaborative programs, such as Neighborhood GreenNet and Agua Pura
  
  

Our Youth Development Advisor and staff manage the 4-H club and after-school programs, develop new programs to meet emerging needs, and collaborate with other youth-serving organizations, connecting them to the resources of the University of California.

History:
The 4-H Program was started in 1913 in California. The first 4-H groups were organized in Santa Barbara County in 1925. The 4-H Youth Development Program is in every county in California. You will recognize 4-H by its green clover. What you may not know is that 4-H is for everybody, for all young people in California, whether they’re in small towns, big cities, or anything in between. Today, 4-H in California is 130,000 young people learning, achieving, and giving back to their communities, supported by 20,000 caring and enthusiastic adult volunteers.

Contact people:

Ali Reynoso, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) Zelda Hughes, (phone), (email) Michael Marzolla, Program Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (805) 692-1731

Address:

305 Camino Del Remedio Santa Barbara, CA 93110 (See a map)

Web Site: http://cesantabarbara.ucdavis.edu

Directions:

FROM THE SOUTH: 101 to El Sueno exit; El Sueno, turn left to Calle Real; Calle Real to Camino del Remedio, turn right, look for the sign on your left that says UC Cooperative Extension and PHD Loading... FROM THE NORTH: 101 to the Turnpike exit, turn left onto turnpike and over the freeway to Camino Real; Turn right onto Camino Real and take your third left onto Camino del Remedio look for the sign on your left that says UC Cooperative Extension and PHD Loading... Turn left onto the drive that leads into the into the parking lot. Our building is up the drive a ways and on your left. You cannot see the front of it until you have passed it as it faces west and the building is partially obscured by the landscaping. The office entrance has a sign that says University of California Cooperative Extension in large letters. There are three parking spaces in front and across the drive is the Public Health Department building and the loading dock. You may also park in the lot below the building.   Nearest Bus Stop: Public Health Department, 5 minute walk

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