Wyoming Youth Encouraged to Join 2024-2025 4-H Program

The Wyoming 4-H program encourages youth ages 5-18 to register for the 2024-2025 program year during National 4-H Week, which runs Sunday, Oct. 6, through Saturday, Oct. 12.

group of children and one woman sit on the floor painting geometric shapes onto squares of plywood — 4-H members work on an art project at Showcase Showdown, an annual event held in Laramie, in June 2024. Photo by Peter Bishop.

Wyoming 4-H is a positive youth development program administered by the University of Wyoming Extension and supported by a network of volunteers across the state. In 2023, nearly 8,000 Wyoming youth enrolled in the program.

“I have seen firsthand how 4-H shapes Wyoming youth into confident, capable leaders,” says Sam Krieger, Wyoming 4-H program leader. “National 4-H Week is an exciting opportunity to celebrate these accomplishments while encouraging more youth to join this vibrant, life-changing program.”

4-H helps young people build lifelong leadership skills through hands-on learning, mentorship, and meaningful community engagement. With the support of extension educators and volunteers, 4-H’ers explore project areas ranging from livestock showing, woodworking, and cake decoration to public speaking, robotics, and photography.

4-H is available in every Wyoming county and on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The program provides opportunities for youth to participate in camps, local and state fairs, national leadership experiences, and even international trips.

This year, “Beyond Ready” is the theme of National 4-H Week. “This campaign is especially meaningful because it reflects the heart of 4-H: preparing youth to excel not only in their future careers but in life itself,” says Krieger.

To join Wyoming 4-H, visit www.uwyo.edu/4-h or contact a local UW Extension office. Contact information for county offices can be found at https://bit.ly/uwe-counties.