Reports
National 4-H Program Evaluation Reports
For well over a century, 4-H has contributed to the learning and development of youth in significant ways, positioning 4-H as the largest and enduring youth development organizations in the country. While project-based learning and positive youth development have long been the intended outcomes of 4-H, those outcomes have not been systematically measured on a national sample. The 2022 National 4-H Index Study is the first time that both 4-H program outcomes and positive youth development have been measured together in a national 4-H sample.
4-H Healthy Habits Program Evaluation Report
Walmart’s investment of over $13 million across the last decade has provided more than 1 million youth and families with important nutrition education. The investment has also built the capacity of 4‑H educators, providing them with tools and training to help them reach underserved audiences in African, Latino and Native American communities with culturally relevant programming.
Beyond the Gap
Research undertaken by youth development organizations such as 4-H shows that COVID-19 has exacerbated the inequities our young people face in terms of their mental health, their access to education and their employability – particularly amongst those who were already experiencing trauma, systemic social inequity and other disadvantages prior to the pandemic.
