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Youth Development


We ensure high-quality, out-of-school-time learning opportunities for Minnesota youth. Learn more about Youth Development

  • Youth leaders & workers

    Find Youth Work Institute professional development courses, workshops, seminars, and practical ways to apply your learning to your work in Training & Events.

  • 4-H

    Parents & youth

    Find exciting learning opportunities, activities and projects for youth of all ages in Minnesota 4-H.

  • Researchers & policy makers

    Find the latest studies, research and information about out-of-school time youth programs in Research.

  • Scholarships, grants, gifts

    Looking for funding for a group or individual youth development project? Want to donate money to support youth programs? The Minnesota 4-H Foundation helps you support youth programs in Minnesota.

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Brittany, a 4-H alumna, with girls

By empowering youth to plan and lead educational activities for their peers, Extension's 4-H program puts decades of youth development research into practice every day. 4-H alumna Brittany Eich and many others have joined 4-H and developed key skills to succeed in college, their careers, and communities.
Read more in Source magazine.

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