Join or create a 4-H club in your community. 4-H is the youth development program conducted by the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas.
Some scholarships are available at the county level.
The mission of 4-H is to provide opportunities for youth to acquire knowledge, develop life skills, form attitudes, and practice behavior that will enable them to become self directing, productive, and contributing members of society. My Hand to larger service, My Health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world. Educational Philosophy Experiential education - learn by doing. Motto To make the best better was suggested by Miss Carrie Harrison of USDA and adopted by a committee of state and national leaders in 1912. Colors Green - nature's most common color, symbolizes springtime, life and youth.