Since the early 1950s, the statewide 4-H program has connected communities and children. Fairbanks Chancellor Marshall Lind, those connections will be stronger. Under the plan, the role of UAF educators and researchers in developing practical skills for the state's youth will be emphasized. Club members will conduct an informational campaign, provide educational programs and circulate petitions to increase awareness of 4-H activities in Alaska. There are more than 130 clubs active statewide that serve students living as far south as Hoonah and as far north as Barrow.
Students range in age from kindergarten to high school.
ACE is a cooperative, statewide program run in partnership with the U.S. Agriculture Department and UAF's College of Rural Alaska.