YNOE Professional Development: Nature-Based Education, June 24th, 9:30am-3pm Join the Environment Department at CCE-Broome for a day long training on how to bring nature-based education into the classroom, and how to bring the classroom into nature. 9:30-10am: Welcome 10-11:30: Bringing Nature into the Classroom 11:30-12pm: Lunch provided 12-1pm: Community and Classroom Compost Programing 1-3pm: Insect Programing in the Cutler Botanic Garden 3pm: Depart Participants will rec

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First-Ever New York State 4-H Livestock Bowl Held at Cornell University Ithaca, NY — The inaugural New York State 4-H Livestock Bowl took place on Saturday, April 25, at Cornell University, marking an exciting new opportunity for youth across the state to showcase their knowledge and skills in livestock science. To qualify for this year’s event, participants were required to complete an online written examination administered by their county 4-H Educator

Looking to energize your 4-H Volunteer training with fresh ideas and creativity? Each week, we’re bringing you dynamic, research-based resources that are ready to use and easy to fit into your program. Supporting volunteers in reaching their goals and delivering high-quality youth experiences is at the heart of Volunteer Involvement across our CCE System (VIPP). These lessons are crafted to inspire innovation, build confidence, and help you share the 4-H story in ways that tr

Quick reminder that Paper Clover starts tomorrow, April 17 th and runs until May 3rd. If you need promotional materials, they can be found at Paper Clover Marketing We would love to see pictures of your 4-H'ers in store. We will randomly surprise a few submitters/posters with a 4-H gift pack so please share those pictures!! You can email pictures to me or post at hashtag #4HPaperClover tagging NYS 4-H! If you haven't already, please sign up for demo days April 25 th

Join us for April's Community Neuroscience Initiative’s Accessible neuroscience lecture for the 2026-2027 Academic Year. "How Trauma and Stress Shape the Brain and Our Health" o Dr. Nathaniel Harnett of Harvard Medical School at Mclean Hospital researches contextual factors underlying demographic differences in stress-related disorders following trauma. He will introduce research on how neighborhood context and historical factors can account for brain-related risk and r

Training Tuesday! Looking to bring more spark and innovation to your 4-H Volunteer training? Each week, we’re featuring research-based, grab-and-go resources you can easily integrate into your 4-H Program. Supporting volunteers in reaching their goals and delivering high-quality youth experiences is at the heart of Volunteer Involvement across our CCE System (VIPP). These lessons are crafted to strengthen volunteer skills, inspire creativity, and help you share the incred

Please join us May 29th! Join us as we celebrate 38 years of supporting 4-H here in New York state. The J. David Ferris Memorial 4-H Golf Open is back at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Cornell University on Friday , May 29 . Last year, this event raised over $20,000 in support of 4-H across the state and has raised well over $500,000 over the 37 years of this tournament! Please help us make this year’s event even more successful. The New York State 4-H program has be

ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY SPEAKER SERIES Presents Caring for What Sustains Us Sustainability is not an add‑on to our work; it is the way we care for what sustains us. Across the year, these nationally recognized thought leaders will engage participants in skill-building through timely conversations and practical reflections across the interconnected domains of human, social, economic, and environmental care. Each session will offer a space to strengthen personal susta

Just a friendly reminder that the registration for the 2026 Human Ecology In-Service will close on Weds, April 9th. We also want to let folks know that there seemed to have been a glitch with the registration link which has not been updated and should be working for all who want to register. When registering please select domestic check. We will be billing after the event and we will send a registration confirmation asking for your billing information as well as checking in

The NYS 4-H Beyond Ready Strategy Team has been hard at work synthesizing input from you and others all across New York; drafting a vision and strategic roadmap that could transform how we prepare young people to dream big and thrive in our rapidly changing world. Our team of youth, young alumni, 4-H Educators, and community partners has spent months diving deep into what today's New York State youth need most and how 4-H can evolve to meet them where they are. But we're n

ACT for Youth ACT partners with organizations and communities to create environments, relationships, and systems that support young people from birth through early adulthood. ACT for Youth is a project of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and a key 4-H partner. Here are resources from the ACT for Youth April Update : New Youth Engagement Series! ACT for Youth is launching a new series of publications called Welcoming ALL Youth. Welcoming ALL Youth brings

4-H Wild Edibles Instructor Training 2026 Date: June 9-10, 2026 Location: 4-H Camp Owahta, 4826 Knecht Rd, McGraw, NY 13101 This training prepares participants to become NYS 4-H Wild Edibles Level 2 Instructors , meaning they are trained to deliver the required 6-hour Level 1 training to other educators and volunteers using New York’s Natural Resources: 4-H Wild Edibles Curriculum , a resource designed for 4-H youth ages 12 and older. Participants will build skills in plant i

4-H’ers (ages 14-18 as of January 1, 2026) you are invited to attend the 2026 NY 4-H Capital Days, May 17-19, 2026! Cost: $285.00 for youth participants and chaperones Join us in person in our state capital, Albany, as we get acquainted with our state government and connect with other teens and 4-H Educators from across the state! Visit the Assembly and Senate Chambers, the state court system, and tour the Capitol building and learn all about its history. Choose an agency y

The Student Success Coach Learning Network, convened by City Year, is a new collaborative learning community for organizations across New York State that recruit, train, manage, and deploy a Student Success Coach workforce (ages 17–25). Selected organizations will receive funding to participate in a pilot cohort running from May 2026 to June 2027. Participants will join a statewide community of practice and gain access to training, coaching, and practical implementation tool

2nd Edition of the Clover Connection

We have a draft statewide NY 4-H strategic vision and recommendations and we want to hear from youth all about it! You're invited to host a conversation with youth from your county or program. The NYS 4-H Beyond Ready Strategy Team, a team of youth, young alumni, 4-H Educators, campus and community partners, have been engaged in discovery process focused on understanding the changing strengths, opportunities, and needs of today’s New York State youth and imagining how NYS 4