Tag: Cooperative Extension

4-H Volunteers: Educate & Empower

October 19, 2023

SC 4-H Volunteers and Extension Agents at the 2023 Volunteer Conference  National 4-H Council reports that over 500,000 volunteers give of their time and share their interests with nearly six million youth across the United States and around the globe (4-H.org). In South Carolina, we boast close to 3500 volunteers who provide 4-H connection, caring, […]

SC 4-H Thriving: Belonging

March 21, 2023

Greenville Teen Council members with their 4-H agent. What does it mean to belong? Human beings instinctively feel the need to be connected. Research has shown that loss of belonging has been associated with stress, illness, loneliness, and depression. At some point during our lives, we are told that we belong somewhere or to something […]