Your gift to the 4-H Fund for Excellence supports the 4-H Foundation’s mission to advance the Oregon 4-H Program through acquisition of resources and developing partnerships to expand outreach, and maximizing stewardship of resources, grants and awards.

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Your gift to the Oregon 4-H Center supports the idea in which the camp was built upon. A vison of serving young people with a recreational and educational facility that allows youth to experience nature in an environment in which they can grow and learn. The Oregon 4-H Center serves thousands of Oregon youth every year and is available to all youth development camping and outdoor education organizations.

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Oregon 4-H’s Youth Development programs extend to each of Oregon’s 36 counties, serving a variety of programing in which youth engage in livestock projects, STEM learning, consumer science, service learning, and much more! Every gift made to a county 4-H Program Fund is will directly benefit 4-H youth development programs in that community…. ***Coming soon*** Make a gift for all 36 4-H county program funds.

The Oregon 4-H Foundation has endowments and annual gifts to award twelve 4-H scholarships per year, with awards ranging from $500 to $3,000. Decisions on awarding scholarships are made by the Oregon 4-H Recognition Committee. Roberta Lundeberg, 4-H State Specialist, provides leadership for the Committee. Many of the scholarships are available to 4-H members who will be attending Oregon State University. For information about scholarships available and how to apply, visit the Oregon 4-H Website.

With funds available from generous donors the Oregon 4-H Foundation awards 4-H clubs, county extension programs, leaders, faculty and staff with grant funding for programs and projects that serve Oregon 4-H youth in areas of innovation, leadership, and community pride. Grant proposals require approval by a 4-H county or state faculty member, as well as the Regional Administrator.

Deadline for proposals to be received by the Oregon 4-H Foundation office are January 30, May 15, and September 30. Funding proposals will be reviewed, funding decisions made, and payments authorized at the 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees at their quarterly meetings. All grants are awarded for a one-year period and require a final report at the conclusion of funding period.

Previously funded programs include:

• The Eastern Oregon 4-H Leadership Retreat involve youth from 7 counties. The retreat is planned, organized, and workshops are taught by older 4-H members.
• High Desert Leadership Retreat. The retreat is open to young people from Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, and Wheeler counties and Warm Springs Reservation, grades 7-12. It is designed to develop leadership skills and to promote community service.

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