Oregon 4-H Foundation

About Us

Making the best better!

Unlocking the potential of young people to learn, grow and thrive is at the core of Oregon 4-H Youth Development programs. 4-H empowers young people with hands-on learning experiences to help them grow and thrive. By creating a safe and welcoming environment, young people develop the skills needed to make a positive impact on the world around them.

Learn more about Oregon 4-H and how to get involved!

Mission

Our Mission is 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.

FOURWARD Fund/Beavers Care Campaign

4-H looks different during the COVID-19 pandemic but with your support, Oregon 4-H is still reaching and engaging youth across urban, suburban and rural communities. 4-H leaders and volunteers have shifted how they engage 4-Hers, but our commitment and the pledge of every 4-H member remains.

I pledge my head to clearer thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service,
and my health to better living,
for my club, my community, my country and my world.

We meet youth where they are, and kids need us now more than ever. Please become a part of positive youth development in Oregon with a gift to the 4-H Emergency Fund. Oregon 4-H Foundation trustees are proud to partner with Beavers Care and National 4-H Councils Fourward Fund campaign in this critical effort. In making a difference now, your gift will help us today and in the future.

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Giving Opportunities

4-H Fund for Excellence

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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Oregon 4-H Center

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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Support 4-H Programs in your Community

Support 4-H Programs

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.

Giving Impacts

Statewide Scholarship Opportunities

Statewide Scholarships

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.

Oregon 4-H Foundation Grant Program

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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Join the Conversation

Oregon 4-H Program Facebook channel

Learn how alumni, parents, and friends of Oregon 4-H can support our youth, faculty, and community programs by contacting:

Tom McLennan
Interim Executive Director
Oregon 4-H Foundation
Phone: 541-737-0847
Email

Thank you for your support!