Michigan 4-H is meeting with lawmakers in Lansing as part of National 4-H Week.
Julie Chapin, director of Michigan State University Extension children and youth initiatives, tells Brownfield the first ever 4-H Day at the Capitol is meant to bring greater awareness to the state’s largest youth development organization.
“We currently engage almost 100,000 young people and over 9,000 volunteers in helping deliver that programming,” she shares. “Those people are supported by over 100 4-H Extension program coordinators who are out in the communities.”
She says 4-H is supported by state appropriations earmarked for MSU Extension and would not be possible without a strong volunteer base.
