Activities designed to teach children about nature, animals, art, music, food, and health.
Lancaster County Clubs
Lancaster County 4-H Program hosts many 4-H clubs offering unique educational opportunities for youth across the county.
Browse the clubs and find what interests you!
Community Clubs are clubs that offer various projects through one club. The different projects meet separately from the club. For example, popular projects in the community clubs are sewing, foods, rocketry, archery, etc.
The Dairy & Livestock Clubs that are species oriented and focus on market and dairy animals. Project Clubs are also oriented a specific project, such as rabbits, alpacas, seeing eye puppies, etc. Each club specializes in a particular subject area. The Horse Clubs specialize in horses but can be found in different communities across Lancaster County. Special Interest Clubs are clubs that focuses on learning one project or skill over a shortened period of time.
Project Areas
- Animal Science
- Civic Engagement and Leadership
- Communication and Expressive Arts
- Environmental Science and Shooting Sports
- Healthy Living and Wellness
- STEM
Start a new club
4-H is all about exploration! If you do not see a project or a club that looks like the right fit, you can start a new club.
- 4-H Clubs require:
- At least 5 youth (from at least two families)
- An adult club leader as point of contact with the 4-H Educator
- A minimum of 2 screened adult volunteers
- Hold regular educational meetings
Contact your county 4-H educator to discuss the process of developing a new club.
Clubs
Special Interest Clubs (SPIN)
Special Interest clubs are offered throughout the year. Topics may include gardening, creative arts, theater arts, cloverbuds and more. Please be sure to check out the news and events section for upcoming SPIN opportunities.
Our dairy and livestock clubs are based around each species. Currently we offer a club for each of these livestock species: beef, dairy, dairy beef, market goats, sheep and swine.
Lancaster County 4-H
Address
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 140Lancaster, PA 17601-3184
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Email LancasterExt@psu.edu
- Office 717-394-6851