Support 4-H
Giving to Mississippi 4-H
Donating to Mississippi 4-H through the MSU Foundation allows you to build a legacy of support for the young people of Mississippi. When you partner with 4-H, you are helping to provide life-changing programs that enhance young people’s abilities to develop and use critical thinking, leadership, communication, and social skills and to grow into responsible, productive adults.
Give to 4-H today to grow the leaders of tomorrow!
Every day, across Mississippi, more than 88,000 4-H members are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills; developing caring relationships with kids and adults; and serving others in their communities and beyond. The skills learned through 4-H and the friendships developed last a lifetime, helping today’s young people grow into the competent, caring, and contributing adults
of tomorrow.
The Mississippi 4-H Foundation, administered by the Mississippi State University Foundation, is dedicated to building relationships and securing resources to support 4-H programs with the goal of ensuring strong and vital opportunities for Mississippi’s youth for years to come.
The Mississippi 4-H Foundation Advisory Board supports the Foundation and Mississippi 4-H by developing relationships, identifying potential donors, and communicating with others about the value and impact of 4-H in Mississippi.
News
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Harry Martin helped create the blueprint for major industrial and economic development in Lee County, and now he is laying another foundation for something big -- this time for a Mississippi 4-H statewide scholarship campaign.
Martin partnered with the Mississippi State University Extension Center for 4-H Youth Development to establish the Harry Martin 4-H Youth Leadership Endowed Scholarship. His support was recognized Sept. 11, when he was presented a commemorative football during the game between MSU and North Carolina State University.
Success Stories
Assessing and Adjusting
MSU Extension prepares 4-H HomeGrown Scholarship campaign
Back to Her Roots
Although Greta Thornton’s children are adults, she could not give up the volunteer work that she says keeps her connected to agriculture.
Neal Smith grew up in Picayune in Pearl River County and has lived in Ohio for 27 years. As the chief executive officer and executive secretary for the American Jersey Cattle Association, Smith has been able to stay connected to the reason he joined 4-H as a child—his love of dairy cattle. He first joined 4-H because he wanted to show his Jersey calf at the Pearl River County Fair.
When Emma Grace McGrew became Mississippi’s 2017 Miss Hospitality, a year of exciting experiences awaited the former Prentiss County 4-H’er and self-proclaimed country girl.