4-H gets $65,000 boost from Board of Supervisors
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has restored $65,000 for the 4-H program, which has long provided youths diverse educational opportunities about the farming and ranching industries.
The action came at Tuesday's board meeting with the adoption of the county's 2009-10 budget.
The 4-H program is administered by the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and focuses on experential learning programs designed to facilitate personal development. It also instills good citizenship and healthy living in its students and encourages the application of science and technology in its field of study.
"It is especially critical that during these very difficult times that our county leverages our assets so that we can soften the blow of our budget cuts," Third District Supervisor Neil Derry said in a news release. "This is a phenomenal program for our young people and worthy of preserving on its merits alone."
The county receives $8 million from outside sources for every one dollar it puts into the program.
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