Hero packs are a tangible way to say thank you to Military Youth whose parents have deployed. Hero Packs conatain a variety of items and information that assist youth and parents to stay connected during deployments and separation. In addition, Hero Packs provide a link between military children and Operation: Military Kids. This guide focuses on a variety of activities to use Hero Packs as a service learning project for youth groups across the nation.

The purpose of the WPIIT is to help create for youth a variety of options for improving educational and skill competencies and for making effective connections to employers. The WPIIT promotes the linkage between academic and occupational learning and opportunities related to career planning, effective interview techniques, dressing for success, smart money management and business etiquette.

The way you handle yourself in a business and social environment can reveal a lot about you. Generally thought of as soft skills, business etiquette helps to build a professional image and can be a determining factor in job success and satisfaction.

School children visiting Parker Coliseum in Baton Rouge for AgMagic aren’t just learning about the wonders of agriculture and our natural resources.

Sitting in a hospital all day long is not much fun for the typical child, especially Jackson, a 3-year-old with big brown eyes and Batman pajamas. When 4-H’ers Jessica Windham and Myles Morris asked if he wanted to make a keychain, he was glad to make a "butterfly one for my mom."

Five Louisiana 4-H members attended the first Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference earlier this month at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Ga.

A first-time festival involving more than 2,000 visitors and about 100 volunteers usually takes an experienced committee of adults to plan and manage. The success of the recent "Up With Kids" event, however, was due to a group of Baton Rouge teenagers.

State 4-H officers and leaders helped teach leadership skills to their peers during the Annual Leadership Conference at the Grant Walker 4-H Education Center, March 24-26.

The images of children sitting idle moved Tennessee high school student Emily Hollingsworth to take action, and Hollingsworth inspired a whole community.

A Vermilion Parish 4-H’er recently was recognized as the Louisiana winner of the Prudential Spirit of Community Award, which honors young people for outstanding volunteer service to their communities.