Sustaining Our Surroundings (S.O.S.)
Florida 4-H State Project
4-H Serving Florida Communities
Florida 4-H State Project 2021-2023
SP site vid 1.mp4Welcome message from our State Project Chairs
Welcome!
In 4-H, we believe in empowering young people, and valuing your voice. Join us as we embark on a rewarding journey "To Make the Best Better" in our community, country, and world through a culture of service learning.
Our Philosophy
The 4-H motto is “To Make the Best Better”. Therefore, it is our responsibility to make our wonderful state of Florida even better. Florida faces adverse natural and man made challenges. Using the life skills we as 4-H'ers learn, we will strive to make the best better through service learning.
What is Service learning?
Service learning is an enhanced, meaningful community service strategy designed to enrich the understanding of why we serve. Here is a simple way to think about about it:
COMMUNITY SERVICE OR SERVICE LEARNING?
Learning to serve is an essential part of being an engaged citizen. The 4-H Program strives to teach youth to serve their communities. There are many ways to serve, and two common types of service in youth development programs are community service and service learning. What is the difference between the two?
Community Service=The primary goal is doing something for the community.
Service Learning=The goal is twofold. First, participants learn about their community and develop life skills. Second, the project meets a need in the community.
There are four types of service learning:
Click on each to learn how they apply to what you may already be doing!
When you finish learning, then it comes time to "Do"! We would love to learn of how YOU are serving your community.
