How to join 4-H, Portage County 4-H history, 4-H Family Guide, Ohio 4-H Hall of Fame, Portage County census data, 4-H Pledge & the 4-H Creed. Also included specific information about Portage County 4-H and a link to our 4-H Professionals and the programs/topics they support.

About Portage County 4-H 

Portage County 4-H is a family affair. Everyone becomes involved in the learning, the business and the fun. 

• Learning To Learn - learning through experience Leading 
• Self And Others - working as a team 
• Relating To Others - accepting diversity 
• Communicating With Others - creative expression 
• Planning And Organizing - setting short and long-term goals

4-H'ers learn through experience in two ways: 

• Community involvement - volunteer time to help community needs 
• Life Skill Projects - develop self-esteem and lifetime interests

Cloverbuds allows 5 to 8 year old children to become involved with 4-H on a non-competitive basis.

Portage County can boast about their program which:

• Involves 6,810 community based club and outreach 4-H members.
• Lead by 457 volunteers.
• We offer over 200 different 4-H projects.
• Our 4-H clubs are spread throughout the county and we can help you find one in your area!