In every state, 4-H clubs receive materials and assistance from the campus of a state land-grant university. In West Virginia, that land-grant is West Virginia University. In your community, 4-H is organized through your county’s office of the West Virginia University Extension Service. Each county office is an extension of WVU. In fact, it is often said that the mission of the Extension Service is to bring the university to the people in their communities where they live, learn, work, and play.

Besides supporting 4-H, the WVU Extension Service faculty and staff provide many other programs to benefit consumers, parents, businesses, employees, and local communities. Extension educators help people develop skills in a variety of subject areas, including safety, conservation, nutrition, firefighting, agriculture, parenting, and workforce development.