Lewis and Clark County 4-H Foundation

The organization works in conjunction with the Lewis & Clark County extension 4-H program to provide local 4-H members and leaders funds for assistance with and promotion of 4-H activities, participation in County, state, national events, and educational scholarships. The County extension is a part of the local County government and Montana state university extension 4-H program which is part of the national 4-H youth program of the u.s. department of agriculture. All of these programs are linked into higher education through the land-grant university in each state.the Foundation funds a number of activities to the 4-H members and leaders in Lewis & Clark co including but not limited to:achievement awards, chaperones, citizenship seminar, Montana 4-H congress, family assistance, Montana 4-H Foundation, national Montana 4-H congress, national shooting sports, rec lab, scholarships, shooting sports instructor training, state leaders forum and teen ambassador program.during the 2023/24 fiscal year, the organization had 437 members and 42 active projects.