4-H Citizenship Washington Focus 2023 – A National 4-H Opportunity

Program Overview: Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is National 4-H Council’s premier leadership and civic engagement experience held each summer in the Washington, DC area. It is a week-long event (Sunday - Friday) for 4-H members in grades 9-12 (14-19 years old). The program is based on the principle that democracy requires skills and strategies that must be learned and practiced, and it teaches participants to be active, responsible citizens and leaders. The program utilizes Washington, DC as a working classroom to learn about the government, citizenship and civic engagement and provides hands-on opportunities for our teens to promote “Better Citizens Today, Better Leaders Tomorrow." The New Jersey delegates will travel by coach bus for the week and will experience all that Washington, DC has to offer. We will join approximately 250 4-H members representing a variety of states.

The conference is scheduled for June 25-30, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, Maryland. NJ is planning to send a group of approximately twenty (20) 4-H members and 2 adult chaperones to the conference.

Applications due March 20, 2023 to the county office

Applications, cover sheets and the county reservation form must be emailed on or before March 20, 2023 to the county office. The application and information about Citizen Washington Focus can be found at https://nj4h.rutgers.edu/citizenship/washingtonfocus/