Youth

The National 4-H Council Thursday shared details of the $50 million unrestricted gift from writer and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.  The organization said the gift, announced in February, will help close the opportunity gap for America's youth.     ...

USDA's top official for climate, Robert Bonnie, says moving forward, one of the things he would like to focus on is the Forest Service's Civilian Conservation Corps, which was set up after The Great Depression. He noted the program creates about 10,000 opportunities annually for young folks, for veterans, and others ...

The USDA marked National Ag Day Thursday by rolling out a new web-site aimed at young people.   "It is a platform to showcase the multitude of USDA youth programs. Each one of our agencies is doing some amazing youth programming and education work," said USDA's Youth Program Coordinator Tory Powell.  ...