Virginia Cooperative ExtensionPrice, Tonya T.Elmer, Billie Jean2016-04-212016-04-212014-06-18http://hdl.handle.net/10919/706874-H Youth Development provides the longitudinal opportunities and caring adults who promote positive outcomes for teens. However, the recruitment and retention of teen 4-H members is often difficult because of family and community factors. While these factors may inhibit positive teen opportunities, there are other factors that can help overcome the barriers.3 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.4-H Leadership & Personal DevelopmentExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/4-H/4H-284/4H-284-pdf.pdf4-H clubsprogramsadolescentstrainingrecruitmentretention