4-H youth development provides young people with many opportunities to develop the life skills that will help them become capable, responsible, and compassionate adults. One of these life skills is being a responsible citizen.

Responsible citizenship is an individual's demonstration of love and devotion in response to duties, rights and privileges as a member of a community or country. It includes

	loyalty to one's place of residence (city, state, county);
	the entitlements and privileges of citizenship, including voting, protection, participation in government;
	obligations of citizenship; and,
	appreciating and valuing diversity.

Several aspects of the Tennessee 4-H Youth Development program focus on specific areas of citizenship. These include civic engagement, service learning, youth-adult partnerships, and youth in governance.

Follow the links at the left to explore more about these topics and how you can become a more responsible citizen.