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Growing Leaders

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The Co-op Growing Leaders Program is a partnership between 4-H Alberta, Federated Co-operatives Limited and 17 local Alberta Co-op's (see listed below). This program was started in 2022 in an effort to encourage more members to join the 4-H program after experiencing decreasing club numbers post COVID.

The Co-op Growing Leaders Program funds new member registration fees for first-year members (to a maximum of $200) and up to 50% (to a maximum of $100) for second-year returning Co-op Growing Leader Member applicants. Since the programs launch in 2022, the Co-op Growing Leader Program has sponsored 209 new member and continues to gain momentum each year!


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The local Co-ops supporting this initiative:

New Horizon

Serving Grande Prairie, Fairview, Rycroft, Valleyview, La Glace, Falher, Fox Creek, Clairmont, Grande Cache, Beaverlodge and Hythe

South Country

Serving Medicine Hat, Dunmore, Redcliff, Oyen, Acadia Valley, Barons, Brooks, Bassano, High River, Claresholm, Barons, Picture Butte, Lethbridge, Taber, Foremost, Bow Island, Vauxhall, Lomond, Duchess and Hays

Central Alberta

Serving Red Deer, Sylvan Lake, Lacombe, Innisfail, Spruce View, Castor, Stettler, Eckville, Blackfalds, Crossfield and Elnora

Cornerstone

Serving Vermilion, St. Paul, Elk Point, Wainwright, Mannville, Dewberry, Two Hills and Provost

North Central

Serving Edmonton, Stony Plain, Edson, Fort Saskatchewan, Sherwood Park, St. Albert and Spruce Grove

Westview

Serving Olds, Didsbury, Carstairs, Drumheller, Eagle Hill, Hanna, Horseshoe Canyon, Linden and Sundre

Lloydminster & District

Serving Lloydminster, Lashburn, Maidstone and Neilburg

Pincher Creek

Serving Pincher Creek, Coleman, Cowley, Fort MacLeod and Sparwood (BC)

Wild Rose

Serving Camrose, Tofield, Killam, Sedgewick, Viking Alliance, Galahad and Hardisty

North Corridor

Serving Boyle, Thorhild, Athabasca and Redwater

Irma

Serving the community of Irma

Arrowwood

Serving Arrowwood, Carseland, Milo and Vulcan

Pembina West

Serving Barrhead, Whitecourt and Mayerthorpe

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How we have been growing our impact

Over the past four years, the Co-op Growing Leaders initiative has continued to expand its reach, strengthening support for 4‑H youth across Alberta:

2021-2022:
Cornerstone Co-op participated and sponsored 73 new members in the program.

2022-2023:
Seven Co-ops (Arrowwood, Central Alberta, Cornerstone, New Horizon, Pembina West, Pincher Creek and Westview) participated and sponsored a total of 209 new kids in the program.

2023-2024:
The program expanded to 13 Local Alberta Co-ops (Arrowwood, Central Alberta, Cornerstone, Irma, Lloydminster and District, North Central, North Corridor, New Horizon, Pembina West, Pincher Creek, South Country, Westview, and Wild Rose).
In partnership with Federated Co-operatives Limited, the program sponsored 390 new members in the program!

2024-2025:
The initiative grew again, with 16 Local Alberta Co-ops participating (Arrowwood, Central Alberta, Cornerstone, Irma, Lloydminster and District, North Central, New Horizon, North Corridor, Pembina West, Pincher Creek, South Country, Westview, Wild Rose, Lakeland, Neerlandia, and Peace Country Co-op).
Together with Federated Co-op, the program sponsored 436 new and returning 4‑H members.

In total, the Co-op Growing Leaders Program has supported 1,108 new and returning 4‑H members, helping to bolster Alberta’s strong registration numbers compared with other provinces across Canada.


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