The 4-H Standing Committee on Positive Youth Development (PYD) was chartered in 2019 as a Program Leader’s Working Group (PLWG) task force, and approved as a permanent PLWG standing committee in 2022. The committee seeks to advance the science and research foundation of positive youth development (PYD) , with an emphasis on informing and transforming PYD practice in 4-H across the country. Specifically, the committee works to advance research and evaluation, professional development, and alignment across the 4-H system to advance science-based positive youth development in 4-H that is consistent, correct, and complete.