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Becoming a 4-H Volunteer
Each year, the Oregon 4-H Youth Development program involves more than 5,000 adults in providing fun, hands-on learning opportunities to more than 50,000 Oregon youth. To learn more about becoming a 4-H volunteer, contact the Extension office in your county.
How to become an
Oregon 4-H volunteer
- Decide that you have the time and interest to help youth explore and chart positive futures.
- Consider volunteering to lead a 4-H group in your community, your local school, or any other location where there are youth who need positive, committed adult role models in their lives.
- Contact your county Oregon State University Extension office to find out about local opportunities for 4-H involvement.
- Complete the Oregon 4-H Volunteer Leader screening and orientation process. Because the Oregon 4-H Youth Development program is committed to helping create safe environments for young people to learn, have fun and develop socially, we work to ensure that the adults we entrust to work with young people only have the best interests of youth at heart. Training related to the well-being of youth and adults is part of the required orientation process for all potential new 4-H volunteer leaders.
- Share your skills, knowledge and talents while having fun with kids and you're sure to make a difference in their lives.
4-H offers a variety of programs, activities and events designed specifically to support and enhance volunteer participation and involvement in kids' lives. The work volunteers do with youth is also supported by university-developed educational materials and resources available through your county OSU Extension office.
