Cooperative Extension: 4-H

Volunteers

• How Do I Become a Volunteer?
• General Volunteer Resources

What kind of 4-H volunteer opportunities are available?

• 4-H Club Leader: Work in partnership with youth ages 9-19 to develop citizenship, leadership, and life skills. Whether you want to oversee a general club or a focus on a specific topic, you’ll help young people learn the importance of record keeping, public speaking, and service learning, while learning new skills and having fun.
• 4-H Cloverbud Leader: Work with young children ages 5-8 to introduce them to a wide variety of hands-on activities that will help them develop social skills, begin to learn about the world of 4-H, and have fun.
• 4-H Chaperone: Provide transportation or simply go with a youth group to a special event or activity. This could be for local, state or even national 4-H events.
• 4-H Project Leader: Share your skills, talents or special interests such as photography, horses, dogs, rabbits, sewing, computers or woodworking. In this role, you may be called upon to offer a number of sessions at an afterschool program, or assist a club leader by sharing your expertise and working with their club members.
• 4-H Afterschool Volunteer: Teach a special interest program in a local afterschool program.
• 4-H Animal Science Committee: Work with a committed group of adult and youth volunteers to focus your energy and expertise to help provide educational opportunities for youth in a variety of livestock projects.
• Episodic 4-H Volunteer: We have a variety of volunteer opportunities that don’t require a long-term commitment. Judging at the fair, helping with a specific fundraiser, assisting with a garden project, scoring 4-H project records, or organizing an annual county event to name a few.

Contact your local UMaine Extension county office to find out what opportunities are available in your county.

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Image Description: volunteers work with 4-Hers on wind power project; photo by Edwin Remsberg, USDA