Apply to be a UMaine Extension 4-H teen leadership mentor
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is seeking UMaine students to become mentors for a new leadership program called YOUth have a Voice: 4-H Youth in Governance and Civic Engagement. Applications should be completed by Friday, Sept. 8.
Mentors will support high-school-age teens as they take on a more active role in serving and improving their communities. The nine-month program will introduce Maine teens to civic processes and connect them with peers and adults through civic engagement. Mentors will also help youth complete a service project in their local community.
In this program, 4-H teens are encouraged to step out of their comfort zone, find their voice, and strive to become the person they see for their future self. Mentors help teens by providing a safe and welcoming space, helping to assess community needs and collaboratively developing achievable goals to create change. Mentors will meet with their 4-H members twice per month in statewide and independent meetings online and in-person.
No prior experience in 4-H is required. Mentors will be matched with 4-H teens based on their knowledge, skills and interests for service projects.
More information and application forms can be found on the UMaine Extension website. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Andrew Hudacs, andrew.hudacs@maine.edu, 207.581.8204.