BECOMING A VOLUNTEER:

Volunteering for Howard County 4-H can provide you with a wide variety of opportunities to encourage, educate and mentor youth.  Volunteer jobs may be one-time events, such as teaching a project workshop or may be ongoing like becoming a 4-H Club Leader.  To begin the process you should first…

CHOOSE A VOLUNTEER JOB:

Organizational Leader –support members by providing meaningful educational experiences to help youth grow and reach their fullest potential through a 4-H club experience and by informing and encouraging members, parents, and other volunteers to actively participate in appropriate 4-H opportunities to stimulate the best chance for their success.

Project Leader –help youth develop life skills and skills and information about a specific project.  Support members by providing meaningful educational experiences to help youth grow and reach their fullest potential through a 4-H club experience.

Clover Kids Leader –promote children’s positive development through cooperative learning and developmentally appropriate practices by providing opportunities for K-3 youth to practice 5 life skills: self-understanding, social interaction, decision-making, learning to learn and mastering physical skills.

START THE BACKGROUND CHECK:

Becoming a Howard County 4-H Volunteer is a fairly simple process.  However, our youth are our most valuable resource and we hold our volunteers to the highest standards of quality and safety.  For their protection we do require a letter of intent and a number of reference and safety checks for our ongoing volunteers.  After submission of your letter of intent you will be required to complete the following forms including: volunteer application, youth safety agreement, driving record check, child abuse registry check and criminal records check.  We also check the sex offender registry each year.