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Volunteer to Help Grow True Leaders

Our network of over 500,000 volunteers provide caring and supportive mentoring to all 6 million 4‑H’ers, helping them grow into true leaders. Volunteers are managed through local 4‑H offices so we recommend contacting your community’s 4‑H office to learn how you can get involved.

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Research

Research shows that 4‑H helps young people excel beyond their peers. The 4‑H Study of Positive Youth Development, conducted by Tufts University, explores the impact that participation in 4‑H has on youth.

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Programs

4‑H offers research based programming, developed by the universities of our national Cooperative Extension System. Learn more about 4‑H programs in Science, Civic Engagement and Healthy Living.

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Find Your Local 4‑H

Become a 4‑H Volunteer today and help create life-changing experiences for youth in your community!
Find the 4‑H program nearest you by contacting your county Extension Office.

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Salute to Excellence

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Salute to Excellence

Salute to Excellence Awards

Each year, state 4-H programs nominate two outstanding individual volunteers through the 4-H Salute to Excellence Awards.* The Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award is given to an individual who has spent 10 or more years as a 4-H volunteer while the Volunteer of the Year Award is given to an individual who has volunteered for 4-H less than 10 years.

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4‑H National Youth Science Day

Are you a 4-H STEM volunteer? 4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD) is the world’s largest youth-led science experiment.

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Learn About Mentoring

For many of America’s youth, 4‑H mentors are so much more than tutors or program leaders — they are hope, they are comfort, they are family. They are the pathway to a promising future.

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