Welcome and Overview

Special fun learning feature: Experience our new virtual volunteer animated training, “Ages and Stages.” Learn valuable tips about effectively communicating and working with youth of different age groups through participating in a fun distance-learning format.

4-H volunteers are remarkable people who are willing to share their interests, skills, and time to make a difference in young people’s lives. Won’t you consider joining us?

New 4-H volunteers are needed now, more than ever. As a 4-H volunteer, you can help young people gain confidence as they interact with other youth in fun, safe, supervised and wholesome learning settings. 4-H staff Educators and mentors will be there to help you get started.

Current Massachusetts 4-H club screened volunteers run youth clubs based on their own special interests or by using national and University of Massachusetts Extension 4-H youth programs. They serve on 4-H advisory boards and with 4-H camps, run 4-H events such as visual presentations, animal science shows or county 4-H fairs.

4-H volunteer community, how the 4-H volunteer system works, or to apply to be a volunteer.