Clark County (Las Vegas) 4-H Youth Development

Welcome to Clark County, Nevada!

 
Interested in joining 4-H? There are a few ways that students can be involved in the 4-H Program in Clark County.
 
Youth and families can join an existing 4-H club around the county. Clubs are open to youth ages 9-19. Children between 5-8 (Cloverbuds) are welcome to attend club meetings but have to be accompanied by an adult at all times. Check out the club list below and the Eventbrite link for club information and meeting dates.
 
Youth are also welcome to join any of the programs and classes that Clark County 4-H offers. These include multi-session programs, day camp, and overnight camps. Programs and classes are posted year long and vary in fees.

Check out our eventbrite

 

What is 4-H?

4-H is a community of young people across the United States learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. It began a century ago as an educational program for the nation's rural youth. Today, 4-H meets the needs of and engages young people in positive youth development experiences. 4-H is the youth development education program of the University of Nevada, Reno Extension.

4-H is the largest out-of-school youth organization in the United States with over 7 million members. There are over 49,000 young people engaged in 4-H programs across the state of Nevada alone. The 4-H program promotes life skills development through an expanding number of delivery modes: 4-H community and project clubs, in-school and after-school programs, special interest groups, library programming, recreational and community center partnerships, camping opportunities and much more.

4-H participants are all youth, ages 5 to 19, taking part in programs provided as the result of actions planned and initiated by Extension personnel in cooperation with volunteers and families. 4-H is characterized as being community-centered, volunteer-led, Extension staff supervised, research-based, home and family-oriented, publicly and privately funded and responsive to change. It offers youth opportunities in communications, leadership, career development, citizenship, healthy living, science, technology, engineering and math and more.

4-H Volunteer in Clark County

We are currently recruiting for different volunteer roles, including:

• Project Leaders: Our 4-H Project Leaders guide youth members through specific project areas. They help organize and facilitate a series of project lessons, help members complete project record books and prepare youth and projects for special events. A project leader teaches members in a specific project area, such as livestock, robotics, or sewing
• Club General Leaders: Our Club General Leaders are adult volunteers who provide overall leadership to a 4-H club, oversee group structures and operations while serving as a club's contact with 4-H Extension employees and the 4-H Council. They coordinate activities with members, parents, and other leaders.
• Special Events Volunteers: Our Special Events Volunteers assist in leading activities, programming or the logistics and execution of annual and special events.

We have a variety of other volunteer opportunities available to suit your interests and skillset, so we encourage you to apply and talk with a 4-H staff member about ways you can contribute to the program.

To apply for a volunteer position, please complete this short interest form

Before working directly with youth, all 4-H volunteers must complete a fingerprint background check, interview, and provide references. Any questions about volunteering for 4-H in Clark County can be directed to our Volunteer Program Coordinator, Ryan Tesar, at rtesar@unr.edu.