Clark County (Las Vegas) 4-H Youth Development

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
• Recreational and community center partnerships
• Camping opportunities
• Special interest groups
• Library programming
• 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 and leadership
• Career development and citizenship
• Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
• Healthy living
• And more!

Volunteer with Extension, Clark County 4-H

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, overseeing group structures and operations, while serving as a club's contact with Extension 4-H employees and National 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 an Extension 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 Extension 4-H volunteers must complete a fingerprint background check, interview and provide references. Any questions about volunteering for Extension 4-H in Clark County can be directed to our volunteer program coordinator, Ryan Tesar, at rtesar@unr.edu.