Clark County (Las Vegas) 4-H Youth Development

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 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, military and4-H after-school programs, special interest groups, school enrichment, 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.