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, 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.