4-H Runs on Volunteer Power
We are glad you looked us up! The 4-H program reaches out to kids and their families to build skills for life. Check us out! 4-H has a hundred different hands-on projects to offer.
Your time, knowledge and heart for youth could make a big difference in the quality of life in your community. Washington State University Extension will provide you the support and training you’ll need along the way. You will be a valued partner in helping grow kids. Click here to find your local WSU Extension 4-H contact.
- To think about volunteering for 4-H, we suggest this quick e-training as an orientation.
- To get started, you can apply to volunteer in 4-H.
Why Do You Volunteer With 4-H?
by Susan Parr
As a 4-H member growing up in the 1950’s in a rural community
deeply steeped with 4-H tradition, I had many volunteer 4-H leaders who unselfishly gave of their time and talents to teach me the Bishop method of sewing, how to use a pressure canner, how to make a rope halter, how to build a birdhouse, etc. Not only did these 4-H leaders teach me basic skills. They taught me intangible life skills like perseverance, organization of time and materials, conservation of natural resources, public speaking, and leadership skills which I use daily in my own life as I strive to “Make the Best Better.”
Read Susan's entire story . . .