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A 4-H club is an organized group of at least five youth from three different families, with two 4-H appointed adult volunteers. Members and leaders meet regularly and have a planned program that is carried out through all or most of the year.
4-H club officers are elected annually in accordance with the club's constitution and bylaws. Under the guidance of the 4-H community club leader and/or the officer's advisor, officers are responsible for a particular part of the 4-H club's function.
As a Volunteer of the Master Food Preserver program, you are considered an agent of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) who educates our community about research-based food preservation techniques.
All fairs in California require that 4-H youth members showing or selling an animal at the fair be certified in YQCA - Youth for the Quality Care of Animals. The training can be taken online or at an Instructor-Led Training.
Fingerprint Clearance from the Department of Justice All UCCE Volunteers (Master Gardener trainees, Master Food Preserver trainees, and 4-H Volunteers) need to be fingerprinted and pass a Department of Justice background check.
UCCE Master Food Preserver volunteers are agents of the University of California and work through the UC Cooperative Extension to educate the community on the safe practices of food preservation.
