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All 4-H adult volunteers must apply and be appointed annually. Please follow the steps below to apply to be a 4-H adult volunteer. All new 4-H volunteers must go through a screening process. Our #1 priority in 4-H is the safety of young people.

Volunteers are important to help 4-H youth "learn-by-doing". As a 4-H volunteer, you work side-by-side with 4-H youth in youth-adult partnerships, where you grow together in shared responsibility and decision-making.

Without volunteers like yourselves, the 4-H program would not be complete. This Page has tools which may prove helpful in your role in the 4-H Youth Development Program. The curriculum listed below represents some of the materials available locally.

Santa Barbara Youth - We-R-4-H...

The 4-H County Ambassadors programs are a source of leadership development. The best and brightest 4-Hers are selected to represent their county.

What is citizenship? Who we are (legal citizenship) What we believe (patriotic citizenship) What we do (active citizenship) Legal citizenship focuses on a citizen's government-guaranteed rights and privileges, as well as duties and responsibilities.

4-H in Santa Barbara County Fairshare Fee Waiver SBC Fairshare Waiver.pdfFunds received from Tractor Supply's Paper Clover Campaign provide UC 4-H in Santa Barbara County youth scholarships to attend 4-H camps and leadership conferences.

Are you interested in Food Preservation? The 4-H Youth Development Program in Santa Barbara County will be opening up a food preservation county-wide 4-H project. We are looking for 4-H youth members, ages 9 and up & 4-H Adult Volunteers who are eager to learn about food preservation.

Come join the Youth Leadership CommitteeFor more information about the Youth Leadership Committee please contact Johna Emerick at Johnaaaemerck@gmail.com or call (805) 266-3670.

The 4-H Youth Development Program in Santa Barbara County is a volunteer run program which provides educational programming to youth ages 5-19 in our county.