4-H is only as strong as its volunteers!  Share your expertise and experience to help  4-H youth become future leaders.

Ways you can volunteer:

• Be A Club Leader: provide administrative support for a 4-H club.
• Lead a Project: share your interests and expertise with 4-H youth.
• Volunteer at an Event: Assist for an hour or a whole day - we need you to support 4-H'ers as they plan and execute activities/events.

New Volunteer

1. Let Us Know You're Interested- What would you like to do or how you would like to help? Complete a volunteer interest survey.
2. Select a Club- Click here to see a list of clubs to find one near you. Contact the club leader to learn more about the volunteer opportunities available in the club.
3. Enroll at ZSUITE- Create a profile and enroll in ZSUITE
4. Live Scan Background Check- All new volunteers must complete a California Department of Justice Live Scan (DOJ and FBI) background checks. Our #1 priority is to keep youth safe while in our care. Request Live Scan form by sending an email to Janet Garcia, jangarc@ucanr.edu.
5. Pay Enrollment Fees $28

6. Complete New Volunteer Training- All new 4-H volunteers are required to take the 2025-2026 California New Volunteer Course in the eXtension system before they are approved as volunteers. This online interactive training series introduces the best practices in positive youth development that are used in 4-H.  

   Create a user profile and complete the 2025-2026 California New Volunteer Course  and use the enrollment key: Ventura (case sensitive).

7. Approval-The County Director or designee reviews and approves 4-H volunteer appointments after you have:

• Completed the Volunteer Interest Survey
• Enrolled in ZSUITE
• Completed the "2025-2026 California New Volunteer Course"
• Paid 4-H volunteer fee
• Approved Live Scan results 

Returning Volunteers 

Must re-enroll and be appointed annually to avoid a break in service.

1. Create ZSUITE profile- Log into ZSUITE to update your profile to enroll for the new year. Please make sure the email address in the system is correct.
2. Pay Enrollment Fees $28
3. Complete Returning Volunteers Training- All returning 4-H volunteers are required to take the 2025-2026 California Returning Volunteer Training course in the eXtension system before they are approved as volunteers. Complete the course 2025-2026 California Returning Volunteer Training  and use the enrollment key: Ventura (case sensitive).
4. Get approved as a 4-H Volunteer- After application requirements and mandatory training are completed, the County Director reviews and approves volunteer appointments.

Thank you for your continuous dedication to 4-H, we are grateful for your service!