RESOURCES FOR VOLUNTEERS AND CLUBS
Please contact your district agent if you cannot find preferred form(s).

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Volunteer resources

Link to the Volunteer Trainings Page

• What are 4-H Volunteers and how to become one!
• Volunteer Application​
• Alaska 4-H Policies and Procedures
  • ​**The Policy and Procedures document is currently being reviewed and updated. 
    The new version will be available October 1. 
  • **The age policy change is effective immediately and can be found HERE.
• Project Lists
• Find your 4-H Project
• 4-H Presentations
• National 4-H Mall Curriculum
• Curriculum Resources
• Anti-bullying Resources​ ​
• ​Targeting Life Skills graphic
• Social Media Guidelines
• Smartphone Apps
  • ​Career Explorer - 4-H
  • 4-H Animal Info
  • 4-H Livestock Record
  • Backyard Chickens​

Protection of Minors Reporting Responsibilities

If you want to report a child protection incident, go to this link for guidance:  https://www.uaf.edu/safety/minors/index.php
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​If you suspect child abuse, report at the above link
or call 1-800-478-4444
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Incident Reporting

If you want to report an incident that needs to be documented for office records and possible insurance claims, please contact your District agent or the State Program Leader with the following information:

• date the incident occurred
• time it happened
• where the incident occurred
• who was involved
• a detailed description of what happened

Alaska 4-H Camping and Outdoor Adventures: A Member's Guide

club resources

• 4-H Club Leader Handbook
• Club Charter Application
• Congratulations - You Have Become a 4-H Parent​
• Using the 4-H Name and Emblem
• Treasurer's Book for Alaska 4-H
• Alaska 4-H Secretary Book
• Media Release
• Code of Conduct​​
• Special Activities Insurance
  • Coverage Rates
  • Application

Fundraising​​

• Alaska 4-H Club Finances - An Overview
• Annual Financial Summary
• ​Donation Thank You template
• EIN Application Help Guide for 4-H Clubs (with screen shots)
• EIN Application Steps
• IRS/GEN FAQs
• General Exemption Number inclusion request form

Disbanding an Alaska 4-H Club

• Alaska 4-H Club Disbandment Fact Sheet

Resources in Zsuite

• Club leader tools

cloverbud resources

• Just for Leaders: Working with 4-H Cloverbuds Five to Seven Years Old
• Alaska 4-H Cloverbud Record Book
• A Palette of Fun
• Cloverbud Resources WRLF
• Cloverbud Theme Ideas by the Month
• Cloverbud Record: Montana
• Exploring Farm Animals
• Florida Cloverbuds
• MT Cloverbuds Leader Guide
• New Mexico Project Activities
• The Perfect GiftAlaksa
• Working with Cloverbuds
• Bubble Mania
• Building Character
• Democracy, Voting, and You!
• Digging those Dinosaurs
• Fall Festival - A Harvest of Fun
• Just the Food Facts, Ma'am
• Planning a Community Art Show
• Forestry
• Collections
• Bugs
• Arts and Crafts
• Clothing
• Cookie Decorating
• Flowers
• Horse and Pony
• Livestock
• Model
• Small Animal
• Wildlife

record books

• A Closer Look at Record Books
• State Senior Record Book Guidelines
• Senior 4H Division State Record Book Contest Score Sheet
• Alaska 4-H Record Book Scoring Rubric
• General Record Book
• General Project Record - Insert one for each project in your annual 4-H record book
• ​Cloverbud Record Book
• Horse Record Book insert
• ​Livestock Record Book insert
• Musher's Supplemental Record Book

afterschool clubs

Generally, the most effective way to deliver afterschool 4-H is by developing  a partnership to offer a 4-H club within an existing afterschool (AS) program. This gives kids time for experience with some leadership in club officer roles while also experiencing hands-on learning activities that may reinforce concepts learned in the classroom. Here are a few sites with resources to get you started:

The national 4-H afterschool site has good resources, especially the training pieces
and tips for how to get the program up and running.

• University of New Hampshire 4-H Afterschool

• Colorado State University 4-H K-12 activity sheets

National 4-H opportunities

National 4-H Congress: an event for high school members celebrating depth and breadth of project mastery. Delegates experience inspirational speakers, participate in workshops and a large-scale community service project among other fun, leadership activities.
 
National 4-H Conference: a one-week, once-in-a-lifetime experience for high school youth, ages
15-18, held during the spring at the National 4-H Center in Washington D.C. Conference brings youth and their adult chaperones to the national table to share ideas of importance to them. One of the most important aspects of National Conference is not what happens AT Conference, but what youth MAKE HAPPEN once they have returned home; youth voice making a difference in local communities.
 
Citizenship Washington Focus: a week in the nation’s capital during the summer for high school youth ages 14-19, of hands-on experiences of government through Capitol Hill visits, field trips, and other leadership activities. Participants enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at our nation's capital and the chance to meet members of Congress, develop communication, leadership and citizenship skills through hands-on learning and group activities, and build new and lasting friendships. Participants stay at the National 4-H Center. 
 
Leadership Washington Focus: a week in the nation’s capital during the summer for middle school youth entering grades 7 through 9. Participants build confidence and motivational skills to lead others in meaningful action, practice effective inter-personal communication skills through group discussions and public speaking, work with others to create and accomplish goals, develop a personal leadership style, exchange ideas, practice respect, and form friendships with other 4‑H'ers from across the nation, and experience hands-on learning using the historical backdrop of Washington, D.C.

Application for attendance for any of the above national opportunities.
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