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.
- Join the VC Management Board: Lead a Project Development Committee (PDC)
New Volunteer
- Let Us Know You're Interested- What would you like to do or how you would like to help? Click here to complete a volunteer interest survey.
- 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.
- Enroll at ZSUITE- Create a profile and enroll at ZSUITE
- 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.
Pay Enrollment Fees- Enrollment Fees $28
Complete New Volunteer Training- All new 4-H volunteers are required to take the "2025-2026 California New Volunteer Course in the "eXtension" system (https://campus.extension.org) 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 course here: 2025-2026 California New Volunteer Course and enrollment key: Ventura
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
Additional How-to Enroll on ZSUITE resource
All volunteers must apply and be appointed annually. Thank you for volunteering with 4-H, we are grateful for your service!
Returning Volunteers must re-enroll annually to avoid a break in service.
Re-enrollment Steps:
- 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.
Pay Fees- Enrollment Fees $28
- 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 (https://campus.extension.org) before they are approved as volunteers. Complete the course here: 2025-2026 California Returning Volunteer Training and enrollment key: Ventura
- Get approved as a 4-H Volunteer- After application requirements and mandatory training are completed, the County Director reviews and approves volunteer appointments.
Additional How-to Enroll Adult Volunteer in ZSUITE Resource