{"id":452,"date":"2026-06-10T11:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/?post_type=offering-cpt&#038;p=452"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:42:55","slug":"volunteer-for-4-h","status":"publish","type":"offering-cpt","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/offering\/arapahoe-county-4-h\/volunteer-for-4-h\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer for 4-H"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer for Arapahoe County 4-H<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Adult volunteers play an important role in the 4-H program by helping youth succeed and learn important life skills. 4-H staff provide our volunteers with all necessary materials, support and training. Opportunities in Arapahoe County include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Organizational Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event\/Activity Volunteer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resource Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chaperone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more at Colorado 4-H<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"974\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Arapahoe-4-H-Volunteer-26.jpg?w=974\" alt=\"A person sits on a front porch holding a sign that reads, \u201cI volunteer because I believe in the mission of 4\u2011H,\u201d with red flowers and outdoor furniture in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-453 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Arapahoe-4-H-Volunteer-26.jpg 974w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Arapahoe-4-H-Volunteer-26.jpg?resize=300,231 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Arapahoe-4-H-Volunteer-26.jpg?resize=768,591 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Arapahoe-4-H-Volunteer-26.jpg?resize=600,462 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 974px) 100vw, 974px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-acba6857 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enrolling in Arapahoe County<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/campus.extension.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extension Foundation website<\/a><\/strong>. If you have an account then log in with your username and password. If you do not have an account, click on Create new account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the page that comes up fill in the information requested.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A confirmation will be sent within an hour or less. Follow instructions received in the email to enable the account. If you do not get a confirmation email please email <a href=\"mailto:campushelp@extension.org\"><strong>campushelp@extension.org<\/strong><\/a> for assistance in getting the account confirmed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select course to self-enroll. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"178\">Contact our office<\/a><\/strong> if you need an enrollment key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cLesson #1\u201d to proceed with the orientation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you are enrolled in a course it will appear on a list under \u201cMy Courses\u201d as Colorado 4-H on the left side of your screen the next time you log in. You can click on the course title to go back to the course.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are 4 \u201cLessons\u201d to complete. Begin with \u201cLesson 1\u201d and when each module has been completed it will move to the next lesson. <strong>Note<\/strong>: After completing Lesson #4, ignore the link to take a survey, this has been disabled. Simply go to retrieve your completion certificate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-acba6857 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial accountability tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your club has a bank account, here are some questions to ask to assess if the club\u2019s financial accountability is in order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does your account have at least two signers from at least two different families?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does your club have an annual budget approved by the members?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After a fundraising event, is the cash counted and reported by two individuals, not from the same family?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If reimbursements are made, are the receipts signed and recorded?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are all checks for income made payable to the club account and not to any leader, member or other individual or firm?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are all checks promptly endorsed \u201cFor Deposit Only\u201d in the name of the club?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does a committee of 4-H members and leaders conduct a review of the books each year?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"4\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-8878\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/4-h-financial-policies-and-best-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer &amp; Project Leader Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t4-H Financial Policies and Best Practices\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-7220\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/volunteer-appointment-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer &amp; Project Leader Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tColorado 4-H Volunteer Appointment Agreement\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-7217\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/volunteer-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer &amp; Project Leader Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tColorado 4-H Volunteer Awards\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-2111\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/4-h-online-volunteer-renewal-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEnrollment Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t4-H Online Volunteer Renewal Guide\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-2096\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/4-h-online-new-volunteer-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEnrollment Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t4-H Online New Volunteer Guide\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-1902\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/reporting-volunteer-hours-in-4-h-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer &amp; Project Leader Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tReporting Volunteer Hours in 4-H Online\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-1433\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/chaperone-responsibilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer &amp; Project Leader Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tChaperone Responsibilities\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-1420\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/4h-resource\/volunteer-evaluation-rubric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t<span class=\"c-card__label\">Resource<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__eyebrow is-style-eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\tVolunteer &amp; Project Leader Resources\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tVolunteer Evaluation Rubric\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-white-color has-accent-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-44e926498e9e459cfcf588f6db2abbd9 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96d5fd22 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Questions about volunteering?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">If you are thinking about becoming a 4-H volunteer and would like to learn more, please contact our office. 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