Any youth who is recorded by Extension as participating
in one of the following recognized delivery modes is considered a 4-H member. A
youth who is accepted as a 4-H member is entitled to all rights and privileges
of membership in connection with 4-H (see sections on
Eligibility and
Application
and Selection Procedures).
• A community or project club
is an organized, continuing group with elected officers, at least one adult
volunteer leader and planned programs throughout several months of the year
(preferably 9-12 months). 4-H club members may focus on a specific project
or participate in two or more project areas or activities offered by the 4-H
program. Clubs may be organized on a county-wide, school, or community
level. School clubs meet during school hours. If the club meets before or
after school hours on the school grounds and has elected officers and
a volunteer leader, this is the equivalent to a community club.
• Horse clubs, dog clubs, sewing clubs, and teen leader clubs are examples
of project clubs as long as there are officers and a volunteer as the
leader.
• 4-H Individual Enrollment Form
- FY4-H-617 (MS Word or
PDF),
4-H club Directory
- FY4-H-644 (Microsoft Word Template);
Annual Request for Official Approval of a 4-H
Unit and Certification of Nondiscrimination - AFFACT-662 (Microsoft Word
Template) must be kept on file
in the county Extension office for these clubs.
• Special programs such as EFNEP, FNEP,
and Strong Families with groups meeting these criteria (officers and
volunteer leaders) should be reported as 4-H clubs.
• Special Note: All clubs reported in this
item are subject to
"All
Reasonable Effort" documentation as outlined in the Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Policies.
Youth Participating in 4-H Special Interest and Short-Term Programs
• Special interest and short-term programs
include subject matter training programs directed by Extension to primarily
non-enrolled, new youth groups that meet for only one time or a short series
of meetings.
• 4-H Youth Group Enrollment Form,
FY4-H-603, or similar documentation must be kept on file in the county
Extension office for these programs.
• Special interest programs are those only
conducted outside of regular school hours.
• Such programs as project groups, summer
programs to attract new youth, and other subject matter training are
examples of enrollment to include here. To avoid duplication, 4-H events and
project workshops involving 4-H club members should not be reported here.
• These students should understand that
they have participated in an Extension/4-H program.
Youth Participating in 4-H Overnight Camping Programs
• Any overnight learning experiences for
youth conducted and directed by Extension and housed in resident, primitive,
or RV travel camping are examples here. Examples are county 4-H camps, state
4-H camp at the 4-H Center, overnight horse club trail rides, ExCEL II camp,
and any state event with "camp" in the title, such as CAPS Camp,
Forestry/Wildlife Camp, Co-Op Camp.
• Overnight youth camps with non-4-H youth
where Extension personnel or 4-H volunteers teach classes are also included
here. For example, a nutrition class taught at a civic club youth camp.
• 4-H Youth Group Enrollment Form,
FY4-H-603, or similar documentation must be kept on file in the county
Extension office for these programs.
• These youth should understand that they
have participated in an Extension/4-H program.
Youth Participating in 4-H School Enrichment Programs
• School enrichment programs are those
groups where the agent, program assistant, or volunteer trains or assists
the teacher through project materials to develop a program that supplements
the regular school curriculum and are conducted during regular school
hours.
• This may be a single meeting or a series
of educational experiences.
• 4-H Youth Group Enrollment Form,
FY4-H-603, or similar documentation must be kept on file in the county
Extension office for these programs.
• Examples of programs such as Talking
with TJ, Embryology, On My Own at Home, Wagon Masters, Keeping the Earth in
4-H, and High School Financial Planning should be included.
• These students should understand that
they have participated in an Extension/4-H program.
• Special Note: If the Mulligan Stew, Blue
Sky TV, or Ghostwriters video series is used during school hours, it should
be included here. These three programs are no longer broadcast as regular TV
programs.
• This category is reserved for those 4-H
members who are not attached to any particular 4-H club or group. Example:
4-H member "at large." Since group affiliation affords youth the
most meaningful 4-H participation, this designation is reserved for use at
the discretion of each county.
• 4-H Youth Group Enrollment Form,
FY4-H-603, or similar documentation must be kept on file in the county
Extension office for these programs.
Youth Participating in 4-H Instructional Television
Series
• This is an organized instruction program
that is delivered via broadcast TV. There are no programs currently approved
statewide for this delivery mode. Other series may be developed. Educational
programs utilizing video for instructions are not considered broadcast TV
series and would be considered special interest or school enrichment.
• 4-H Youth Group Enrollment Form,
FY4-H-603, or similar documentation must be kept on file in the county
Extension office for these programs.
• These students should understand that
they have participated in an Extension/4-H program.
