{"id":452,"date":"2010-08-25T09:48:53","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T13:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/?page_id=452"},"modified":"2024-05-02T07:50:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:50:09","slug":"4h","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/4h\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1242\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/01\/4h-boys-girls-making-soap-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"4-H boys and girls make heart-shaped soap during a STEM lesson\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/01\/4h-boys-girls-making-soap-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/01\/4h-boys-girls-making-soap-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/01\/4h-boys-girls-making-soap-square-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/01\/4h-boys-girls-making-soap-square-317x317.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/01\/4h-boys-girls-making-soap-square-423x423.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2010\/01\/4h-boys-girls-making-soap-square.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Who We Are:<\/h3>\n<p>4-H started more than 100 years ago and is the largest informal youth education program in the United States. In addition, 4-H reaches beyond the U.S. borders to some 82 countries world-wide. 4-H reaches over 6.5 million youth annually in the United States. 4-H is positive youth development; providing opportunities to connect young people with their sparks!The essence of 4-H positive youth development programming is to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create opportunities that promote positive youth development and give youth a sense of belonging<\/li>\n<li>Help youth find their spark and support their learning<\/li>\n<li>Nurture developmental relationships between youth and their peers and with caring adults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>375 4-H Volunteers are helping over 20,000 youth statewide acquire knowledge, develop life skills, and form attitudes to become self-directing, productive and contributory members of society.<\/p>\n<h3>What We Do:<\/h3>\n<p>The 4-H Thriving Model is the theory of change for positive youth development in 4-H. The model illustrates the process of positive youth development by connecting high-quality program settings to the promotion of youth thriving.<\/p>\n<p>4-H programs provide youth a place to belong, matter, and explore their spark. High-quality settings foster developmental relationships with youth, relationships that express care, challenge growth, and share power. These components help ensure that 4-H programs provide a nourishing developmental context where youth can belong and grow.<\/p>\n<h3>Where We Are Located:<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, more than 20,000 Maine youth participate in 4-H activities across the state. We offer state-, region-, and county-wide events. Check with your <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/\">UMaine Extension county office<\/a> to find out what 4-H is doing in your community<\/p>\n<h3>Volunteer Experiences Can Include:<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you are a 4-H alum, adult, teen or community member, we offer many ways to get involved and volunteer with our programs. Choose your area of interest to find out more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/4h\/county\/\">4-H Club &amp; County Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4hfoundation\/\">4-H Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/4h\/camp-and-learning-centers\/\">4-H Camps &amp; Learning Centers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Apply:<\/h3>\n<p>For information on how to get involved with the 4-H Program as a <strong>Club<\/strong>, <strong>Individual, Alumni<\/strong> or a <strong>Volunteer<\/strong>, contact the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/\">4-H staff member in your county<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/county-offices\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are: 4-H started more than 100 years ago and is the largest informal youth education program in the United States. In addition, 4-H reaches beyond the U.S. borders to some 82 countries world-wide. 4-H reaches over 6.5 million youth annually in the United States. 4-H is positive youth development; providing opportunities to connect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-452","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"mmichaud","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/author\/mmichaud\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1449,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/452\/revisions\/1449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/volunteer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}