Getting started.
Who this helps
Youth ages 5 through 18 may join 4-H in Maine.
How to get started
Completed forms help make the young person an official 4-H member.
Find a local program.
Contact your UMaine Extension county office to ask about programs near you.
Complete the forms.
Download the enrollment form, participation permission form, and health form from the How Do I Join 4-H? page.
Return the forms.
Give completed forms to your club leader or local UMaine Extension county office.
How they can help.
Young people can take part in school, afterschool, club, and camp programs that build leadership, citizenship, and life skills. Projects include robotics and animal science.
- Hands-on youth education.
- Leadership, citizenship, and life skills.
- Robotics and animal science projects.
- School, afterschool, club, and camp programs.
A few questions before you go.
Have the enrollment form, participation permission form, and health form ready.
- What 4-H activities are nearby?
- Which programs fit my child's interests?
- What forms are needed to join?
- Can a new member join during the year?