Volunteers and parents help make 4-H possible. Without 4-H volunteers and parents the program would not have the mentors and leaders that 4-H'ers need in order to learn the new skills that 4-H has to offer youth. With each volunteer comes knowledge, experiences, and skills which can be taught to 4-H youth and shared with the 4-H program "to make the best better." Volunteers and parents are a major reason for 4-H's success in youth development. Since 1902, parents and volunteers have helped the 4-H program develop successful leaders, build young minds, and set the path for 4-H'ers to become contributing citizens.

New Volunteer Application

The 2026 application for new volunteers is closed. The application will be available early 2027.

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Additional Resources for Members and Volunteers

• Member and Volunteer Handbook - 2026
• News Reporter Form

 

4-H Online EMails

If you are not receiving emails through 4-H Online – and they don’t appear in your email junk/spam folder – please read the following information.

We are aware that some of you – members/families and advisors – are not receiving emails through 4-H Online and understand the frustration this may cause. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything we can do, either locally or at the state level. This seems to be an on-going glitch in the program that the developers are aware of and something that can’t be easily fixed. Please note that 4-H Online is a national database program and this is not limited to Tuscarawas County or the state of Ohio.

Everything we send via email through 4-H Online is also posted to our website (tuscarawas.osu.edu), and – depending on the content – to our Facebook pages (Ohio State University Extension Tuscarawas County and OlderYouth Tuscarawas), and Instagram (tuskythehuskies). We highly suggest familiarizing yourself with our website and like and follow our social media pages.

Please be aware that at this time, the OlderYouthTuscarawas Facebook page is a private page specifically for our current Older Youth (8^th grade and older), their parents, and advisors; you must DM us to request to be added. When doing so, please state your 4-H’ers name (if you are a non-advisor parent) so we can confirm your request. Aunts, uncles, grandparents, former members or advisors will not be added to the private page, but they can like and follow our public Facebook and Instagram pages – Ohio State University Extension Tuscarawas County and tuskythehuskies.

If you are receiving emails from 4-H Online, you can forward them to other members or advisors who are not.

Thank you for your understanding.