4-H Club Officer and Youth Leader Training Resources

In working with 4-H Leaders in my Region, I have discovered that we are all in want of some fantastic officer training materials. I believe we have found just what we need through the Wisconsin 4-H Community Club Central website.

On this page, you will find detailed information and training suggestions for each 4-H Club Office, like:

• President


• Vice President


• Secretary


• Treasurer


• Reporter

In addition, there is a "Quick and Easy Guide to Parliamentary Procedure" and "Team Building Activities".

Perhaps, my favorite portion is an "Officer Training Challenge". It is a powerpoint based Jeopardy game that can be used in Officer Training or part of a 4-H Club meeting. It teaches the roles and responsibilities of officers that provide leadership to the 4-H Club.

Kids-N-Kash

Penn State University Cooperative Extension and Pennsylvania 4-H have developed the Kids-N-Kash 4-H Program. This is a four-issue program designed to develop the attitude, values, and skills that help make young people productive members of society.

Pennsylvania 4-H felt that because of widespread changes in American families, children have expanded their roles as consumers. Today's children have more money, more responsibility, and more influence on purchases than previous generations. There is a clear need for children to learn and use consumer and money skills.

The program materials include a leader's guide as well as four kid's issues to use in your programming; all of this information comes as a free pdf file that you can download and save.

The issues are as follows:

• Kids and Kash, issue 1
• Kids and Kash, issue 2
• Kids and Kash, issue 3
• Kids and Kash, issue 4
• Kids and Kash, Leader's Guide

Any of these programs would be a great addition to your in-school, special interest, or community club 4-H setting!