If you are enrolling in 4-H for the first time, you must contact your local Extension office before beginning the 4-H Online enrollment process.
Spanish Enrollment Instructions
Returning volunteers need to verify their birthdate is listed correctly on their member profile. If it is not listed correctly, please contact your local Extension office to get this corrected. Without a correct birthdate, the volunteer screening link will not work.
Adults serving as a 4-H Club Project Leader or 4-H Club Organizational Leader must enroll through 4-H Online. Adult leaders who are new to the program need to create a new Family Profile.
Parents/Guardians of currently enrolled 4-H members should use their existing family profile and add themselves as a new "Adult Member".
Steps to Enroll as a New or Returning Volunteer
Step 1: Create a Family Profile
Visit v2.4honline.com.
Click “Don’t have an account?” if you have never enrolled in 4-H before using 4-H Online. If you have had a 4hOnline account in a different state, please use your login information to sign into your account.
NOTE: If you had an account in 4-H Online 1.0, enter the login information for your existing account. Each 4-H household will have a family profile in which the 4-H youth for the household will be added. Individual youth will not have an individual profile/login.
Select "Nebraska" from the drop-down menu.
Select your county from the drop-down menu.
The email address will be used as the user/access id. Enter an email address you use and a password you will remember. There will be an option later in enrollment to add additional email addresses.
Please enter the household "Last Name".
Select "Create Login".
Step 2: Enter Family Profile Information
Complete the required profile information.
Please enter the best number to reach you at.
You do not need to change your password.
Step 3: Add Adults to the Family Profile
You may now add the individuals in your household. Select "Add Member".
Now enter information for one specific individual in the household.
You may choose to change the email address if so preferred.
The asterisk areas are required. All other fields are optional.
Please enter the number of years you have been a 4-H volunteer! The Extension office has a list if you cannot remember.
Step 4: Add Volunteer Enrollment
Click Select Volunteer Types to indicate how you are planning to participate in the program throughout the year.
At least one Volunteer Type is required during the enrollment process. You may add additional Volunteer Types later, if needed.
Volunteer Types
Volunteers are able to select from three different volunteer types. Volunteers will need to select more than one to be able to select a club and project.
Club Volunteer Type:
Two Roles:
- Organizational Leader Role: Will be able to select a club but will not be able to select projects. This Role is intended for the primary Club Leaders. A club may have multiple Volunteers listed in this role.
- Club Leader Role: Will be able to select a club but will not be able to select projects.
Program Volunteer Type:
County Volunteer Role: Volunteer associated with the County only. Will not be associated with a club or a specific project area.
Project Volunteer Type:
Project Leader Role: Will be able to select project area but will not be able to select a club.
Step 5: Adding a Club and Projects
Select the County, Club and Volunteer type that corresponds with the Club in which you would like to participate.
If you have selected to participate as a Project leader, you will be prompted to select a Project. Click Select Projects.
- Volunteers should add project that start with “Volunteer: Project Name”. These are found closer to the bottom of the project list.
- Shooting Sports Leaders MUST select their discipline from the Volunteer Project listing in order to sign the required shooting sports consent form.
- Horse Project Leaders MUST select “Volunteer: Horse Leader” from the Volunteer Project listing in order to sign the required horse project consent form.
For questions regarding project selection during enrollment, contact your local county office.
Step 6: Consent Form and Code of Conduct
Please sign all consent forms on this page. This includes our Activity Worker Guidelines and our Volunteer Code of Conduct.
Step 7: Confirmation and Submit Enrollment
If all information looks correct, please submit your application. You will then be prompted to move to the next step, which is our screening process.
Please note that until your enrollment has been accepted and all screening pieces complete, you will not be considered an active volunteer.
Volunteers need to click on the button to go to screening to be automatically re-directed to the volunteer screening steps.
Step 8: Volunteer Screening
All Nebraska 4-H volunteers must complete the 4-H Volunteer screening process before volunteering with 4-H in any capacity. Please contact your local Extension office for any questions.
All volunteers serving in a direct service role with Nebraska 4-H are required to complete a criminal history background check. Follow the instructions to complete the volunteer screening steps. Ensure all steps are followed through payment until a confirmation page is reached.
Complete Volunteer Screening
Direct volunteers are those working directly with youth, such as club leaders and workshop facilitators. Direct volunteers will be asked to complete the following screening process and repeat screening as scheduled.
Please note that direct volunteers are responsible for covering a screening fee. Currently, the cost of the screening is $16.00. This fee must be paid at the time of screening and re-screening.
Initial Screening Process = Volunteer Screening Process
Depending on your specific volunteer role and instructions from your county Extension office (see step one above), you may be prompted to complete the initial screening process while enrolling in 4-H Online or you may receive an email invitation from your local Extension Office. Either from the email invitation or re-direct to the screening website, the screening process will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.
- Enter your email, date of birth, county and zip or postal code. Click the orange Continue button.
- Once the volunteer information is validated, the next step is to create a username, password and security questions. Click the orange Create Account button.
- Step 1 of 4 of the background check: enter full name, date of birth, SSN, gender and contact information.
- Step 2 of 4 of the background check: enter current address and how long you have resided at this address. Click the orange Continue button.
- Step 3 of 4 of the background check: acknowledge and consent when prompted. Click the orange Continue button.
- Step 4 of 4: view and confirm personal information. Click orange Continue to Payment button.
- Finalize the screening with entering a payment method.
- When successfully completed, a congratulations screen will appear.
- Volunteers can view their screening status and share background checks with other organizations by logging into their account at the Sterling Volunteers Website.
Re-Screening Process
Volunteer screening is repeated every five years based on the volunteer's anniversary date. When it is time for re-screening, volunteers will be prompted with instructions for completing the online re-screening process.
Sterling Volunteers Web SiteComplete Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Orientation
All volunteers must complete the Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Orientation in order to complete the enrollment and screening steps. The Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Orientation serves as an introduction to the 4-H Youth Development program in Nebraska. As part of the screening process, the orientation covers a variety of foundational and essential topics. Volunteers are also required to complete the orientation as part of the re-screening process.
Counties can verify when volunteers complete the orientation.
4-H Volunteer OrientationPROGRAM CONTACT
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