4-H Enrollment Information

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. 

Enrollment is not required for many 4-H events and opportunities, but 4-H Club and Independent Members ages 8 - 18 on January 1 of the current year are required to enroll through 4-H Online. Youth ages 5 - 7 on January 1 of the current year may enroll as Clover Kids. 

There is no fee for officially enrolling as a Nebraska 4-H member. However, counties or clubs may require enrollment fees. 

While enrollment is open year-round, youth interested in participating in their county fair or the Nebraska State Fair must complete enrollment by June 15. Some counties may implement earlier deadlines for other programs, events, or opportunities. 

Starting in 2024, project selection will be optional, with the exception of the horse and shooting sports (see note below). Projects should be selected if families would like to receive additional information regarding project-specific reminders, such as upcoming deadlines. If you forget to choose a project, no worries, you can still take exhibits from any project area to the fair. By successfully completing the 4-H member enrollment by June 15, youth will be eligible to participate and exhibit in any project area, any contest, their county fair, and the Nebraska State Fair.  Please note: 

• Youth are only eligible to exhibit in a project area or contest in a single county. 

• Horse or shooting sports projects will continue to require project enrollment due to the parental consent required for participation. 

Please contact your local Extension office for local fees, deadlines, and projects. 

Enroll a New Member 

Step One: Create account 

Visit https://v2.4honline.com. Click “Don’t have an account?” Please note: 

• If you have previously enrolled in 4-H using 4-H Online in another state, please log in using the information for that existing account. 

• Each 4-H household will have a family account in which youth will be added. Individual youth will not have individual accounts, profiles, or logins. 

Select "Nebraska" from the drop-down menu. 

Click "Nebraska 4-H Youth Development". 

Select your county from the drop-down menu. 

Input all required information, including: 

• Email - The email address will be used as the user/access id. There will be an option later in enrollment to add additional email addresses. 

• Family Name - The family name should be your household's last name. 

• Mobile Phone Number 

• Password - Passwords must contain a number, a capital letter, and a symbol. Select "Create Login". 

Step Two: Verify address 

Enter your household's address information. 

Click "Verify". The verification process may require you to select an appropriate USPS format. 

Note: If you create a new account and an existing account is found, click "Confirm" and continue to log in using that existing account. 

Note: On the next screen, you may review your profile information and make edits by selecting "Family" or "Events". 

Step Three: Add a new member to the family

 Select "4-H" and click "Next". 

Input the member's required information, including: 

• First Name 

• Middle Name (optional) 

• Last Name • 

Preferred Name (optional) 

• Birth Date 

• Email (optional) 

• Mobile Phone (optional) 

• Number of Previous Youth Years in Program - Please enter the number of years the member has been a 4-H member. If you are unsure, please contact your local Extension office. 

Click "Next". 

Select the About You and Demographics information, including: 

• Gender 

• Grade 

• Residence 

• Are you of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity? 

• Race 

Input the Emergency Contact information: (This is the only option to have additional email addresses, so it would be a good place to add two parents/guardians in two separate households, or another relative, so that each of them receive the 4-H email blasts.) 

Include: 

• Full Name 

• Relationship to member 

• Contact Phone 

• Contact Email 

Click "Next". 

Select a response for "How would you like to participate?"

 • I want to join 4-H as a New or Returning 4-H Youth 

• I want to participate in a 4-H activity but I do NOT want to join 4-H at this time. 

Click "Finish". 

Step Four: Enroll Member - Clubs 

Click "Select Units". 

Ensure the correct county is selected from the drop-down menu. 

Click "Add" for the club in which the youth is an active member. If the youth is in more than one club, add them all, but please mark which is their primary club. 

Step five: enroll member - projects 

The next step is to choose the projects youth want to work on during the current program year.  

Project selection is optional, with the exception of horse and shooting sports. By completing member enrollment by June 15, youth will be eligible to participate and exhibit in any project area, any contest, their county fair, and the Nebraska State Fair. While optional, youth are encouraged to select projects they are interested in exploring each program year. Please note: 

• Youth are only eligible to exhibit in a project or contest in a single county. 

• Horse and shooting sports projects require project enrollment due to the parental consent required for participation. 

For help selecting 4-H projects, visit our current Nebraska 4-H Project Listing at https://4h.unl.edu/projects.  

To add a project, click "Select Projects". 

Click "Select" for a project that the youth wants to work on during the current program year. 

Click "Add". 

Continue adding all the projects the member is considering, if desired. 

Once all the member's projects have been added, click "Next". 

Remember, if you are not enrolled in the project, you may not receive notices about that project. 

Step Six: Enroll Member - Questions 

Click "Show Questions". 

Confirm, select, or input information, including: 

• About You 

• Demographics 

• Address 

• Emergency Contact 

• Emergency Contact 2 (optional) 

• Parent / Guardian 1 

• Parent / Guardian 2 (optional) 

• School 

• Military 

• Other (optional) 

Click "Next". 

Step seven: Enroll Member - Health Form 

If the 4-H member goes to a 4-H Camp or participates in state or national events, completion of the health form is required. 

Click "Show Health Form". 

Input or select information, including: 

• Vaccinations (optional) 

• Care (optional) 

• Remarks (optional) 

• History (optional) 

• Health Insurance (optional) 

• Conditions (optional) 

• Devices (optional) 

• Allergies 

• Authorized Medication (optional) 

• Permission to Treat, Participate and Release of Claims - Thoroughly read and sign off on the provided information. 

Click "Next". 

Step eight: Enroll Member - Consents 

Click "Show Consents". 

Thoroughly read and sign off on provided information, including: 

• Photo release 
• • 4-H Youth/Parent/Guardian Code of Conduct 
• • Survey Release 
• Click "Next".  

Step nine: Enroll member - Confirm 

Review all the information on the confirmation page including: 

• Selected Units - clubs 

• Selected Projects 

• Invoice - Depending on county enrollment fees, there may be a balance that will need to be paid. For more information on county enrollment fees, please contact your local Extension Office. 

If all information is correct, click "Submit".  

Note: The enrollment status will show pending until the information is confirmed by the local Extension office. A confirmation email will be sent once the registration has been approved. 

You may now add and enroll another youth within your household by repeating steps three through nine. 

4-H Club and Independent Members must re-enroll annually to maintain their 4-H membership. Returning families/members should not create a new family profile, but instead, log into their existing profile. 

There is no fee for officially enrolling as a Nebraska 4-H member. However, counties or clubs may require enrollment fees. 

While enrollment is open year-round, youth interested in participating in their county fair or the Nebraska State Fair must complete enrollment by June 15. Some counties may implement earlier deadlines for other programs, events, or opportunities. 

Starting in 2024, project selection will be optional, with the exception of the horse and shooting sports (see note below). Projects should be selected if families would like to receive additional information regarding project-specific reminders, such as upcoming deadlines.  

If you forget to choose a project, no worries, you can still take exhibits from any project area to the fair. By successfully completing the 4-H member enrollment by June 15, youth will be eligible to participate and exhibit in any project area, any contest, their county fair, and the Nebraska State Fair.  Please note: 

• Youth are only eligible to exhibit in a project area or contest in a single county. 

• Horse or shooting sports projects will continue to require project enrollment due to the parental consent required for participation. 

Please contact your local Extension office for local fees, deadlines, and projects. 

Re-Enroll a Returning Member 

Step One: Log in to Existing Family Profile 

Visit https://v2.4honline.com 

Since you are a returning member, you will need to use the same email login and password as before. 

Please do not create a new family profile. If you are unable to access your account, please contact your local extension office.  

If you have forgotten your password select "I forgot my password" and a new one will be emailed to you. Select "Login" once you have entered your information. 

Step Two: Re-Enroll Youth 

Once you have logged in, you will be taken to your family home page. From here you will be able to edit family information, enroll existing members into the new program year, or add members of your family to your profile.  

To enroll an existing youth, select the "Enroll Now" in the right-hand column next to their name. 

Step Three: Add a Club 

Please select the correct county from the list. You should then be able to select the youth's club from the drop-down menu. If youth are in more than one club, add them all. However, please mark which one is their primary club. 

Step Four: Add Youth Projects 

The next step is to choose the projects youth want to work on during the current program year. 

Project selection is optional with the exception of horse and shooting sports projects. By successfully completing the member enrollment by June 15, youth will be eligible to participate and exhibit in any project area, any contest, their county fair, and the Nebraska State Fair. While optional, youth are encouraged to select projects they are interested in exploring each program year. Please note: 

• Youth are only eligible to exhibit in a project or contest in a single county. 

• Horse and shooting sports projects will continue to require project enrollment due to the parental consent required for participation. 

For help selecting 4-H projects, visit our current Nebraska 4-H Project Listing at https://4h.unl.edu/projects.  

Projects are all listed in the dropdown menu. Choose one, select "Add Project" then you may add more. Once all the member's projects have been added, click "Next." 

Remember, if you are not enrolled in the project, you may not receive notices about that project. 

Step Five: Additional Questions 

The next section will ask more demographic questions about the youth. Please update the Emergency Contact information. (This is the only option to have additional email addresses, so it would be a good place to add two parents/guardians in two separate households, or another relative, so that each of them receive the 4-H email blasts.) 

School information is required in the system, but if you do not see your school listed, you can add your own. 

It is also required that you enter the year of graduation for the youth. 

Step Six: Health Form 

The next page will include our Health Form. The health form is optional, except for one question regarding any life-threatening allergies. This question is near the end of the page immediately before the Health Form Consent. However, if the 4-H member goes to a 4-H Camp or participates in state or national events, completion of the health form is required. 

Please note that some special interest 4-H Clubs do require members to complete the health form. Be sure to check with your Club leader. 

Step Seven: Consent and Code of Conduct 

The following page consists of the waivers we ask you to be aware of, including the Nebraska 4-H Code of Conduct. Youth are required to electronically sign, as well as a parent or guardian. 

Please thoroughly read through the information! 

Step Eight: Payment Selection 

If there is a county enrollment fee, you will be prompted to select a payment method, either in the office or online. If you have any questions about the fees, or if you are enrolled in more than one county, please contact your local Extension Office for more information. 

Step Nine: Confirmation and Submit Enrollment 

The final page is our confirmation page. Please review all information on this page, including club selection, project selection, and the invoice total. Depending on county level fees, there will be a balance that may need to be paid. For more information on county enrollment fees, please contact your local Extension Office.  

The enrollment status will show pending until the information is confirmed by the local Extension office.

You will receive a confirmation email when the registration has been approved. 

To enroll another youth for your same household/family, please follow the same steps as you did for the first youth until all youth in your household are enrolled. 

All 4-H volunteers must complete and meet a series of requirements based on their role to volunteer for Nebraska 4-H. The types of volunteers and the requirements for each are listed below: 

Activity Worker/Direct Volunteer: Includes staff, faculty, club leaders, lead teachers/presenters, student workers, summer interns, Teens as Teachers, chaperones, and any other adults and teens acting as direct supervisors or mentors to youth in a paid, unpaid or volunteer status, as part of a youth activity. 

Activity Worker/Direct Volunteer Requirements 

Volunteer Screening (Criminal Background includes sex offender registry) 

Activity Worker Guidelines Review 

4-H Code of Conduct 

Volunteer Orientation (https://go.unl.edu/6que) 

Activity Support Staff/Indirect Volunteer: Any person who provides support services for Youth Activities such as teaching assistants, superintendents, judges, food service, set-up crews, maintenance, and any other adults and teens providing indirect service as part of a youth activity. 

Activity Support Staff/Indirect Volunteer Requirements 

Volunteer Screening (Activity Worker Application) 

Sex Offender Registry 

Activity Worker Guidelines Review 4-H Code of Conduct 

Changes in this process for 2025 will be that: 

• A new vendor, Sterling Volunteers, will do complete criminal background checks on all direct volunteers. 
• DHHS will no longer do the checks, so everyone must participate in the screening beginning in 2024-2025.  
• Turnaround time will be 24 -48 hours in most cases.  
• The re-screening must be completed every five years, based on anniversary date of the original screening.  
• One last change is that the cost is now $16 to be paid online.  

Adults serving as Direct Volunteers (such as a 4-H Club Project Leader or 4-H Club Organizational Leader) must enroll through 4-H Online. Returning volunteers will need to call the Extension Office at 402-395-2158 before you begin and have your birth date updated so that the date will match when you do the volunteer screening. Currently in 4-H Online, it may be “1-1-1900”. 

Adult volunteers enrolling for the first time need to create a new Family Profile. 

Adults serving as returning direct volunteers or that already have children enrolled in 4-H should use their existing family profile and add themselves as a new "Adult Member". 

Go to https://v2.4honline.com   

Step 1: Create a Family Profile 

Click "Don't have an account?" if you have never enrolled in 4-H before using 4-H Online. 

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". 

(If you have an account for your family in 4-H Online, enter the login information for your existing account.) 

Step 2: Enter Family Profile Information 

Complete the required profile information. 

Step 3: Add Adults to the Family Profile 

You may now add the adult volunteers in your household. Select "Add Member". Now enter information for one specific individual in the household. 

The asterisk areas are required. All other fields are optional. 

Step 4: Add Volunteer Enrollment 

Click Select Volunteer Types to indicate how you are planning to participate in the program throughout the year. 

Returning 4-H Council members should choose Program Volunteer and County Volunteer. 

*If you are affiliated with a club, you will choose Club Volunteer, then either Organizational Leader or Project Leader. Also choose Project Volunteer, then Project Leader. 

Step 5: Add a club & Projects  

You will be prompted to select projects. Choose the ones that begin with "Adult" or "Volunteer". 

Step 6 : Consent forms  

Please sign all consent forms on this page.  

Step 7: Confirmation and Submit Enrollment 

If all information looks correct, please submit your enrollment. 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 are complete, you will not be considered an active volunteer. 

Step 8: Volunteer Screening 

Once you click on “Submit” you will be directed to the Screening site. All direct volunteers with Nebraska 4-H are required to complete a background check through Sterling volunteers. On the prompted volunteer screening form, you will be asked to provide a few details about yourself that are the same as what you used to sign in to 4-H Online.  

Then you will create an account.  

Then the Background Check begins. 

The Cost is $16.00 plus $1.00 for source fees, to be paid by credit card online. Results will be emailed to you within 24-48 hours in most cases. This screening will need to be repeated every 5 years.  

Step 9: Volunteer orientation 

The Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Orientation serves as an introduction to the 4-H Youth Development program in Nebraska. The orientation covers a variety of foundational and essential topics. All new volunteers serving in direct roles, such as club leader, project leader, or workshop presenter, are required to complete the orientation. Volunteers are also required to complete the orientation as part of the re-screening process every five years. 

The Volunteer Orientation is found at https://go.unl.edu/6que 

There are six topics. Each topic includes a 4-10 minute video followed by several knowledge check questions. The entire orientation should take approximately 45 minutes and does not need to be completed in one session. Upon completion, you will receive a confirmation email. An email will also be sent to the Extension Office notifying us when you have completed the orientation.