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Welcome to San Benito County 4-H Program

4-H offers youth limitless opportunities for friendship, growth, fun, and life skills. By engaging youth and adults in a meaningful partnerships, 4-H helps youth to reach their full potential as competent, confident, leaders of character who contribute and are connected to their communities. To learn more about what the 4-H program has to offer our youth, check out the 4-H New Family Handbook.
Agreement between 4-H, Grange & Future Farmers of America
Livestock Exhibitors showing at county and state fairs will have to complete the YQCA training as a fair requirement. The training can be complete at yqcaprogram.org.
Special Note: 4-H On-Line enrollment system will be down for software upgrades from June 23rd to August 15th. You may enroll on-line after August 15th.
LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS showing at fairs must be enrolled and paid by AUGUST 31st.
2023-2024 enrollment fee structure will be updated by June.
Paper enrollment forms available to complete and submit to the 4-H office or your 4-H community leader.
NEW payment process for 2022-2023 enrollment fee structure.
The 1st youth in the family will include a $40 family 4-H program fee. After the 1st youth in family enrollment fee will reduce to $100 since the family fee has been covered under the 1st youth enrollment fee for the family 4-H program fee.
The 4-H $40 family program fee covers the 4-H leaders in our 4-H program by sharing the cost equally with all the 4-H youth families.
Countywide Project register are listed with the 4-H club hosting the county wide project. You can enroll with your primary club but take a countywide project with another 4-H club.
San Benito County 4-H Participation Guidelines Requirements
Being updated for 2023 fairs. Register by August 31st for this years fair season.
STEP 1: CHOOSE A 4-H CLUB
List of San Benito County 4-H Clubs
STEP 2:
- YOUTH ENROLL IN 4-H ON-LINE
- YOUTH PAPER ENROLLMENT FORMS.
- ADULT ENROLL IN 4-H ON-LINE
- COMPLETE LEADER ON-LINE TRAINING
- Enrollment key: Call or email the 4-H office for enrollment key
- jkatawicz@ucanr.edu or 831-637-5346 x 102 or mobile 831-205-3180
- Enrollment key: Call or email the 4-H office for enrollment key
- NEW LEADERS ALSO COMPLETE LIVE SCAN
- COMPLETE LEADER ON-LINE TRAINING
- ADULT PAPER ENROLLMENT FORMS.
STEP 3: PAY REGISTRATION FEES
July 2022- June 2023
4-H program fees: $40 per family
No adult leader fee (covered under the family program fee)
4-H Youth Members
- 1st youth member is $140 (includes $40 family program fee)
- additional youth member in your family are $100 each
- The $40 4-H family program fee covers the 4-H leaders in our 4-H program by sharing the cost equally with all the 4-H youth families.
Payment options:
- CASH/CHECK DISCOUNT -Pay directly to your 4-H community club leader.
- ON-LINE payment survey system! - Additional $5 processing fee will apply for credit card transactions.
- PayPal App. use "sbc4hcouncil@gmail.com as payee. - Additional $5 processing fee will apply for credit card transactions.
Fee waiver assistance is available for families to cover the 4-H enrollment in financial need. A family will need to complete the 4-H fee waiver form. After completing the 4-H fee waiver form, turn it into your 4-H community club leader or 4-H office staff.
Just a reminder to all youth, parents and leaders. A 4-H member needs to be in good standing to be eligible to show livestock at the county fairs and state fair! A member in good standing is current 4-H enrollment, 4-H registration paid, minimum of 6 hours completed in project plus 80% of the additional meeting required by project leader, members APR (Annual Project Report) completed.