Volunteers & Club Forms

4-H Volunteer Information, Forms & Resources

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-Hers 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."

New Volunteers

Click the link to begin your application go.osu.edu/volunteer4lucas

Path to becoming a volunteer is a helpful guide for new volunteers.

Background Check

Click here for information on how to complete the BCI background check. Take the form with you when you get your BCI done and return it with your receipt after your BCI is performed.

Annual Volunteer Trainings

Sunday, January 11, 2026 from 12 - 2 pm at the Crosby Center Toledo Botanical Gardens, 5403 Elmer Dr, Toledo, OH 43615

Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 6 - 8 pm at the Maumee Library 501 River Rd, Maumee, OH 43537

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 from 6 - 8 pm, Toledo Botanical Garden OSU Hort House