The plans for the club's educational program are developed with member, leader and parent input. Leadership is provided by a team of parents and concerned adults in the community. The adult serving as organizational leader is supported by project, activity and resource leaders. Clubs have a citizenship education program that includes conducting service projects so that members can learn about their community as they work to improve it. These organized groups are similar in operation to the community 4-H club, except that members are all enrolled in the same project or a limited range of projects.
Examples are project clubs in horse, dog, livestock, marine science, aerospace, clothing, etc.
Club meetings and programs usually are devoted to the club's project emphasis. Clubs Leadership for school clubs is usually provided by one or more teachers serving as 4-H club advisors. Teachers also may fill other leadership roles such as project and activity leaders. In some cases community volunteers may fill these roles. School clubs operate under the same guidelines as community clubs.