There may be minimal costs for project manuals or some 4-H activities or events. Call the Extension unit office in your county or contact a local 4-H club to see if there is room in a club near you. If not, five interested young people, with an adult or two to help them, may start a new club. A club is a group of five or more young people ages 8 to 18, guided by an adult leader. Clubs meet for at least six sessions during the year and have a planned program.
Members elect officers and each member chooses one or more projects.
Each club has a constitution. A club may explore a single subject or several subjects. Most clubs meet once or twice a month all year long, depending on what the group wants to do. The 4-H year runs from September 1 to August 31. Sometimes members may have to be enrolled in a project by a certain time to be eligible for a certain activity such as the 4-H fair.