Join 4-H Today!

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.

The Fair livestock show - Agreement between 4-H, Grange, FFA & Independents

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.

4-H age age 5 to 18 years old as of December 31st the year of participation

For clarification on 4-H age click this tab.

4-H enrollment system is OPEN year round. 4-H year is from July 1st to June 30th.

Youth will need to complete their 4-H online enrollment & pay their enrollment fee to show at county fairs by August 31st!

4-H adult Leaders will need to complete their 4-H enrollment & online 4-H leader training by August 31st. The youth are counting on you for your guideance and support at our county fairs.

See the 4-H enrollment informaion below.

If you have any questions call your 4-H office at (831) 205-3180 or email Julie Katawicz at jkatawicz@ucanr.edu for assistance.

4-H enrollment fee for 2025-2026

$80.00 per youth member

Adult volunteers enrollment fee is covered by 4-H council.

4-H year is from July 1st to June 30th.

Paper enrollment forms available to complete and submit to the 4-H office or your 4-H community leader. For more information contact the 4-H office at 831-205-3180 or email jkatawicz@ucanr.edu.

San Benito County 4-H Participation Guidelines Requirements

4-H Zsuites enrollment system opens July 15th:

STEP 1: CHOOSE A 4-H CLUB

List of San Benito County 4-H Clubs

Countrywide projects:

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.

Lead by Bitterwater 4-H: Horse, Poultry, Rabbits, Vet Science, Cavies, Entomology, & swine
Lead by Fairview 4-H: Aerospace & Rocketry, Cloverbuds (age 5-8), Poultry
Lead Santa Ana: Dairy Goats
Lead by Union 4-H: Arts & Crafts, Beekeeping, Book club, Cooking (baking), Leadership, Outdoor Adventures,
Poultry, Public Speaking, Rabbit (Meat & Breeding), & Sewing

4-H ZSuite enrollment on-line help sheet system "ZSuite Enrollment Tip-Sheet"

STEP 2:

YOUTH ENROLL in 4-H on-line Zsuite registration.
- Additional Support Instructions for 4-H on-line ZSuite registration
YOUTH PAPER ENROLLMENT FORMS.
ADULT ENROLL IN 4-H on-line ZSuite registration.
ADULT PAPER ENROLLMENT FORMS.
COMPLETE LEADER ON-LINE TRAINING - Extension
- Returning leaders complete the training course:
  - 2025-26 California 4-H Returning Volunteers
- New leaders will need to complete 4 items
- New Leader interest survey will need to be completed on-line
- New leader training courses in Extension:
  - 2025-26 California New Volunteers
  - Enrollment key: SanBenito
- .On-line enrollment registration in Zsuite.
- Complete the Live Scan request form after all steps 1 through 3 have been completed
- Live Scan form request survey
- Once the live scan request is completed the 4-H office will send you the form
- NEW LEADERS ALSO COMPLETE LIVE SCAN.
- Live scan locations
After all the step are complete then the 4-H office will review your enrollment. You cannot work with the youth until your enrollment as an adult leader has been completed and approved by 4-H staff.

STEP 3: Youth PAY REGISTRATION FEES

July 2025- June 2026

4-H Youth Members

$80 per youth member

No adult leader fee (covered by 4-H county council)

Payment options:

CASH/CHECK DISCOUNT -Pay directly to your 4-H community club leader.
ON-LINE payment survey system! - Additional $4 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.