{"id":22392,"date":"2025-09-05T09:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/?page_id=22392"},"modified":"2025-09-26T08:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:47:57","slug":"4-h-online-enrollment-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/resources\/4-h-online-enrollment-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Online Enrollment Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-xsmall \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/banner_2025-1920-x-1080-px-9.png\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/banner_2025-1920-x-1080-px-9.png 3840w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/banner_2025-1920-x-1080-px-9.png 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/banner_2025-1920-x-1080-px-9.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/banner_2025-1920-x-1080-px-9.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/banner_2025-1920-x-1080-px-9.png 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/banner_2025-1920-x-1080-px-9.png 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\"\n\t\talt=\"&quot;&quot;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 69% 45%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-69d34f2e98e19\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>4-H Online Enrollment <\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\">Information for New Members and Volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">If you are new to 4-H, contact your local Extension office before enrolling. 4-H staff can help you find a club and guide you during the enrollment process. Volunteers will work with 4-H staff to complete screening requirements before enrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">Enrollment opens yearly on October 1<sup>st<\/sup> and closes on July 31<sup>st<\/sup>. Some counties may have earlier enrollment deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/about\/locations\/\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--style-action wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tFind your Local Extension Office\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\">Information for Returning Members and Volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">As a returning 4-H Youth Member or Volunteer, you have already completed the first steps of this guide. Skip to the Add a Member Record if you need to add a new member or volunteer, or Add an Enrollment Record or Reenroll as a Previously Enrolled Member if you need to complete the enrollment process.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-border--add-left wsu-border--color-vineyard\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#new\">New Members<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#family\">Create a Family Profile<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#member\">Create a Member Record<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#enroll\">Enrolling as a 4-H Youth Member or Certified Volunteer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-top--none\">For a more in-depth walkthrough of these steps, an <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/resources\/\">Enrollment Walkthrough Video<\/a> is available. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-width--full\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"create-family\">New Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before enrolling, new 4-H Members and Volunteers will need to complete these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Create a Family profile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create your Member Record<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">Once you have created your Member Record, you will be given the option to enroll as a 4-H Youth Member or Certified 4-H Volunteer. See <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a Family Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">The first step to enrolling in 4-H Online is creating a family profile. If you have already created a family profile, skip to the next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/v2.4honline.com\/\">4-H Online<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cDon\u2019t have an account\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select Washington from the \u201cSelect Your State\u201d drop-down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select Washington 4-H Youth Development under \u201cSelect an Institution\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill out the remainder of the form, including<ol><li>Email (this will be used for communication from 4-H)<\/li><\/ol><ol><li>Family Name<\/li><\/ol><ol><li>Mobile Phone Number<\/li><\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>Password (must contain a minimum of 10 characters, a capital letter, a number, and a symbol).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cCreate Account\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in your address information and select \u201cVerify.\u201d If you are prompted to choose an address, select the correct one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll be taken to the Add Member screen. See the next section for those steps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">If you are met with a message stating \u201cAn account with this email address has already been found, please sign in or recover your password,\u201d it means that the email already exists in the 4-H Online system. You\u2019ll be taken back to the login screen. Contact your<a href=\"https:\/\/cahnrs.wsu.edu\/about\/locations\/\"> local Extension office<\/a> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"create-member\">Create a Member Record<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">A Member Record is a collection of personal information. You will create one member record for each member. Enrollment in 4-H requires creating an Enrollment Record each year, which will be covered in the next section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Select Add Member from the home screen of 4-H Online.\n<ol>\n<li>If you just created your family profile, you\u2019ll be taken to this screen automatically for your first member.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select 4-H under \u201cWhich program would you like to join?\u201d and select \u201cNext.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in your personal information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Number of Previous Years in Program&#8221; will appear after your birthdate is added. If this is your first year, put 0. If you have participated before, indicate those years here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cNext\u201d to continue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the \u201cAbout You\u201d section, then select \u201cNext\u201d to continue.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indicate whether you are enrolling in 4-H (I want to join Washington State 4-H as a New or Returning Washington State 4-H Youth Member\/Volunteer) or just participating in the program without enrolling (I want to participate in a Washington 4-H activity but do NOT want to join Washington State 4-H at this time.\u201d \n<ul>\n<li>Note: Adults who are not enrolling as Certified 4-H Volunteers do not create member records in 4-H online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cFinish\u201d to create the Member Record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you selected the &#8220;I want to Join 4-H&#8221; option, you&#8217;ll be taken to the enrollment section automatically. If you selected &#8220;I want to participate,&#8221; you&#8217;ll be taken back to the member list without beginning the enrollment process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-xsmall \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/pexels-rdne-7821577-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/pexels-rdne-7821577-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/pexels-rdne-7821577-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/pexels-rdne-7821577-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/pexels-rdne-7821577-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/pexels-rdne-7821577-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/pexels-rdne-7821577-scaled.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"closeup of a laptop with two people looking at the content together\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"title-id-69d34f2e99a52\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>The Enrollment Process<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-border--color-vineyard wsu-color-background--white\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\" id=\"enroll\">Enrolling as a Youth Member or Certified Volunteer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">An approved enrollment is required to participate as a 4-H Member or Certified Volunteer. Enrollments must be completed each year. Non-enrolled members are classified as Participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">An Enrollment Record consists of a variety of parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Volunteer Types Selection (volunteers only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Club Selection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project Selection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health Form<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Payment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review and Submit<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-color-background--white wsu-border--color-vineyard\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked wsu-heading--mark-color-vineyard\">Parts of Your Enrollment<\/h2>\n\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer Types Selection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">Volunteers will select their volunteer roles. These roles are defined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/policies-resources\/4-h-policies-and-procedures\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22839\">4-H Policy and Procedure handbook<\/a>. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Read the page message and select \u201cSelect Volunteer Types\u201d to dismiss it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your Volunteer Type from the drop-down menu and select the \u201cAdd\u201d button next to the role.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To add additional roles, select \u201cSelect Volunteer Types\u201d and repeat for each additional type and role.\n<ol>\n<li>You may select more than one Type and Role.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once all Types and Roles have been added, select \u201cNext.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-border--color-default wsu-color-background--gray-5\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Club Selection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">Youth Members and Club Volunteers are required to select a club. Volunteers who do not support a club do not need to add a club and can skip this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Read the page message and select \u201cSelect Clubs\u201d to dismiss it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your club\u2019s county from the drop-down. The county drop-down will default to the Family County, so you may need to change it to find your club if you participate in a different county.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indicate the volunteer role, if applicable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cAdd\u201d to add the club to your list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the \u201cSelect Units\u201d button to add additional clubs to your enrollment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Primary club will be noted. If you need to change your primary club designation, select the \u201cChange to Primary\u201d button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the garbage bin icon next to the club&#8217;s name to delete any unneeded clubs. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once all Clubs have been added, select \u201cNext.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Selection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">Youth Members and Project Volunteers are required to select a project. Volunteers who do not support a project do not need to add a project and can skip this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Read the page message and select \u201cSelect Projects\u201d to dismiss it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteers \u2013 indicate whether you are a Club- or County-based project volunteer (most volunteers are Club volunteers, not county).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use the club drop-down to select your club and update the projects offered list.\n<ol>\n<li>The list will reflect what the club offers that you are eligible to sign up for.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select \u201cSelect\u201d to add the project to your enrollment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use \u201cSelect Projects\u201d to add additional projects to your enrollment record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you need to remove a project, select the garbage bin icon next to the project\u2019s name to delete it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once all Projects have been added, select \u201cNext.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-color-background--gray-5\"  >\r\n        \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">Most of the questions here were asked during the creation of your Member Record and will automatically populate with your previous answers. You can make changes if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Read the page message and select \u201cShow Questions\u201d to dismiss it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the auto-populated answers for correctness, and answer any new questions as required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once all questions have been answered, select \u201cNext.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    <\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section  wsu-width--full wsu-color-background--white\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Form<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-max-width--hero\">The Health Form collects basic health information. Please answer the questions accurately but concisely. Any fields marked \u201cYes\u201d will ask for additional details; if you do not wish to share details, put \u201cPrefer not to state\u201d in the required text box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Read the page message and select \u201cShow Health Form\u201d to dismiss it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read and answer each question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read and sign the Medical Release form.\n<ol>\n<li>Youth over the age of 18 may sign as both the Member and the Parent\/Guardian.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once all questions have been answered, select \u201cNext.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n    <\/div><\/section>\n    <\/section>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2191 Back to top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":21549,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":0,"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_expiration_date":""},"categories":[247],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22392"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22392"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24606,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22392\/revisions\/24606"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}