Join 4-H Today!
Santa Cruz County 4-H Youth Development Program 
4-H offers youth limitless opportunity 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.
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!
LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS showing at local county fairs must be enrolled and paid by AUGUST 31st.
4-H registration fee for 2024-2025
$72.00 per youth member enrollment fee
$30.00 per adult volunteers enrollment fee
Paper enrollment forms available to complete and submit to the 4-H office or your 4-H community leader.
Santa Cruz 4-H program fair participation requirements
The fair livestock show Agreement between 4-H, Grange, FFA & Independents
Livestock exhibitors will need to complete the fair requirement of YQCA online training.
New YQCA website for online training is yqcaprogram.org.
STEP 1: CHOOSE A 4-H CLUB
List of Santa Cruz County 4-H Clubs
STEP 2:
- YOUTH ENROLL IN 4-H On-line Zsuite registration
- Additional Support Instructions for 4-H on-line registration
- YOUTH PAPER ENROLLMENT FORMS.
- ADULT ENROLL IN 4-H ON-LINE
- COMPLETE LEADER ON-LINE TRAINING - Extension
- .Online enrollment registration.
- Complete Livescan process.
- Live scan locations: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/locations
- Call or email the 4-H office for the form.
- email: jkatawicz@ucanr.edu or (831) 205-3180
- COMPLETE LEADER ON-LINE TRAINING - Extension
- ADULT PAPER ENROLLMENT FORMS.
STEP 3: PAY REGISTRATION FEES
SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON THESE ENROLLMENT STEPS
July 2024- June 2025
4-H Youth Members
- Youth member is $72.00 program fee
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Adult Leader is $30.00 program fee
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.