Training Tuesday: Increasing Service to Community

Training Tuesday! 

Ready to supercharge your 4-H Volunteer training with fresh energy and purpose? Another exciting, research-based resources you can seamlessly add to your 4-H program. Supporting volunteers in reaching their goals and delivering high-quality youth experiences is at the heart of Volunteer Involvement across our CCE System (VIPP). These lessons are designed to spark inspiration, fuel creativity, and empower you to share the 4-H spirit of service in ways that engage hearts, minds, and communities!

Today’s Highlight: Increasing Service to Community — Inspiring Youth to Lead with Purpose!

Want to motivate youth to get involved and give back? This lesson introduces practical strategies for planning, organizing, and guiding impactful service projects that help youth see the difference they can make. Volunteers will explore techniques for fostering empathy, leadership, and reflection—key ingredients for meaningful community involvement.

The Increasing Service to Community lesson provides hands-on tools and real-world examples to help volunteers bring service-learning to life. Participants will leave equipped to support youth through every phase of the process, creating projects that not only strengthen communities but also build lifelong values of kindness and civic engagement.

The Increasing Service to Community Activities, along with the Fact Sheets, and PowerPoint Slides for the Organizational Skills domain, can be found on the National Volunteerism Resource Hub —a project of the PLWG National 4-H Volunteerism Charter Group designed to house resources that strengthen the preparation, engagement, and development of 4-H volunteers nationwide.

These resources are based on the Volunteer Research Knowledge and Competency (VRKC) Taxonomy Model—a research-backed guide that maps out the key skills needed for volunteers to thrive in 4-H. From communication and organization to program management, educational design, and positive youth development, each skill area helps volunteers bring out the best in every young person they serve!

Questions? Reach out to Kelly Campbell (kmc86@cornell.edu )