There is no enrollment fee in Lancaster County.
If you are enrolling in 4‑H for the first time, you must contact 4‑H staff before beginning the 4‑H Online enrollment process.
Only parents/guardians may enroll 4‑H youth. Each 4‑H household will need to initially set up a family profile where you will add the individual 4‑H youth and/or volunteers in your household. For returning families/volunteers, please do not create a new account — use your previous log-in credentials and re-enroll the individuals who will be participating this year.
If you have questions about enrollment, please contact the 4-H staff at lancaster4h@unl.edu or 402‑441‑7180.
Enrollment Deadlines
• Early to Mid-October: 4-H Online opens for the new 4-H year.
• March 15: Club leaders are strongly encouraged to enroll/re-enroll by this date so clubs are solidified in time for youth to enroll.
• April 1: Member enrollment is strongly encouraged by this date to avoid missing out on communications such as the Nebline, email reminders, etc.
• June 15: Enrollment deadline for members and volunteers to participate in 4-H at county and state fairs.
Note: New members and volunteers may enroll any time of the year.
Enrollment
All 4-H youth members and adult volunteers who work directly with youth (such as club and project leaders) must enroll or re-enroll every year. Parent helpers do not need to enroll — only their participating children.
Enrolling Youth
- The only required health information is regarding allergies and permission to treat.
- Response to “Image Permission,” yes or no, is required.
- Project selection is optional, with the exception of horse and shooting sports. It can be helpful to enroll in projects you wish to receive email announcements about, such as livestock and rabbits. Refer to the 4-H project list at https://go.unl.edu/lan-4h-projects.
- Each youth must have a club or FFA chapter selected. 4-H members who are not in a club or FFA chapter will select “Lancaster Independent” under “Club.” Please do not randomly select a club from the drop-down list; contact 4-H staff for club availability.
Enrolling & Screening Volunteers
Within the enrollment process, volunteers will be prompted to:
- Complete the 45-minute Orientation Training (six short sections)
- Required every 3 years (as of Jan. 7, 2026)
- Complete the background check screening process
- $17 cost
- Required every 5 years
Need help?
View step-by-step instructions for enrolling new and returning youth, as well as volunteers.