Fulfilling Needs in County 4-H Programs with Volunteer Facilitation Coaches

Authors

Nancy Shelstad, University of Idaho

Volume

56

Issue

6

DOI

10.34068/joe.56.06.14

Abstract

University of Idaho Extension 4-H professionals have learned to work with volunteers in new ways to expand capacity and continue to build the quality of the 4-H program in Idaho. This article identifies how defining new position descriptions for volunteer facilitation coaches addressed two program needs, expanded capacity, and provided a higher quality experience for new 4-H families. If Extension staff invest time in selecting, training, and mentoring volunteer facilitation coaches, other volunteers are better able to fulfill important roles related to meeting specific needs of the 4-H program.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Shelstad, N. (2018). Fulfilling Needs in County 4-H Programs with Volunteer Facilitation Coaches. The Journal of Extension, 56(6), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.06.14