Welcome to 4-H! The 2026-2027 4-H youth enrollment fee is $68 per youth. Adult volunteer fees are waived in Santa Barbara County.
- A credit card processing fee of 3-4% is included at the end. This does NOT go to UC ANR. This goes directly to the credit card company that process the payments.
- If you would like to request a fee waiver, don't hesitate to contact the Santa Barbara County 4-H Office Team by email at enmitchell@ucanr.edu or amltorres@ucanr.edu for more information
- As a reminder, all enrollment steps (CA 4-H Resource Center - Enrollment) must be completed before members and volunteers can be confirmed in the system.
Age Criteria to join: 9 to 18 years old.
Youth must be 9 years old on or before December 31, 2024. Youth may join as long as they are not 19 years old on or before December 31, 2025.
Please make sure to connect with a 4-H Club Leader and Project Leader before payment to ensure that the club you plan to join is a good fit and works for your schedule! Community Club List can be found here
4-H Youth Member Program Fee Refunds:
If an enrolled 4-H Youth Member has not participated in any 4-H supervised activities, meetings, events, projects, or programs in the year enrolled, all the State, local county, VMO, and 4-H Unit/Club program enrollment fees paid by the family will be refunded if:
i. a written request is received by the county 4-H office within *30 days of enrollment approval in the California 4-H Enrollment System;
Requests may be submitted by letter or email and must include a completed 4-H Program Enrollment Fee Refund Request form. County 4-H staff will update the enrollment record as necessary.
b. If an enrolled 4-H Youth Member has participated in any 4-H supervised activities, meetings, events, projects, or programs in the year enrolled, no enrollment fee refunds will be issued. This policy applies to general 4-H membership and 4-H enrollment fees only. Program enrollment fees are non-refundable once participation has occurred because 4-H members and adult volunteers are required to be covered by California 4-H accident/sickness insurance.
No partial refunds of 4-H enrollment fees will be issued.
Program enrollment fees support administrative, insurance, and program operation costs incurred upon enrollment approval.
4-H Clubs are prohibited from using Venmo, PayPal, Square, or other electronic payment methods.