Youth Enrollment
Discover if 4-H Mentoring is the right match for your child! Explore below to learn more. Ready to get started? Sign up for free through our Youth Enrollment form. Once you submit, one of our dedicated Mentoring Site Coordinators will reach out to provide detailed information and happily address any questions you might have.If you are interested in other 4-H Programming (STEM, FCS, Animals, Youth Leadership, etc.),
please contact the 4-H Office at 385-268-6531
What is 4-H Mentoring?
Utah County 4-H Mentoring is a program that pairs young people with caring adult mentors. It's part of the larger 4-H organization, known for its focus on youth development. In this program, mentors provide guidance, support, and opportunities for young individuals to explore various interests, develop life skills, and set personal goals. Through regular interactions and activities, mentors help empower youth to reach their full potential, fostering personal growth and leadership skills along the way.
Utah County 4-H Mentoring is a program that pairs young people with caring adult mentors. It's part of the larger 4-H organization, known for its focus on youth development. In this program, mentors provide guidance, support, and opportunities for young individuals to explore various interests, develop life skills, and set personal goals. Through regular interactions and activities, mentors help empower youth to reach their full potential, fostering personal growth and leadership skills along the way.
Community Mentoring:
Youth meet weekly for an hour with their mentor. The mentor will come to your home. Mentors are young adults who act as a friend, guide, and advocate. All mentors are interviewed, reference checked, and fingerprint checked through the FBI national database. Your child will be matched with a mentor for a minimum of one year. Your 4-H site coordinator will introduce the mentor to you and your child for you to approve of the match before mentoring will begin.
Youth meet weekly for an hour with their mentor. The mentor will come to your home. Mentors are young adults who act as a friend, guide, and advocate. All mentors are interviewed, reference checked, and fingerprint checked through the FBI national database. Your child will be matched with a mentor for a minimum of one year. Your 4-H site coordinator will introduce the mentor to you and your child for you to approve of the match before mentoring will begin.
Monthly Program-wide Activities:
Mentor/Mentee (M&M)
M&M activities are planned once a month and paid for by the 4-H program for all mentors in the program to bring their mentees. This is an opportunity for mentors and mentees to meet and befriend others in the program while enjoying recreational, service, or educational activities.
Family Night Out (FNO)
FNO activities are provided monthly by mentoring staff. These activities provide fun opportunities for families to bond. All costs are covered by the 4-H. Activities have included ice skating, service projects, Butterfly Museum, sporting events, Clas Ropes Course, and more!
Family Camp
This occurs once a year in the summer. Families that attend, enroll, and participate in a series of activities on an overnight camping trip. Family camp is an opportunity to bond and create family memories. Recent family camps have been provided at little to no cost in Midway, UT and Alpine, Wyoming.
Mentor/Mentee (M&M)
M&M activities are planned once a month and paid for by the 4-H program for all mentors in the program to bring their mentees. This is an opportunity for mentors and mentees to meet and befriend others in the program while enjoying recreational, service, or educational activities.
Family Night Out (FNO)
FNO activities are provided monthly by mentoring staff. These activities provide fun opportunities for families to bond. All costs are covered by the 4-H. Activities have included ice skating, service projects, Butterfly Museum, sporting events, Clas Ropes Course, and more!
Family Camp
This occurs once a year in the summer. Families that attend, enroll, and participate in a series of activities on an overnight camping trip. Family camp is an opportunity to bond and create family memories. Recent family camps have been provided at little to no cost in Midway, UT and Alpine, Wyoming.
Weekly Club:
4-H site coordinators provide club meetings, typically weekly, for youth afterschool. These clubs take place at local parks, community centers, or schools. Clubs are an opportunity for youth to learn new skills, feel a sense of belonging, and develop independence.
4-H site coordinators provide club meetings, typically weekly, for youth afterschool. These clubs take place at local parks, community centers, or schools. Clubs are an opportunity for youth to learn new skills, feel a sense of belonging, and develop independence.
Communicate with your Mentor and Site Coordinator
Each youth is assigned a young adult mentor. It is vital that you communicate with the mentor. Mentors are volunteers and will be meeting with their mentee each week. Your site coordinator (4-H Staff) will be communicating with you each month regarding activities and updates. Please be open in your communication with them.
Youth meet weekly with their mentor
Youth will meet once a week for an hour with their mentor. This can happen at home or in the community. There will be times when your child cannot meet or the mentor is unavailable. It is important to communicate with your assigned mentor.
Family Night Out (FNO) Activities
The program offers monthly FNO activities. We ask that you do your best to attend these activities. FNO's are typically in the evening during the week or on Saturday. These activities are paid for and dinner is often provided.
Mentoring Site locations (7 Sites - Utah County)
- See "Directory" tab for details and contact information for each site
Mentoring, fundamentally, provides young individuals with the assurance that there is someone who genuinely cares for them, ensuring they do not face life's daily challenges in isolation and affirming their sense of importance.
Research substantiates that high-quality mentoring relationships exert profound and positive impacts on young people across personal, educational, and career domains. In the end, mentoring serves as the conduit through which young individuals access personal development, social integration, and economic prospects.
One out of every three young people will mature without this invaluable resource.
Research shows that kids matched with a mentor are:
Research substantiates that high-quality mentoring relationships exert profound and positive impacts on young people across personal, educational, and career domains. In the end, mentoring serves as the conduit through which young individuals access personal development, social integration, and economic prospects.
One out of every three young people will mature without this invaluable resource.
Research shows that kids matched with a mentor are:
- More confident
- More likely to steer clear of drugs and alcohol
- Do better in school
- Get along better with their family and friends
- Feel better about themselves
- Experience fewer depressive symptoms