• Overview of 4-H Citizenship, Leadership & Service
• 4-H Leadership
• 4-H Citizenship
• 4-H Community Service
• 4-H Capitol Experience
• Natural Helpers
• 4-H Youth County Exchange Programs
• Michigan 4-H Learn and Serve Teen Mentors Program
• Contact your county MSU Extension Office for local programming

• Boards & Committees Training Modules
• 4-H Teen Leadership Learning Modules: 1) What Is a Leader? 2) What Is a 4-H Teen Leader? 3) How Can I Become a 4-H Teen Leader?
• 4-H Teen Leader Training ( a PowerPoint for staff to train adult volunteers)
• 4-H Citizenship: Government Is Us! Online Training Modules: 1) Background 2) Organization 3) Implementation
• Civic Engagement: After-School Activities for Citizenship, Leadership and Service Online Modules: 1) Introduction 2) Character Education and Civic Engagement 3) Civic Engagement Is More Than Service 4) Teen and Community Involvement
• My Mentoring Service: An Introduction to Participating in the Michigan 4-H Learn and Serve Teen Mentors Program
• 4-H Teen Citizenship, Leadership & Service Conference
• 4-H Exploration Days
• Wonders of Washington (WOW)
• Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)
• National Service Learning Conference (April 9-12, 2008)

• Recognition and Awards Through Citizenship, Leadership and Service Activities
• State Awards
• President’s Volunteer Service Award

Check out these sample activities from Michigan 4-H Youth Development curricula that you can use with your 4-H club NOW!

In the online "4-H Citizenship: Government Is Us! A Civic Engagement Curriculum for Youth Groups" you will find:

• Icebreaker –“Walk the (trust) walk”
• Setting club procedures – “Government is us”
• Cooperating in a team  – “Communicating through conflict”
• Working with diversity – “Exploring and challenging stereotypes”
• Talking about citizenship – “What is citizenship?”

From the "Group Dynamite Notebook":

• Setting club goals – “Group goals and tasks”
• Solving problems – “When do groups need to problem solve?”
• Making decisions – “Decision making in groups”

In the online "YEA! Youth Experiencing Action: A Community Service Learning Guide" you will find:

• Choosing a service project – “Community patchwork quilt”
• Planning a service project – “Instant project”
• Evaluating a service project – “Getting project feedback”

Survey Your Community About Issues That Matter

• 4-H Citizenship, Leadership & Service Program Funding Brochure
• The Michigan 4-H Youth Conservation Council
• Michigan Community Service Commission
• Youth Service America - (YSA)
• National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC): Service-Learning's Homepage
• Research and References
• Links to Community Service Web Sites

• 4-H Teen Leaders
• 4-H Club Resources
• Civic Engagement Afterschool Resource Guide – Program delivery strategies for after-school civic engagement activities
• 4-H Citizenship: Government Is Us: A Civic Engagement Curriculum for Youth Groups
• "What Makes a Good Citizen" Video– A product of the work of the statewide Civic Education Youth Advisory Committee (WMV format)
• 4-H Youth County Exchange Programs Guide
• Junior Citizenship Planner
• Youth Experiencing Action! (YEA!) (4-H 1553)
• Planning your Community Service Project
• Reflection Activity Ideas: For Community Service & Service-Learning Projects ( A University of Wisconsin-Extension, 4-H Youth Development publication)
• Service and Cloverbuds—A Great Fit (activities originally published in the Fall 2003 issue of Michigan 4-H Today)
• A.P.P.L.E.S. to Successful Projects – Community service projects can be cut down into pieces just like slices of apples. Use this bookmark to show your members the steps to successful community service projects.
• 4-H Service Log
• Citizenship - Public Adventures Curriculum
• Step Up To Leadership Curriculum
• Civic Education Youth Advisory Committee Recommendations
• 4-H Communications Toolkit Curriculum