Each year, volunteers donate their time to extend the work of UNH Cooperative Extension. They help make New Hampshire’s individuals and communities more successful, and its natural resources healthy and productive. In 2024, master gardener Doris Buco received the 2024 Spirit of NH Award and Extension's Education Center Infoline volunteers were recognized as a Volunteer Champion. Read more
In the Year 2024:
- 3,933 Volunteers
- 169,855 Volunteer Hours
- $5.68M Value of Their Time
- 28,550 People Reached by Extension Volunteers
Where Volunteers Live and Give Their Time: Volunteer Hours By County
- Belknap: 9,520 hours
- Carroll: 6,336 hours
- Cheshire: 8,548 hours
- Coös: 8,597 hours
- Grafton: 16,182 hours
- Hillsborough: 27,480 hours
- Merrimack: 28,146 hours
- Rockingham: 35,868 hours
- Strafford: 13,393 hours
- Sullivan: 12,337 hours
- An additional 350 volunteers gave 3,450 hours in statewide and regional initiatives.
14 Volunteer Programs
Volunteering
Each year, about 6,000 volunteers donate their time and energy to extend the work of Extension. Our 14 volunteer programs provide opportunities for anyone wanting to make life better in New Hampshire.
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