Beyond Ready Starts With You: Community and Volunteer Resources

4-H Teen resource page connecting youth with a track of opportunities that speaks to their personal spark.

New Hampshire teens have the opportunity to participate in a track of development that speaks to their personal spark. An Extension Field Specialist oversees the program, as well as a teen mentor/volunteer that provides direct service and support to the team under the program’s pillars of career and academic development, leadership development, and a teach back/give-back project.

State and National 4-H Opportunities Resource Page

2025 Teen Leadership and Civic Engagement Guidebook

4-H Pledge to Create SMART Goals

SMART Goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. Using these principles will help you create a Vision Board to set goals to help increase the likelihood that the goals will be achieved successfully.

Smart Cents Playbook- A Guide to Teaching Mindful Money Habits

Developing sound financial skills early in life can have positive implications as youth grow into adulthood. Introducing general concepts, such as establishing good savings habits and responsible spending, is important for financial success later in life.

Teen Leadership Curriculum

This publication explains the role and responsibilities of teen leaders, outlines the objectives of teen leadership and describes how teens can become teen leaders. To make the process of taking on a 4-H teen leadership project easier the book provides a 5 step project guide with fillable forms.

NH 4-H Launches a "Virtual Community of Practice" for Positive Youth Development

Supporting teenagers through their formative years is both a privilege and a challenge. Positive Youth Development (PYD) offers a powerful framework to guide this journey. PYD is a holistic approach to learning and working alongside a young person.

To deepen your understanding and practice of PYD, NH 4-H is launching a virtual Community of Practice (CoP) designed for adults who care for or work closely with teens. A CoP is more than a discussion group, it’s a dynamic space for collaborative learning, knowledge sharing, and exploration of perspectives.

The first meeting of this virtual CoP takes place on December 15, 2025.