Check out the Projects offered and review meetings times on the Calendar. Confirm you are available for meetings before signing up for projects as many have limited spots.
Fill out the Project Sign Up Form. Priority will be given to your top choices; extra projects may be added based on availability. Certain projects have limited enrollment, those projects will fill up based on the order of payment completed in Step 3.
Register youth memeber on ZSuite. Your registration will be "Pending" until payment in Step 3 is verified.
Follow instructions below for Step 2.
Add any County Wide Projects you are interested in. You can add Redwood Club Projects, but all project rosters will be assigned from the google form in Step 1 so we can see who registered first. Then after we let you know what Projects you are in, we will inform County to update ZSuite later.
Tip: do not use mobile, only use Chrome or Firefox on laptop or desktop (waivers don't work on Safari). This will take 10-15 minutes to complete. Refresh the browser if the site doesn't load on the first try. https://4h.zsuite.org
Pay the $100 annual enrollment fee at ucanr.edu making sure to mark Redwood 4-H as your Club/Unit. Adults DO NOT need to pay $30.
It may take a few days after you have paid for your ZSuite enrollment to switch from "Pending" to "Active".
(never enrolled in 4-H)
Step 2 New families will create a new household profile in the ZSuite system.
(A laptop or desktop is recommended, do not use mobile phone)
Select "Redwood 4-H Club" under +Add Unit. Select "Member" under Unit Roles.
You can add the Redwood 4-H Projects you are interested in, but enrollment in limited projects will be assigned based on the goolge form in Step 1 so we know your top choices.
It takes 10-15 minutes to fill out the county online registration and sign the waivers. Use Chrome or Firefox on desktop, not mobile and not Safari browser.
Step 3. Lastly, pay annual $100* enrollment fee online on surveys.ucanr.edu website.
Print or save a PDF of your receipt. County office will review payment and complete your youth's enrollment changing status from 'pending' to 'active'.
Make sure to check "Redwood 4-H" as your primary club in ZSuite and ucanr.edu.
https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=46533
**DO NOT** create a new profile if you have been enrolled at any time prior to July 2023.
Families that were active in 4-H online anytime from 2018 to 2023, will have the same login email for ZSuite, but will need to click "Forgot Password" and reset the password. The link is on the system login page.
Step 2 Reset your password then update information and sign waivers.
- Teens who would like to receive 4-H emails directly can add their contact info on their individual profile.
- Sign up for projects in ZSuite.
Step 3 Pay annual enrollment fee online ($100*) and print or save a PDF of your receipt. County office will review payment and complete your youth's enrollment changing status from 'pending' to 'active'. Do not pay $30 for Adults, you only need to pay $100 per youth.
Make sure to check "Redwood 4-H" as your primary club/unit in ZSuite and ucanr.edu.
* For reduction or waiver of youth enrollment fees, please fill out the fee Waiver Form (available when registration opens) and see more details and FAQ here.
Redwood 4-H Club Leaders will email you which projects you have successfully signed up for, and your Project Leader(s) will contact you with more information about Project Meetings. Most projects start in October. You are welcome to come to our first Community Club Meeting on Sept 11th to learn more about Redwood 4-H activities.
4-H youth membership is $100* paid to Alameda County 4-H. The money goes to 4-H county and state, and not our club. Annual fee allows youth to join projects offered by our club as well as county wide projects and covers insurance, trainings and volunteer background checks.
Parents/Adults DO NOT need to sign up nor pay $30, (only Project Leaders need to sign up and Redwood 4-H will pay their $30 fee).
Full registration details: https://ucanr.edu/site/4-h-alameda-county/how-join-4-h-alameda-county
California 4-H offers an option for financial assistance during registration. Redwood 4-H also has scholarships available to cover enrollment fees. Contact our Enrollment Coordinator for more enrollment information at 4hredwoodenrollment @ gmail.com (remove spaces around @ ).
Parents/Adults do not need to register unless they are becoming a Project Leader.