Get Involved
Virginia Cooperative Extension relies on volunteers to accomplish its mission. We believe that active citizen involvement in our programs makes a difference in our success. The work of volunteers at the local level helps us leverage our paid faculty and staff resources into a much greater impact for the people of Virginia.
There are many ways you can get involved with us. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss available opportunities.
Extension Leadership Council
The members of the Extension Leadership Council (ELC) are volunteers who partner with Cooperative Extension staff members to better serve citizens of Gloucester county through Cooperative Extension programs. ELC members are people who want to give back to the community by advising staff members and working on specific projects. Extension Leadership Council is composed of a diverse group of salaried and volunteer staff who truly own an ever-changing Cooperative Extension program. The members of the ELC identify the needs and concerns that exist in their locality, and share a commitment to finding solutions and making them work. Gloucester's ELC mission is to develop and implement a program plan that will direct Extension's resources toward the resolution of locally identified issues and concerns. The ELC meets on a quarterly basis at the Gloucester Extension Office.
4-H Volunteers
4-H works with volunteers to involve both youth and adults in hands on learning experiences. Trained adult 4-H volunteers assist in many different educational venues. Some spend a week at camp with Gloucester youth at Jamestown 4-H Educational Center or lead 4-H clubs which include horse clubs, shooting sports, livestock and other community clubs. Others such assist with delivering the 4-H school enrichment program.
Gloucester Master Gardeners
Sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension, MGs are volunteer educators within our community who serve the public by assisting local Extension Agents to provide sound and practical gardening information to area property and homeowners. Gloucester Master Gardeners provide horticultural education services to the community thru the weekly hortline, participation at the farmers market, by offering plant clinics, educational programs and conducting youth programming in horticulture in collaboration with 4-H.