Mission Statement
The Mississippi Volunteer Leaders’ Association’s mission is to provide a collective voice to promote youth and adult development through teamwork, support, leadership opportunities, and motivational encouragement in partnership with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
MVLA MOTTO
Together we will make a difference. Mississippi 4-H Volunteers Do!
GOAL
The Mississippi Volunteer Leaders’ Association is dedicated to making the best better.
FIVE YEAR GOALS
- Every 4-H Volunteer in Mississippi knows about the Mississippi 4-H Volunteer Leaders’ Association.
- Increase membership to 25% (1,200) of all 4-H Volunteer Leaders in Mississippi.
- Have an active 4-H Volunteer Leaders’ Association in each county.
ACTION STEPS TO ACHIEVE GOALS
- Produce a MVLA marketing brochure.
- Work through Extension staff to promote MVLA throughout the state and continue providing networking and recruiting opportunities through district forums, annual conferences, and the Southern Regional Leaders’ Forum.
- Provide support for county 4-H Volunteer Leaders’ Associations by providing coaching, speakers, and an information network and resource pool.
MVLA PURPOSE
- To promote the 4-H Program and encourage community support so that all youth will have the opportunity to benefit from the 4-H Program.
- To help further the mission and objectives of the 4-H Program.
- To serve as a supporting body for the State 4-H Program.
MVLA OBJECTIVES
- To promote and improve the status of its members.
- To encourage educational improvement through all opportunities.
- To provide the exchange of ideas, methods and techniques with other 4-H volunteers and volunteer associations.
- To motivate and increase interest in being a 4-H volunteer.
News
Success Stories
Ray Henderson’s love for the outdoors began in his youth with learning by doing in 4-H Forestry. He won the State 4-H Congress competition, went to nationals, and placed fifth. After he aged out of the youth development program, he pursued a career with the U.S. Forest Service, and he volunteered in the 1990s as a coach for a few 4-H Forestry teams in Wayne and Greene Counties.