Previous National Service Projects
There has been a National Service Project chosen each year since 1975. Several projects lasted for more than one year. In recent years, service projects planned by the conference planning committee were conducted at the National Collegiate 4-H Conference. In 2003, the National Service Project of Emphasis was added to the constitution that created a focus for service projects in clubs throughout the nation for the next 3 years.
| Year | Conference Location | Service Project |
| 2006 | Columbus, Ohio | NSPE for 06-07: Resource Library for the 4-H Community & OMK |
| 2005 | Pittsburg, Pennsylvania | Conference Service: Reading Partners. They attended training workshops and learned not only how to effectively read with children, but also how to help children develop a love for reading. Collegiate 4-H’ers were encouraged to take what they had learned at the conference back home to their local schools and communities so others could benefit. At the conference, about 200 participants put the techniques they learned into practice when they read one-on-one with first- and second-graders in Duquesne city schools. |
2004 |
Portland, Oregon | Conference Service: Planted over 500 trees as part of a natural managment practice to shade out invasive species of weeds and grasses in a nature area. |
| 2003 | Fort Worth, Texas | NSPE for 03-05: Reaching Out and Cleaning Up: Focused Collegiate 4-H’s efforts on working with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and organizing community-wide restoration and beautification projects |
| 2002 | St. Louis, Missouri | Conference Service: Joined with local 4-H youth to learn about science hands-on at the St. Louis Science Center. |
| 2001 | Chevy Chase, Maryland (DC area) | Conference Service: Clubs brought books to donate to local shelters for youth. |
| 2000 | Denver, Colorado | Conference Service: Helped with city-wide beautification projects such as planting and watering trees in local parks and doing garden maintenance at a local nature preserve. |
| 1999 | Savannah, Georgia | |
| 1998 | West Lafayette, Indiana | |
| 1997 | Hershey, Pennsylvania | |
| 1996 | Montana | |
| 1995 | College Station, Texas | |
| 1994 | Columbus, Ohio | |
| 1993 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| 1992 | Tuscson, Arizona | |
| 1991 | Athens, Georgia | |
| 1990 | Missouri | Project TRY (Teens Reaching Youth): leadership development of the 12 and 13 year old youth |
| 1989 | Washington, DC | Project TRY (Teens Reaching Youth) |
| 1988 | Brookings, South Dakota | The National Collegiate 4-H Organization recommitted its service to 4-H and Prevention of Child Abuse |
| 1987 | Columbus, Ohio | |
| 1986 | Madison, Wisconsin | |
| 1985 | Athens, Georgia | Blood Promotion |
| 1984 | West Lafayette, Indiana | International Year of Youth |
| 1983 | West Virginia University | Blood Promotion |
| 1982 | Brookings, South Dakota | IFYE- International Program |
| 1981 | North Carolina State University | Junior Leadership Program |
| 1980 | Iowa State University | LEAP and International Programs |
| 1979 | Colorado State University | LEAP and International Programs |
| 1978 | Ohio State University | Host Club Program and Generation Alliance Program (GAP) |
| 1977 | Pennsylvania State University | Generation Alliance Program (GAP) |
| 1976 | Columbia, Missouri | Generation Alliance Program (GAP) and “4-H on the Bicentennial Trail” |
| 1975 | Kansas State University | Collection of favorite songs bound in a booklet |
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