I tried to join 4H as a volunteer a year ago. I have been relentlessly trying to find someone to take me as a volunteer for their club, and nobody has been able to follow through on a date, time, and location. I have people email me back, and say they definitely need my help, and then I tell them my availability, and i never hear back. Over and over again. I showed up to orientation, I showed up to fair stuff, I was punctual, polite, etc and I made my face seen by the county director multiple times. He seemed to like me. I am socially awkward so maybe I made some social faux pas that I am not aware of? I've relentlessly reviewed all of my interactions to see where I went wrong. I'm so frustrated. They say they need volunteers all the time, that they are desperate for volunteers, but when someone is willing and able to do a LOT (I don't even have a job right now) they can't make use of me. I am giving up, not because I didn't want to do it, but because they don't seem to actually really need volunteers based on their behavior. 4H is decentralized, I get it. You have to network your way in. I am not part of any local social circles. Maybe people don't trust me. I have a lot of skills to contribute (sewing, farming, poultry, carpentry, wellness, science) -- maybe they think I'm lying about that? I keep thinking...man...it cannot possibly be a small town mindset that doesn't like "outsiders" and feels intimidated by me because I have a lot of ambition? I really don't want it to be that. I want to be open-minded about people. I quit my career due to health reasons and I wanted to give back to the community. I thought it would be a better use of my time than slaving away for abusive bosses. I just needed to complain about this. I have no idea what to do.