Beginning this fall, some Scouting America councils will participate in a combined troop pilot program that will allow linked troops to operate as a single unit for the 2024-25 school year. The pilot program is designed to test the strengths and weaknesses of a Scouts BSA combined troop option to best determine if it should eventually […]

Know any Scouts BSA youth eager to have their voices heard at all levels in Scouting America? This is the opportunity for them! The Scouts BSA Youth Council, aimed at putting youth perspectives central in program decision making, provides an incredible opportunity for qualified youth to give input and shape strategy on some of the

It’s common for a young person who’s earned the rank of Eagle Scout to drift away from Scouting, maybe until they develop the itch to serve again, or maybe even until they enroll their own children into the program. Channing M. Zucker, retired naval officer and Distinguished Eagle Scout, says service shouldn’t end when you

Tulsa troop team up with community to help send Scouts in Ukraine to summer camp BSA Scouts Troop 85 of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Ukrainian Community organized a fundraiser to send Scouts in Ukraine to summer camp. Due to the ongoing war, the Scouts in Ukraine have been unable to attend camp. However, with the

Many troops establish traditions. Often, it’s a favorite camping spot or fundraiser. Sometimes, it’s a game day, lock-in or meal. For Troop 19 of Rochester, N.Y., it’s handing a special gift to their moms on Mother’s Day. Each year, the Scouts meet at their troop’s cabin on the occasion, preparing single red roses by wrapping them with

Eliminating barriers to joining Scouting and welcoming all the kinds of families who make up our communities should be a priority for every Scouter. Luckily, that’s what the Opening Doors course at Philmont Training Center is all about. In its fourth year, the course runs June 16–22, 2024, and is set against a backdrop iconic

The Scouts BSA program is designed to bring out leadership qualities in youth, and Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) is one of the best tools out there to do just that. “Your patrol leaders, your quartermaster, your scribe … usually, this is the first time they’ve done something like this,” says Scouts BSA

Ron Fleming’s story is one that will sound familiar to many of us. “My oldest son had gotten into Cub Scouts,” says Fleming, a committee chair for two Scouts BSA troops in the Cascade Pacific Council. “He was having a lot of fun. My daughter’s like, ‘Hey Dad, I want to do something like that.’”

If you’re a Scout parent or leader who likes to keep a finger on the pulse of youth interests, the list you’ve been waiting for is here! Once a year, we share our roundup of the most-earned merit badges from the last calendar year. And we just got the results from 2023. In 2022, we

Through the celebrations known as Scout Sunday, Scout Sabbath and Scout Jumuah, Scouts can reflect on their faith and the 12th point of the Scout Law. Any weekend in February is appropriate for reminding your Scouts to focus on reverence; however, many units choose to reflect on their faith on the nationally observed day. According