Venturing Trust Award

Service Hours Form

What should be on a service hours form for Scouts or units wanting to record their participation in service projects?

Religious Emblems Programs

Faith is an important part of Scouting programs and religious emblems programs for Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturers reinforce what is stressed in the 12th point of the Scout Law

Messengers of Peace

The Boy Scouts of America joined the Messengers of Peace initiative in 2012. This program encourages Scouts around the world to work for peace by being a positive force in their communities.

Youth Religious Emblem Knot

A reader asks if a Scout may wear the religious emblem knot if he earned a religious emblem as a Cub Scout. Yes, he may.

Journey To Excellence Service Projects

The Journey to Excellence Service Project initiative encourages Scouting units to carry out meaningful service projects.

Scouting For Food

The featured core value for Cub Scouts for the month of November is citizenship. Our Pack will help encourage citizenship in our Cub Scouts by participating in the local Scouting for Food program.

Crew Activity – Teen Area at Homecoming

Our parish Fall Festival is coming up in a couple of weeks. Our Crew asked if they could do some sort of service project at the event, and it was decided that they would provide some sort of gathering spot for the teenagers. So they are going to have a pavilion type tent which is for teenagers – no little kids allowed.

ScoutmasterV Whoa. Scoutmaster of a troop of young ladies over here, We DO NOT spend our time doing coed nonsense with the boys. We follow the... – on My Opinion on the BSA's Decision to Provide a Path to Eagle Scout for Girls
David How can you have an all-girl Den of 1 (for example) and expect to represent the best of Scouting? Is a girl AOL Den of... – on Combining Boys and Girls Dens in Cub Scouting
Darlene Boy Scouts..... Means it's for BOYS. My son just made Eagle and now is an Assistant Scout Master. Being a single mom, the main reason... – on My Opinion on the BSA's Decision to Provide a Path to Eagle Scout for Girls
Patricia There are three separate poles, same high, same line. From left to right, first pole; with the American Flag, 2nd pole (in the middle) with... – on Displaying the US Flag with Other Flags
Stuart Weisberg The last two years at the Northeast Illinois Council Camporee in late April, the overnight temps dropped into the mid-20's. The first year we were... – on Is Cold Weather Camping Appropriate for Cub Scouts?
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