Scouts BSA is the traditional Scouting experience where boys and girls can have their share of adventure in the great outdoors. Develop a love of service by volunteering in your community, boost your leadership skills through fun and exciting challenges, and create memories of a lifetime with no prior Scouting experience required!

Scouting invites every youth to a safe, fun place to learn, explore, and grow. Scouting America is chartered by Congress to serve our nation’s youth by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Scouting America aims to prepare young people for lives of impact and purpose.

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Scouts BSA (known as Boy Scouts until 2019) is the flagship program and membership level of Scouting America for coeducational children and teenagers between the ages of typically 11 and 17.

On February 1, 2019, the Boy Scouts of America renamed its flagship program, Boy Scouts, to Scouts BSA to reflect its policy change, allowing girls to join separate, gender-specific troops. On February 18, 2020, the National BSA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is currently restructuring its financial situation.

More than 35 million adult volunteers have helped carry out Scouting America’s mission. BSA programs are divided by age and activity: Cub Scouting is for boys and girls in kindergarten through 5 th grade, Scouts BSA is open to young men and young women in grades 6 through 12, and co-ed Venturing and Sea Scouting are available for young men ...

Scouting America was founded as the Boy Scouts of America in 1910 at the "first encampment" in Silver Bay, NY, and grew rapidly and became the largest youth organization in the United States. Early issues involved race, the "younger boy problem," [1] and the "older boy problem." Troops initially followed local community policy on race.

2025年3月17日 · The Scouts BSA Test Lab is live! A product of the Scouts BSA National Committee, the Scouts BSA Test Lab is a way for Scouts and adults to try out new potential merit badges, report back on their ...

2013年5月2日 · The Boy Scouts of America makes Scouting available to our nation's youth by chartering community organizations to operate Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Varsity Scout Teams, and Explorer Posts.

We are excited that you are interested in joining the Boy Scouts of America! Search by postal code to find Scouting near you and apply online.