Youth Programs

The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in 1916. Its purpose is to provide for boys and young adults an effective educational program designed to bring desirable qualities of character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and to develop in them personal fitness. Community-based organizations, that have goals compatible with the BSA, are chartered to use the Scouting program as part of their youth work and accomplish the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America on the local level. These groups include religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business and labor organizations, governmental bodies, corporations, professional associations, and citizens’ groups.
	Tiger Cubs is an exciting one-year program for a first-grade boys and adult family members.
	Cub Scouting is a family and home-centered program for boys who are in second through fifth grade or 8, 9, and 10 years old.
	Boy Scouting is a program for boys 11 through 17 designed to achieve the aims of Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster
	Venturing is for young men and young women ages 14 to 20. It focuses on outdoor and hobby activities as well as leadership skills.
	Exploring is part of the Learning for Life program for young men and women ages 14-20, which provides realistic opportunities to explore career choices and other vocational opportunities.
	Learning for Life is for students in grades K-12. It is a character education program that is delivered in the classrooms by teachers.
	The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law