Scouting is a youth-led, youth-run program, but the youth must be trained to be leaders. Adult role models in Scouting provide an ideal learning experience for all youth. Every adult volunteer has something valuable to offer. On a typical weekend campout, Scouts might work with an adult volunteer who teaches the Fishing merit badge and with a Scout mom to learn orienteering, go on a 5-mile hike with another adult leader, and end the day learning how to clean and cook fresh fish from someone else.
Scouting volunteers come to Scouting from a variety of backgrounds and experiences—plumbers, lawyers, housewives, teachers, doctors, janitors, and scientists—all involved in leading youth to become responsible, caring, and competent citizens.
You can volunteer your time with elementary school-age youth, middle and high school-age youth, or college-age youth, or others supportive opportunities include program planning, fundraising, administration, recruiting, marketing, and more. The Boy Scouts of America has a volunteer opportunity that is right for you.
In fact, volunteers believe their time invested with the Boy Scouts of America helps them be:
- A better citizen
- A better parent
- A better manager
- A better employee
- More patient and tolerant of others
- More open to new ideas and opinions
We need you to provide the direction, coaching, and training that empowers today’s youth with the skills they will need to lead tomorrow.
Please visit www.beascout.org to find a Scout Unit near you or contact the Council Service Center.
To Join Scouting
After you have found and contacted a unit to join or if interested in the District or Council:
- Fill out an adult application - found at the Council Service Center or download application.
- Complete background checks - PA Child Protective Services Act
- Complete Youth Protection Training and position specific training - Required Trainings
- Turn in application, copy of background checks, copy of Youth Protection Training certificate to the Council Service Center along with the membership fee