As a parent, you want your child to grow up to be a person of worth, a self-reliant, dependable, respected adult. Since 1910, we’ve been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities designed to assist parents in strengthening character, developing good citizenship, enhancing physical fitness and building self-esteem and ethical values of youth.

It is the purpose of the Boy Scouts of America to provide for youth an effective program designed to build desirable qualities of character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and develop in them personal fitness; thus, to help in the development of American citizens who:

• Are physically, mentally and emotionally fit.
• Have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness.
• Have personal and stable values firmly based on religious concepts.
• Have the desire and the skills to help others.
• Understand the principles of American social, economic, and governmental system.
• Are knowledgeable about and take pride in their American heritage and understand America’s role in the world.
• Have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people.

In a society where your child is often taught that winning is everything, Scouts BSA teaches them to “do their best” and be helpful to others as expressed in the Scout Oath. These values help your child make good decisions throughout their lifetime and give them confidence as they becomes an adult leader of tomorrow.

With all the negative influences in today’s society, Scouting provides your child with a positive peer group and a program that is fun and adventurous and helps them to “be prepared” to shape their own future.