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Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America The Ideal Scout, a statue by R. Tait McKenzie in front of the Bruce S. Marks Scout Resource Center, the former headquarters of the Cradle of Liberty Council in Philadelphia Scouting portal The program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered through 272 local councils, with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a single city ...
The program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered through 253 local councils, with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Each council receives an annual charter from the National Council and is usually incorporated as a charitable organization. [ 1 ]
Merged with Calumet Council, Chicago Area Council, Northwest Suburban Council: Pathway to Adventure Council: 49: Desert Pacific Council: San Diego: California: 1993: 2004: Name changed to San Diego-Imperial: San Diego-Imperial 49 29: Desert Trails Council: Yuma: Arizona: 1959: 1993: Merged with of San Diego 49: San Diego County 49 262: Detroit ...
In June 2021, "National Service Territories" came into effect for the Boy Scouts of America. This affects how the BSA national office works with the local councils The transition from the four regions of the Boy Scouts of America to the sixteen National Service Territories were made as an effort to reduce staff and save costs. At the territory ...
In 1934, the Kanawha Area Council of Jefferson County was split between the Quapaw Area Council and the De Soto Area Council, which had a council office in El Dorado (Union County). [ 2 ] In 2002 and 2012 respectively, the Eastern Arkansas Area Council and Ouachita Area Council merged with the Quapaw Area Council.
On May 23, 2013, the Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted 61.3% in favor of ending the BSA's longstanding ban on gay youth. [11] SFE is now executing a long-term three-pronged strategy for growing inclusive Scouting, which was announced in December 2013: End discrimination against adult leaders within the BSA.
Additionally, in 2005, the Boy Scouts of America Denver Area Council acquired a large section of land adjacent to Peaceful Valley, and is the location of their Magness Adventure Camp for Cub Scouts. Facilities include the Travis Shooting Sports Facility, which contains an Olympic shotgun shooting range, the Gates Aquatic Center, a horse corral ...
The Old North State Council (ONSC) is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the eastern and southern portions of the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The council is headquartered at the Royce Reynolds Family Scout Office in Greensboro, North Carolina and operates four camps; one of which is outside the council boundaries.