Scouting programs are available by age.  We encourage involvement regardless of socioeconomic backgrounds, special needs or interests.  Sixty percent of all youth served are part of low to moderate-income families.

Cub Scouting

A family- and home-centered program for boys in the first through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years old). Cub Scouting's emphasis is on a quality program at the local level, where the most boys and families are involved. Fourth- and fifth-grade (or 10-year-old) boys are called Webelos (WE'll BELOyal Scouts) and participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts.

Boy Scouting

A year-round program for boys age 11 – 17 that provides fun outdoor activities, peer group leadership opportunities, and a personal exploration of career, hobby and special interests. The program is designed to achieve the Boy Scouts of America’s objectives of strengthening character, personal fitness and good citizenship.

Varsity Scouting

An active, exciting program for young men (ages 14 to 17) built around five program fields of emphasis: advancement, high adventure, personal development, service, and special programs and events. A youth member, called a program manager, is responsible for each of the five fields of emphasis and works with an adult member, called a program adviser, from the team committee to coordinate each phase of the program.

Venturing

A program for young men and women (ages 14 to 20) that includes challenging high-adventure activities, sports, and hobbies for teenagers that teach them leadership skills, provide opportunities to teach others, and give them an opportunity to learn and grow in a supporting, caring, and fun environment.

ScoutReach

The ScoutReach Division gives special leadership and emphasis to urban and rural Scouting programs. ScoutReach is the Boy Scouts of America’s commitment to making sure that all young people have an opportunity to join Scouting, regardless of their circumstances, neighborhood, or ethnic background.

Learning for Life

Learning for Life offers seven school-based programs that focus on character development and career education to help youth develop social and life skills, assists them with character and career development, and fosters in them positive personal values to prepare them to make ethical decisions that will enable them achieve their full potential. Exploring is Learning for Life's career education program for young men and women who are 11 through 20 years old. Its purpose is to provide experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults. Explorers are ready to investigate the meaning of interdependence in their personal relationships and communities. For more information: www.learningforlife.com.

National Eagle Scout Association (NESA)

A fellowship of men who have achieved the Eagle Scout rank and who wish to employ their efforts and influence toward forming the kind of young men America needs for leaership. The objective of NESA is to serve Eagle Scouts and, through them, the entire movement of Scouting. For more information: www.nesa.org.