How to Prepare a New Scout for Their First Week Away at Summer Camp
June 15, 2026
What homesickness research can teach parents and leaders before camp starts Your Scout might miss home at summer camp. That does not mean they are not ready. It does not mean camp
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Thinking About Joining Cub Scouts? Here’s What New Families Should Know
May 24, 2026
Cub Scouts can feel hard to read from the outside. You see uniforms, camping trips, Pinewood Derby cars, signup forms, and words like “Pack” and “den,” and it seems like everyone else
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Cub Scout and Scouts BSA Handbooks in Spanish Strengthen Advancement at Home
February 12, 2026
Most of us take pride in how we run a meeting. We plan them after work and reshuffle things when something runs long, keeping a game in our back pocket in case
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ICE at a Cub Scout Meeting? A Practical Guide for Leaders in 2026
January 18, 2026
Something that seemed far-fetched not long ago suddenly feels plausible. Over the last week, ICE agents have shown up at schools during the day and even entered daycares while kids were there.
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LA Scout Camp Loses $3.6M Facility to 2028 Olympics Sailing with One Month Notice
December 15, 2025
On December 1, 2025, the Port of Los Angeles told Greater Los Angeles Scouting that they must leave the Cabrillo Beach Youth Center by December 31. This 12-acre waterfront site has hosted
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Scouts BSA Family Troop Option Launches December 15: Should Your Troop Convert?
December 8, 2025
The Family Troop model will be available nationwide starting December 15, 2025. After a year-long pilot in 174 councils, Scouts BSA has decided to make it a permanent choice, alongside traditional boy
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Scouting America’s New Membership Vision: What Unit Leaders Need to Know
December 6, 2025
Sean Magennis became Scouting America’s executive vice president of membership engagement in July—the first EVP focused exclusively on membership. Previously, he served as global president and COO of the Young Presidents Organization
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What You Should Know About the US Military’s Partnership With Scouting
November 27, 2025
The recent NPR story reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is preparing to end the Pentagon’s century-long partnership with Scouting America has created a lot of confusion about what Scouting is and
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Scout Council Mergers Explained: Why It’s Happening and What It Means
November 22, 2025
Today, Scouting America has 236 local councils, compared to 543 in 1949. This steady consolidation is part of a long-term strategy, and the pace has picked up recently, with five major mergers
Read MoreWelcome to Glad Scout: The Scouting Manual They Forgot to Give You
November 15, 2025
Nobody tells you this when your kid joins Cub Scouts, but everyone else is just as confused as you are. As a Cubmaster, I’ve seen countless families arrive at their first pack
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