CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES
Scouting at Unity
Scouting America is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. Scouting America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.
Unity Presbyterian Church, as part of its youth work, is the chartered organization for multiple scouting units:
- Cub Scouts Pack 108 – serving boys and girls grades K-5
- Scouts BSA Troop 108 – serving youth ages 11-17
The Troop and Pack 108 organizations have been in existence and very active for over 40 years. Groups meet most weeks, primarily at the church facilities for various activities and meetings. Service projects, camping, hiking, and other age appropriate activities and excursions are also planned throughout the year.
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Scouting America
For over a century, Scouting America has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. Scouting America believes — and, through over a century of experience, knows — that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
Scouting America provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to
- Try new things.
- Provide service to others.
- Build self-confidence.
- Reinforce ethical standards.
While various activities and youth groups teach basic skills and promote teamwork, Scouting goes beyond that and encourages youth to achieve a deeper appreciation for service to others in their community.
Scouting provides youth with a sense that they are important as individuals. It is communicated to them that those in the Scouting family care about what happens to them, regardless of whether a game is won or lost.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Scouting promotes activities that lead to personal responsibility and high self-esteem. As a result, when hard decisions have to be made, peer pressure can be resisted and the right choices can be made.
Scouting America relies on dedicated volunteers to promote its mission of preparing young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, nearly 1.2 million adults provide leadership and mentoring to Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturers.
Through the dedication of these many volunteers, Scouting America remains the foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training in America.
To adults who are not currently Scout volunteers, we invite you to become a volunteer and share in the positive experiences of the Scouting programs.
