In Scouting, boys and girls start with their best right-now selves and grow into their very best future selves. It’s fun, hands-on learning and achievement that puts kids in the middle of the action and prepares them for today – and for life. 

Since the inception of scouting, the purposes of scouting has been to:

• Positively influence a child's character development and spiritual growth.

• Help a child develop habits and attitudes of good citizenship.

• Encourage good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in body, mind, and spirit.

• Improve understanding within the family.

• Strengthen a child's ability to get along with others and to respect other people.

• Foster a sense of personal achievement by developing new interests and skills.

• Show a child how to be helpful and to do their best.

• Provide fun and exciting things to learn and do