The new name reflects the continuing efforts to welcome everyone to experience the benefits of Scouting.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 7, 2024 – The Boy Scouts of America today announced that it will be changing its name to Scouting America. This change reflects the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcoming every youth in America to experience the benefits of Scouting. The name change will go into effect on February 8, 2025, the organization’s 115th birthday.
This announcement also comes as the organization celebrates the fifth anniversary of welcoming girls into Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA programs. Boy Scouts of America currently serves 176,234 girls and young women across all programs, including more than 6,000 who have earned Eagle Scout status.
For over 100 years, the Mount Baker Council has provided a Scouting experience that enriches the lives of youth. We are proud to offer an inclusive program which provides young people a place to learn, explore, and adventure their way to becoming the community members and leaders of the future.
Scouting America builds on the organization’s 114 years of helping America’s youth. Its ongoing goal is to provide young people with a safe environment where they can learn meaningful life skills and have fun, educational experiences, fostering their growth and future outcomes as leaders, and be prepared for life. At the same time, values instilled by the Scout Oath and Law help prepare young people for lives of purpose and impact.
Serving over 2,900 youth of Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties, the Mount Baker Council provides year-round opportunities and programs, including Day Camps and community service. Our world-class facility located in Mount Vernon, Fire Mountain Scout Camp, utilizes the beautiful Pacific Northwest to enhance offerings such as Scouts BSA Resident Camp, Camporees, Cub Scout Adventure Day, Haunted Camp, adult training, shooting sports, COPE and climbing, and aquatics programs. In 2023, our Scouts earned more than 4,133 Merit Badges and 100 young men and women earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Over 17,000 hours of local community service were provided in 2023 by Eagle Scout projects.
More than 130 million Americans have been through Scouting programs since its founding in 1910, and currently, more than 1 million youth, including both men and women, are served by 477,000 dedicated adult volunteers in local councils throughout the country. To date, more than 2.75 million youth have earned Scouting’s highest rank of Eagle Scout.
In addition to supporting the nation’s youth, Scouting America will continue to be an important asset to strengthen our communities, having provided more than 7 million hours of volunteer services for community improvement and other projects across the country.
About Scouting America
Scouting America provides the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be “Prepared. For Life.®”
Scouting America welcomes all of America’s youth into its programs. Our goal is to give them fantastic experiences in the outdoors, and elsewhere, where they can grow with us in a safe environment. More than 130 million Americans have been through our programs since our founding, and currently more than 1 million youth are served by 477,000 dedicated adult volunteers in local councils throughout the country.
To learn more about Scouting America’s mission, visit Scouting.org.
About Boy Scouts of America, Mount Baker Council
Headquartered in Everett, WA, the Mount Baker Council serves a 5-county area sharing the fantastic benefits of Scouting to over 2,900 youth and 2,000 volunteer adults in 2023. The Boy Scouts of America continues to prepare young people for life by providing the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. Learn more about the Mount Baker Council at mountbakerbsa.org.
