HAWK MOUNTAIN COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

IN THE BSA, THERE IS ONE PROGRAM - SCOUTING. WITHIN SCOUTING THERE IS CUB SCOUTING WHICH IS A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM, HAS A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED APPROACH TO LEARNING CITIZENSHIP, COMPASSION, AND COURAGE THROUGH SERVICE PROJECTS, CEREMONIES, GAMES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PROMOTING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. CUB SCOUTING CONSISTS OF DENS OF YOUTH BASED UPON THEIR GRADE LEVEL - KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE. SCOUTS BSA IS THE TRADITIONAL SCOUTING PROGRAM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGED 11-17 YEARS OLD. YOUNG PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LIKE CAMPING, HIKING, KAYAKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, AND MUCH MORE. AT SCOUTS BSA, WE AIM TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, CITIZENSHIP TRAINING, LEADERSHIP, AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. VENTURING - PROVIDES EXPERIENCES TO HELP YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AGES 14 (OR 13 WITH COMPLETION OF THE EIGHTH GRADE) THROUGH 20, BECOME MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, CARING ADULTS. YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND PARTICIPATE IN CHALLENGING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HAVING ACCESS TO SCOUT CAMPING PROPERTIES, A RECOGNITION PROGRAM, AND YOUTH PROTECTION PROGRAM. STEM SCOUTS - A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH PROGRAM FOR GIRLS AND BOYS IN GRADES 3-12 THAT HELP YOUTH TO SHAPE, TINKER, EXPLORE, AND EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS. FROM ROBOTS TO CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CIRCUITS TO INSECTS, STEM SCOUTS GIVES KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE DEEP INTO A BREADTH OF STEM TOPICS WHILE MEETING STEM PROFESSIONALS AND LEARNING TO BOTH WORK TOGETHER AND LEAD. EXPLORING - PROVIDES AN INTERACTIVE, WORKSITE-BASED CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR LEARNING FOR LIFE, AN AFFILIATE OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM ARE CALLED EXPLORERS AND PREVIOUSLY EXPLORER SCOUTS. THE PROGRAM SERVICES YOUTH IN 6TH-8TH GRADES, AND YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE 14 THROUGH 20 YEARS OLD. SCOUTREACH- A PROGRAM THAT OPERATES AS PART OF THE SCOUTING PROGRAM AND PROVIDES PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SCOUTING THROUGH MORE TRADITIONAL SCOUTING PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM ENSURES THAT SCOUTING IS PROVIDED TO ALL YOUTH AND ADULTS REGARDLESS OF COLOR, RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, DISABILITY, ECONOMIC STATUS, OR CITIZENSHIP.WE SERVED A TOTAL YOUTH POPULATION OF 6,029 IN 2024: 70 YOUTH EARNED THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT. 3,658 MERIT BADGES AND 1,647 RANK ADVANCEMENTS EARNED. 150,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PERFORMED BY OUR YOUTH MEMBERS AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS. 80,000 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS COLLECTED FOR THE LOCAL FOOD BANK. IN 2024, THE COUNCIL HAD 335 FEMALE YOUTH REGISTERED IN CUB SCOUTS, SCOUTS BSA, AND VENTURING.