Is Cub Scouting compatible with my organization?

Every Cub Scout pack belongs to an organization with interests similar to those of the BSA. This organization, which might be a church, school, community organization, or group of interested citizens, is chartered by the BSA local council to use the Cub Scout program. Many national organizations, both religious and civic groups, have found that the Cub Scout program can be a means by which they can achieve their own mission.

Civic Organizations that operate Cub Scout packs include

  • American Legion
  • Chambers of Commerce
  • Police and Fire departments
  • Kiwanis International
  • Schools, private and public
  • Playgrounds and recreation centers

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Religious Organizations that operate Cub Scout packs include

  • United Methodist Church
  • Catholic Church
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
  • Buddhist Churches of America
  • Jewish synagogues and centers
  • Lutheran Church

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The degree to which Cub Scouting is compatible with your own organization can be determined by considering the 12 Core Values upon which the Cub Scout program is based:

  1. Citizenship: Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities
  2. Compassion: Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well-being of others
  3. Cooperation: Being helpful and working together with others toward a common goal
  4. Courage: Being brave and doing what is right regardless of our fears, the difficulties, or the consequences
  5. Faith: Having inner strength and confidence based on our trust in God
  6. Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit
  7. Honesty: Telling the truth and being worthy of trust
  8. Perseverance: Sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult
  9. Positive Attitude: Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations
  10. Resourcefulness: Using human and other resources to their fullest
  11. Respect: Showing regard for the worth of something or someone
  12. Responsibility: Fulfilling our duty to God, country, other people, and ourselves

If instilling these values in youth is compatible with the goals of your organization, then operating a Cub Scout pack can be a valuable community service that you can provide for your community.

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