SCOUTING CONTINUES TO GROW
In 2022,
UP OVER 1,052 SCOUTS FROM 2021
In 2022:
11,656
Youth Participated in Scouting and
5,000+
Adults Participated in Scouting
Our goal is to give every youth the opportunity to be a Scout and experience everything that Scouting, Exploring, and Venturing has to offer. In a time when youth are faced with any number of challenges, parents are looking for a place that helps to reinforce the values, ethics, and life skills that they want for their children. Scouting is about preparing youth for the world today. Our families have been excited to participate in today’s Scouting program activities, which are designed with families in mind. The Dan Beard Council was excited to welcome 3,406 Cub Scouts in 2022, 1,052 more new Scouts than what was recruited in 2021!
CUB SCOUTS: 6,380
SCOUTS BSA: 3,967
EXPLORING & VENTURING: 161
Total youth served by Dan Beard Council:
20,219
Over
In 2019:
657
Girls Joined Cub Scouts
239
Girls Joined Scouts BSA
Our goal is to give every youth the opportunity to be a Scout and experience everything that Scouting, Exploring, and Venturing has to offer. In a time when youth are faced with any number of challenges, parents are looking for a place that helps to reinforce the values, ethics, and life skills that they want for their children. Scouting is about preparing youth for the world today. Our families have been excited to participate in today’s Scouting program activities, which are designed with families in mind. The Dan Beard Council was excited to welcome 896 girls to the Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA programs in 2019!
IMPACT OF SCOUTING
Scouts are more likely than
non-scouts to hold a leadership position at work or in the community.
Long term Scouts are nearly as twice as likely as non-scouts to graduate from college.
Scouts are more likely to
embrace positive social values
than non-scouts.
Scouts showed a four-fold increase in cheerfulness and kindness
when compared to non-scouts.
How Your Friends of Scouting
Gift Changes Lives
OUTREACH
CAMPING
FINANCIAL AID
SCOUTING ACTIVITIES
PLANNING & SUPPORT
In 2019,
IN 2019, 689 YOUTH WERE SERVED IN EXPLORING, a youth career experiences and mentorship program for young men and women ages 14-20. Exploring posts have a focus on a single career field, such as Law Enforcement, Fire/Rescue, Healthcare, Aviation or Engineering.
“You can actually see young people GROW, becoming members of the COMMUNITY as their CURIOSITY is satisfied through Exploring. We attract SHARP young people during their formative years.”
– Hal Shevers, Exploring Adult Volunteer
Here are the total number of Explorers in the different types of Posts in the Dan Beard Council:
HEALTHCARE:
397
ENGINEERING:
95
FIRE/RESCUE:
35
AVIATION:
24
LAW ENFORCEMENT: 141
All inquiries should be directed to Rachel Ennis, Chief Marketing Officer, at (513) 991-8185 or email at Rachel.Ennis@scouting.org.