Youth Programs

Tiger Cubs is a year-round family- and home-centered program that encourages the ethical decision-making skills for first-grade (or 7-year-old) boys. These boys participate in the program with their adult partners. The program emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding.

Cub Scouts is a year-round family- and home-centered program that develops ethical decision-making skills for boys in the second through fifth grade (or who are 8, 9, and 10 years old). Activities emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.

Boy Scouts is a year-round program that develops ethical decision-making skills for young men ages 11 to 18. Activities emphasize responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities.

Venturing is a year round program for young adults, men and women, between the ages of 14 (having completed the eighth grade) and 20.  Its purpose is to provide positive experiences to help youth mature and to prepare them to become responsible adults.

Learning For Life Consists of Three Different Programs.  For more information on any of the Learning For Life Programs, contact Ben Butler at 904.388.0591, or benjamin.butler@scouting.org.

            Exploring is a worksite-based program for young men and women who are 14 through 20 years old. Exploring units 
            have a focus on a career field, such as law enforcement, fire/rescue, health, law, aviation, engineering, or the like, and
            are sponsored by a government or business entity.

            Character Education is a series of school-based programs designed to support schools and educational 
            organizations in helping youth with character education, life skills, building self-esteem, and developing ethical 
            decision-making skills.

            Classroom Scouting is a school based program conducted in partnership with the Girl Scouts. The program is for 
            children with physical, emotional and mental exceptionalities.

To Join Scouting, Contact Jana Metzger at 904.388.0591, or jana.metzger@scouting.org .  Let Jana know where you live , your son's age, and where your son attends school.  Jana will then put you in contact with Scouting Units in your area.