Scoutreach

Scoutreach was a division of the Boy Scouts of America that emphasized service to rural and urban areas and to minority populations.

emphasis for Hispanic youth that provides Spanish language resources such as handbooks, training material, and videos.

[9] The BSA accepted Boyce's condition, yet by the 1914 Annual Meeting, it adopted a policy allowing local councils to deny membership to African Americans.

[8] Based on the work in the Chickasaw Council in Memphis, Bolton Smith directed the creation of the BSA's "National Committee on Inter-Racial Activities."

[19] In the Occoneechee Council, on the other hand, the Scoutreach program is predominantly focused on providing resources to existing units in underserved areas.

[21] Financial assistance, which is sometimes called "scholarships" or "camperships," is a Scoutreach-related program that aims to help youth from impoverished families attend camp.

Scouts in the Cradle of Liberty Council have an April deadline to turn in their applications and must submit their family's income.

[23] If a scout is a member of the Greater New York Councils, then their deadline is in February, and they must make a $65 deposit in order to apply.

[26] As a result, the national organization has made it a goal in recent years to incorporate more people from minority communities in upper-level leadership positions.

[27] The researchers found that participants ranked themselves highly in these measures in addition to expressing higher levels of racial and ethnic tolerance.

An integrated Scout troop from Philadelphia , at Camp Hart in 1971
Scout leader recruiting Latino youth in New York City