Find your councilEverything a congregation, club or school needs to host a Scouting unit — what it involves, what your council provides, and ready-made materials you can brand as your own.
Thank you for considering Scouting — or for the young people you already serve. I lead Strategic Youth Partnerships at Scouting America, which means my job is to make it easy for organizations like yours to work with us: to know exactly what hosting a unit involves, what your local council provides, and what is expected of you before you ever say yes.
Everything on this site is yours to use. The facts, the one-page briefs in your language, and the Co-Branding Studio that puts your name and logo beside ours — all of it is built so you can share Scouting with your own families in your own voice. If something is missing or unclear, please tell us. We would rather hear it than have you guess.
Open the page for your type of organization to see how Scouting fits alongside what you already do.
Your local council answers questions, explains chartering, and stays with you through the process.
Use the Co-Branding Studio to produce a flyer carrying your own name and logo beside Scouting America's.
Scouting America and the National Catholic Educational Association have formed a national partnership to make Scouting genuinely available to Catholic school communities. Read the signed Letter of Engagement, get the starter packet, or talk to someone near you.
A shared week of reading, open to every faith tradition — no chartering required.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
Hosting a unit as part of your ministry with young people.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
A lasting service project your members can stand behind.
Our national partnership with the National Catholic Educational Association.
Hands-on learning that complements your program.
Hands-on learning that complements your program.
Hands-on learning that complements your program.
Scouting America keeps a monthly scorecard for every charter partner type — how many units your organizations host, how many youth and adult volunteers they serve, and how that has changed since the last period.
We do not publish it on this site, because the full report covers every partner and every council in the country. Instead, tell us who you are and we will send you the figures for your own organization.
Requests go to Scouting America National Partnerships. If you are Scouting America staff, you already have access through the council resource center — no request needed.
What each document is for, who to give it to, and how to add your logo in the Studio.
Nine steps in order, from first conversation to first meeting.
Six points for your board, committee or vestry — including what it costs.
Three lengths of ready-to-use wording for your newsletter or notice board.
A flyer, an event notice, a join card — co-branded with Scouting America and, if you like, your local council.
Open the Co-Branding Studio