Become a Volunteer in Cub Scouts Pack 327
Volunteering in Cub Scouts contributes to building a strong, values-driven community. It helps ensure that the next generation grows up with the skills, confidence, and moral compass needed to navigate life’s challenges successfully.
Why volunteering matters
- Volunteers serve as role models, guiding young scouts in developing values such as responsibility, teamwork, and respect. This helps shape their character in meaningful ways.
- Volunteers often bring diverse skills and experiences to the table, offering scouts opportunities to learn new things, from outdoor skills to first aid, which they might not have access to otherwise.
- Volunteering creates a supportive environment where scouts can feel a sense of belonging and community, which is crucial for their social development.
Why Volunteer?
Leave a Legacy: Many find great satisfaction in contributing to the development of young people, knowing they are making a positive difference in their lives.
Build Skills: Volunteering in Cub Scouts often involves learning and practicing new skills, whether it’s leadership, event planning, or teaching.
Community Connection: It offers an opportunity to connect with other like-minded adults, building a network of friends and community members who share similar values.
Family Bonding: For parents, volunteering can be a way to bond with their own children while being actively involved in their growth and activities.
What volunteers do
- Volunteers help organize activities, camps, and events that create lasting memories and inspire lifelong interests in nature, science, and community service.
Skills, qualifications, and training
- Age Requirement: Generally, volunteers must be at least 21 years old to serve as a Cub Scout leader.
- Background Check: A background check is mandatory for all volunteers to ensure the safety of the children.
- Youth Protection Training: Completion of Youth Protection Training (YPT) is required before volunteering. This training focuses on child safety and how to prevent, recognize, and respond to abuse.
- Registration with the BSA: Volunteers must register with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), which may involve filling out an application and paying a registration fee.
- Scout Leader Specific Training: Depending on the position, additional training may be required. This can include leader-specific courses and outdoor skills training.
Time commitment
- Volunteering as a Cub Scout leader requires a commitment to regular meetings, planning sessions, and events.
- Pack 327 meets the second and third Thursday of each month Sep-May, and has other camps and group outings regularly (1-2 per every 3 months).
Overview of Scouting America’s mission, vision, and values
Scouting America’s mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. This mission focuses on building character, fostering citizenship, and developing personal fitness through a program that emphasizes leadership, outdoor activities, community service, and education. The aim is to help young people develop into responsible, contributing members of society.