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No organization delivers adventure and values like Scouting. Here in the Heart of America Council, we build character and our Scouts are prepared to become successful, responsible adults.

When you give to Scouting, you help create a safe place where every kid belongs, grows and achieves. And more than just outdoor adventure, our Scouts are sharing why “Scouting is for me!

THE COST OF SCOUTING

$9,668 per day to maintain and operate H. Roe Bartle and Theodore Naish Scout Reservations

$437,000 in annual financial assistance to support Scouting families

$150,000 in Camp Staff College Scholarships each summer

$178,000 in accident and liability insurance per year

16,670

Youth Served

across 19 counties in eastern Kansas and western Missouri

131,064

Service Hours

performed by Scouts to improve our communities

96,706

Nights Camped

at H. Roe Bartle and Theodore Naish Scout Reservations

7,319

Volunteers

served as role models and mentors for our Scouts

687

Eagle Scouts

excelled and earned Scouting's top rank

8,110

Scouts Camped

and explored an outdoor adventure this summer

Scouting Works

For three years, a research team from Tufts University worked with the BSA to measure the character attributes of both Scouts and non-Scouts. The differences were striking.

Scouts are significantly more likely than non-Scouts to embrace values like "helping others" and "doing the right thing"

The Results

The more time kids spend in Scouting, the better the outcomes in character development.

Scouts are more likely to embrace positive social values than non-Scouts.

Scouts who are engaged and spend more time in the program were more hopeful, helpful, obedient, cheerful, kind and trustworthy.

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