Relationship between BSA, our scouting unit which is the Boys and Girls troops, and the Cub Scouts

 THE UNITS BELONG TO YOUR ORGANIZATION Your organization conducts the Scouting program through its charter from the Boy Scouts of America, and the Scouting units and their leaders belong to your organization and are part of its “family.” It is most important that this relationship be understood. The BSA local council exists only to support your organization and to help it be successful. YOUR ORGANIZATION’S ROLE IN THE COUNCIL Your BSA local council is itself chartered by the Boy Scouts of America to promote and to administer the Scouting program in a prescribed area, and the council has the following two purposes: 1. To provide the services and facilities each chartered organization needs to operate successful units 2. To extend the use of Scouting to other organizations and help them create a sufficient number of Scouting units so that the program is available to every youth who wants it.  There are some services your organization needs that it cannot supply itself. One of these is training in Scouting, especially for the unit leaders, giving them the information and program resources they need to run successful units. From time to time, your leaders will need expert, on-the-scene help, advice, and guidance on problems that may develop or on projects that may be undertaken, and the BSA can provide this support. Units need help with advancement opportunities and activities, and Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, Venturing crews, and Sea Scout ships need camping facilities. The council plans a program and sets up a structure to carry out these opportunities and activities. However, since most councils cover large geographic territory or population or both, the council creates districts which in turn carry out the council program in a segment of the council’s geographic area. The people who make up the district committee are members at large from the community and chartered organization representatives.  Ethan Selph is the charted organization rep for Grand Strand Youth Cooperative.