Scouting America – Western Los Angeles County Council
Camp Emerald Bay, 16525 Sherman Way, Unit C-8, Van Nuys, CA 91406
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Scouting Programs – Western Los Angeles County Council offers weekly meetings, outdoor activities, merit badges, and real-world projects. The programs include options such as Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouts, and Explorers, and serve more than 10,000 Scouts from across Los Angeles County. These programs are part of a council that serves 65% of Los Angeles County.
For more than 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. The mission of Scouting Programs – Western Los Angeles County Council 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. The council serves 65% of Los Angeles County and includes more than 10,000 Scouts from all across the county.
One 2023 NYLT course participant and 2-year staff member, Max S., stated that NYLT was memorable, that he learned about working in groups, and that he later applied his leadership skills to start a Venturing Crew, also noting that people he met at the course became his best friends in college. Another NYLT participant and 3-year staff member, Rachel B., said that NYLT changed the way she approaches public speaking and that she left feeling more confident and had fun during the course. A 2023 NYLT participant and 2-year staff member, Ansel C., described NYLT as a once in a lifetime experience and stated that it is a place to learn new skills, make new friends, and have fun. NYLT participant and 3-year staff member, Addison T., described NYLT as one of the most fun and useful programs they had participated in, saying they used the communication knowledge in multiple dual enrollment classes and made many memories, including finding one of their best friends there. A Scout mother, Shannon A., said the merit badge courses through the council had been amazing, that her daughter enjoyed every class she took, and that it was a joy to see her daughter grow and learn with the experts teaching during a difficult time, adding that the program inspired her to help build a better virtual merit badge program.
Last updated July 1, 2026.
For more than 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. The mission of Scouting Programs – Western Los Angeles County Council 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. The council serves 65% of Los Angeles County and includes more than 10,000 Scouts from all across the county.
One 2023 NYLT course participant and 2-year staff member, Max S., stated that NYLT was memorable, that he learned about working in groups, and that he later applied his leadership skills to start a Venturing Crew, also noting that people he met at the course became his best friends in college. Another NYLT participant and 3-year staff member, Rachel B., said that NYLT changed the way she approaches public speaking and that she left feeling more confident and had fun during the course. A 2023 NYLT participant and 2-year staff member, Ansel C., described NYLT as a once in a lifetime experience and stated that it is a place to learn new skills, make new friends, and have fun. NYLT participant and 3-year staff member, Addison T., described NYLT as one of the most fun and useful programs they had participated in, saying they used the communication knowledge in multiple dual enrollment classes and made many memories, including finding one of their best friends there. A Scout mother, Shannon A., said the merit badge courses through the council had been amazing, that her daughter enjoyed every class she took, and that it was a joy to see her daughter grow and learn with the experts teaching during a difficult time, adding that the program inspired her to help build a better virtual merit badge program.
Last updated July 1, 2026.
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