Cub Scouts (Scouting America)
Scouting America National Service Center, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, Irving, TX 75038
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Cub Scouts (Scouting America) includes activities such as campouts, derby car races, hikes on the trail, and service projects. The program’s Pack, including families, takes part in special events throughout the year, including the Pinewood Derby®, Cub Scouting’s birthday party, and camping. Cub Scout activities are centered around earning badges and adventures that are specific to each grade level.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Since its inception in 1910, more than 130 million young men and women have participated in Scouting America’s youth programs. Cub Scouting is for boys and girls in kindergarten through 5th grade, and children are organized into specific groups called dens that are organized by grade level and gender. All of the dens in kindergarten through 5th grade make up the larger Pack, and dens meet 2–3 times per month to do age-appropriate adventure activities. Cub Scouts earn adventures specific to their grade to develop character, citizenship, leadership, and personal fitness, and they can earn other awards in addition to their badge of rank. There are also various awards for those who serve as Cub Scout leaders.
Parent involvement is an integral part of the Cub Scout program, and Cub Scouting operates through volunteer leadership. Traditional Scouting programs are operated by local chartering organizations such as religious institutions, clubs, civic associations, and educational organizations, which implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Scouting America is chartered by Congress to serve the nation’s youth by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law, is non-partisan, and welcomes all of America’s youth, including girls and young women, into its programs. The mission of Scouting America 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.
Parents in the program describe Scouting as a way of life and a family-based program, and they say that Scouting makes the most of the time they have with their children. They describe Cub Scouts as providing their children with a group of people who care for and support them, and as a place where families share good times and memories. Parents also say that in Scouting there is a whole family of people to nurture and support children, that they work together to make sure everyone is successful, and that they want kids to have fun while also caring for one another.
Last updated January 26, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Since its inception in 1910, more than 130 million young men and women have participated in Scouting America’s youth programs. Cub Scouting is for boys and girls in kindergarten through 5th grade, and children are organized into specific groups called dens that are organized by grade level and gender. All of the dens in kindergarten through 5th grade make up the larger Pack, and dens meet 2–3 times per month to do age-appropriate adventure activities. Cub Scouts earn adventures specific to their grade to develop character, citizenship, leadership, and personal fitness, and they can earn other awards in addition to their badge of rank. There are also various awards for those who serve as Cub Scout leaders.
Parent involvement is an integral part of the Cub Scout program, and Cub Scouting operates through volunteer leadership. Traditional Scouting programs are operated by local chartering organizations such as religious institutions, clubs, civic associations, and educational organizations, which implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Scouting America is chartered by Congress to serve the nation’s youth by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law, is non-partisan, and welcomes all of America’s youth, including girls and young women, into its programs. The mission of Scouting America 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.
Parents in the program describe Scouting as a way of life and a family-based program, and they say that Scouting makes the most of the time they have with their children. They describe Cub Scouts as providing their children with a group of people who care for and support them, and as a place where families share good times and memories. Parents also say that in Scouting there is a whole family of people to nurture and support children, that they work together to make sure everyone is successful, and that they want kids to have fun while also caring for one another.
Last updated January 26, 2026.
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