For Parents

For more than 100 years now, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law.  Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910.  Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives.

The Boy Scouts of America provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to

• Try new things

• Provide service to others

• Develop character

• Integrate core values

• Build self-confidence

• Reinforce ethical standards

While various activities and youth groups teach basic skills and promote teamwork, Scouting goes beyond that and encourages youth to achieve a deeper appreciation for service to others in their community.

Scouting provides youth with a sense that they are important as individuals.  It is communicated to them that those in the Scouting family care about what happens to them, regardless of whether a game is won or lost.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Scouting promotes activities that lead to personal responsibility and high self-esteem.  As a result, when hard decisions have to be made, peer pressure can be resisted and the right choices can be made.

With these goals in mind, Pack 1 Richmond is strongly committed to guiding character development in the youth that it serves. This begins with 12 core values that are promoted and instilled through the Cub Scouting program.  All of us, parents and Leaders, play an important role in this process. 

Our Pack operates strictly within BSA's established policies and procedures.  The Pack has created a set of Bylaws to further define the roles & duties of the Pack, Dens, Leaders, Scouts, and families.