Mission & Purpose
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Connecticut Yankee Council, Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and in other ways prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime in achieving their full potential. The values we strive to instill are based on those found in the Scout Oath and Law.
Scout Oath |
Scout Law |
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On my Honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. |
A Scout Is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reverent. |
Scouting in Central and Southwestern Connecticut
The Connecticut Yankee Council, Boy Scouts of America serves over 25,000 youth members and over 5,000 adult volunteer leaders within five separate age-appropriate programs in the Fairfield, New Haven County area of Connecticut and the town of Southington in Hartford County.
The Scouting program here in the Connecticut Yankee Council provides 526 positive value-based; educational orientated programs for youth. These 445 units are split amongst five different age appropriate programs; Cub Scouting (boys in grades 1-5), Boy Scouting (boys age 11-18), Venturing (co-ed program for boys and girls 14-21 based on outdoor high adventure) Exploring (co-ed program for boys and girls 14-21 based on career development), and Learning for Life (in-school co-ed program for youth in grades K – 12).
In 2007, 216 young men in the council (between the ages of 13-18) were awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank of the Scouting program. In order to achieve this distinction each recipient (amongst other things) had to complete a community service project which on average takes 120-150 hours of service to complete. Annually, each new class of Eagle Scouts carries out and organizes 30,000-40,000 hours worth of service and labor for local organizations and community programs.
In 2007, our Scouts and volunteers contributed over 300,000 hours of community service to our communities.