Who We Are
The Connecticut Yankee Council is the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, providing programs and services to more than 25,000 young people and 5,000 volunteers in Fairfield, New Haven and parts of Hartford counties of Connecticut. The Council is led by a volunteer Executive Board of community and business leaders and supported by Executive Director Louis D. Salute.
The Council serves the following towns and communities with six geographically divided districts led by a committee of volunteers and supported by a full-time District Executive:
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Powahay District - Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, and Wilton
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Scatacook District - Sherman, New Fairfield, Danbury, Ridgefield, Redding, Bethel, Brookfield, and Newtown.
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Pomperaug District - Stratford, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Westport, Weston, Easton, Trumbull, and Monroe
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Lighthouse District - New Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford, North Branford, and Madison
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Wepawaug Valley District - Bethany, Milford, Orange, West Haven, and Woodbridge.
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Sleeping Giant District - Southington, Meriden, Wallingford, North Haven, and Hamden.