Created in 1930, the Cub Scout program emphasizes caring, nurturing relationships between boys and their parents, adult leaders, and friends. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of BSA’s three membership division. (The other membership divisions are Boy Scouting and Venturing.)

Cub Scouting has ten purposes:

Character Development
Spiritual Growth
Good Citizenship
Sportsmanship
Family Understanding
Respectful Relationships
Personal Achievement
Friendly Service
Fun and Adventure
Preparation for Boy Scouts

Who can join?

Cub Scouting has program components for boys in the first through fifth grades (or ages 7 through 10). Members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six or eight boys. Each den meets twice a month for an activity planned by their den leader.

Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The committee includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the chartered organization.

Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Cub Scout program. They serve in a variety of positions; from unit leaders to pack committee chairs, committee members, den leader coaches, and chartered organization representatives.

Like other programs within Scouting, Cub Scouting is made available to groups having similar interested and goals, including professional organizations, government bodies, and religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, labor, and citizens’ groups. These "sponsors" are called chartered organizations. Each organization appoints one of its members as a chartered organization representative. The organization, through the pack committee, is responsible for providing leadership, the meeting place, and support materials for pack activities.

Who pays for it?

Groups responsible for supporting Cub Scouting are the boys and their parents, the pack, the chartered organization, and the community. Packs obtain income by working on approved money-earning projects. The community, including parents, supports Cub Scouting through the United Way, Friends of Scouting enrollment, bequests, and special contributions to the BSA local council. This financial support provides leadership training, outdoor programs, council service centers and other facilities, and professtional service for units.

Law of the Pack

The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.

Cub Scout Motto: Do Your Best.