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Organization of the
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is organized on multiple levels
from Nationals to the Local Units, as described below.
National
The National Office, located in Irving (Dallas), Texas,
provides specialists in many diverse fields available for use by
local councils in solving special problems. The National Council
also serves as a support service for the local councils. On-line
registration and membership support, innovative program and
literature development, policy development, advancement support,
personnel systems, liability insurance base, and maintaining
consistency of programs throughout the nation are all services
of the National Council.
Regions
The Regional management centers are liaisons between the
National Council and local councils. The region provides direct
support to the councils, with personnel on call in the fields of
endowment, fund raising, computers, program, and administration.
Regional offices provide direct support services to Area
Directors. The Simon Kenton Council is a part of the Central
Region, consisting councils headquartered in thirteen Midwestern
states.
Areas
The nation’s 26 Area Directors maintain field offices within
their respective geographic areas. They each work directly with
10-15 local councils. The Area Director maintains direct contact
with the Scout Executive and becomes acquainted with community
problems and key council volunteers. The Simon Kenton Council is
part of the Central Region’s Area 7 which serves the
metropolitan areas of the Central Region.
Council
The most visible level of the Boy Scouts of America is the
local council. There are 340 incorporated and chartered local
councils across the United States, each responsible for
fostering a meaningful Scouting program within its territory.
The Simon Kenton Council was chartered by the National Council
to serve youth in central and southern Ohio and northern
Kentucky.
Districts
The district is the service area of the council, for the
purpose of unit, membership, finance, and program services. The
council Executive Board determines the district territories. The
Simon Kenton Council has eleven districts, in addition to the
Learning for Life Division:
- Arrowhead - Northeast Franklin County, New Albany and Westerville
- Buckeye - Northwest Franklin County, including
Clintonville, Dublin, Hilliard, Upper Arlington, and
Worthington
- Capitol - Central Franklin County
- Chief Logan - Fayette, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike, Ross,
and Vinton Counties in Ohio
- Chief Tarhe - Fairfield County
- Delaware - Delaware County
- Hocking - Hocking County
- Learning for Life - all areas
- Licking - Licking County
- North Star - Union County
- Scioto Valley - Southwest Franklin County and Madison
County
- Simon Kenton - Highland and Adams Counties in Ohio and
Bracken, Lewis, and Mason Counties in Kentucky
- Tecumseh - Scioto and Lawrence Counties in Ohio and
Greenup County in Kentucky
- Tri-Creek - Southeast Franklin County
Volunteer Structure
The Boy Scouts of America is a volunteer-run organization.
From the National Council to the unit level, volunteer
committees comprise the backbone of the movement. National,
regional, and area volunteer structures parallel the volunteer
structure of the council and districts.
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