The Susquehanna Council, BSA serves more than 2,100 youth through the leadership of 1,000 adult volunteers. Scouting provides programs to youth in 5 counties in Central Pennsylvania – Clinton, Lycoming, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union. The Susquehanna Council is home to beautiful Camp Karoodinha along Penns Creek in western Union County. Four weeks each summer we provide exceptional programming to Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA and Venturers. We are building character in the youth of our communities, one child at a time!
About The BSA
The Boy Scouts of America (the BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
The BSA’s goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoor skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.
In order to further these outdoor activities, the BSA has four high-adventure bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida Keys), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia). The BSA operates traditional Scouting by chartering local organizations, such as churches, clubs, civic associations, or educational organizations, to implement the Scouting program for youth within their communities. Units are led entirely by volunteers appointed by the chartering organization who are supported by local councils, like the Susquehanna Council, using both paid professional Scouters and volunteers.