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Beyond Criminal Background Checks – Making Sure That “Great Guy,” Really Is

This is a guest article from Boy Scouts of America Youth Protection Executive Glen Pounder. While criminal background and reference checks can be valuable tools in helping to prevent abuse, no organization should ever rely on them alone. Youth-serving organizations, schools, sporting organizations, houses of worship – every institution where adults interact with kids

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Details on Registering for Scouting Forward: 2023 BSA National Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia

Plan to join the leadership of the BSA at the Scouting Forward: 2023 National Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, May 30 – June 1, 2023, as we look to the future of Scouting. During the first full face-to-face meeting since 2019, attendees will discuss the key imperatives critical to BSA’s ongoing work on behalf of America’s

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Boy Scouts of America Has Received Confirmation of Its Plan of Reorganization from the Bankruptcy Court – Emergence Process Continues

On Thursday, September 8, 2022, the Boy Scouts of America received confirmation of its Plan of Reorganization from the Bankruptcy Court. This ruling, issued by Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein in Delaware, brings the organization only one step away from emerging from bankruptcy, and from being able to equably compensate survivors while ensuring the mission of