Learning for Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America. The mission of Learning for Life is to serve others by helping to instill values of good character, participating citizenship, and personal fitness in young people, and in other ways to prepare them to make ethical choices throughout their lives so that they can achieve their full potential. Learning for Life can help schools prepare students to handle today's complex society. It's designed to build confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. It can help students learn positive personal values and make ethical decisions.
Character development is a lifelong process, with roots firmly planted in childhood.
Learning for Life has curricula designed to fulfill its mission. The Good Turn continues as an important part of Scouting. It could be a simple daily act of assistance by an individual youngster, or a coordinated national effort. In 1986, youth members distributed fourteen million brochures to families, informing them of the need for donated human organs and tissue as a part of the Donor Awareness Presidential Good Turn. The 1989X91 Scouting for Food National Good Turn resulted in the collection of 274 million cans of food for the needy.