America's Youth at a Crossroads America's Youth at a Crossroads Today, the youth of America are facing a crisis. Negative forces are working against our children. With increased losses of parental time, they may come home from school to empty homes. They are buffeted by peer pressure and may make bad decisions. They see increasingly violent images on television and video games.
Sedentary lifestyles can lead to boredom, laziness, and obesity.
Our society has a responsibility to these children. It is our duty to instill in youth a lifelong desire to learn, build strong character, and encourage service to others. No one does this more effectively and more completely than the Boy Scouts of America. And it is worth the effort. Scouting provides the tools that contribute to healthy, positive outcomes and help shape good behavior.