Imperial County Scouting

## Scouting

Looking for youth club activities? Several programs below help youth grow physically, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Some of these programs are widely recognized for both FUN and opening great career pathways, improving upon what your children may be getting from home, school or church.

This scouting program features many resources for organizing exciting outdoor adventure group activities and are available for rental by scout groups, families and other youth groups. Also find great youth discount rates to exciting family events.

* **Cub Scouting (ages 6-10)**
* **Scouts BSA (ages 11-17)**
* **Venturing BSA (ages 14-21)**
* **Sea Scouts Imperial County** - (Ages 14-21)
* **BeAScout.org** to find Boy Packs, Girl Packs and/or Family Packs meeting in your neighborhood.
* **California Scouts** - Local Scouting News on Facebook

### Scouting by Community

 Bombay Beach /
 Brawley /
 Calexico /
 Calipatria /
 El Centro /
 Glamis /
 Heber /
 Holtville /
 Imperial /
 Ocotillo /
 Palo Verde /
 Picacho /
 Salton City /
 Salton Sea /
 Seeley /
 Westmorland /
 Winterhaven /

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###  Scouts BSA (ages 11-17)

**Scouts BSA - Troops for Boys / Troops for Girls**-

Weekly meetings / monthly outings / annual summer adventure trips. Scouting teaches important life and leadership skills for youth ages 11-17.

* **See BeAScout.org** to find Scout Troops meeting in your neighborhood.

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###  Exploring (ages 14-20)

 **Exploring (ages 14-20)** hold weekly activities for youth ages 14-20. Exploring leaders volunteer their time to provide real-world career experiences for young adults. The priority of Exploring is gaining practical experience in a career field.

* **See Exploring.org** to find Exploring Posts near you.

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## SDIC Council

This district is part of The **San Diego-Imperial Council**, headquartered in San Diego, California, and serves youth members and volunteer leaders through Scout units in  San Diego and  Imperial counties of  Southern California, as well as a small portion of  Southwest Arizona. It is a local council (#049) of the Boy Scouts of America. All youth are invited to join scouting.

* **San Diego-Imperial Council BSA**

## Imperial County Scouting Stories

### 2014

* **Troop 4076 Returns from Camp Mataguay** -

### 2018

* **2018 Camporee at Camp Wildwood** - Ramona church welcomes Boy Scouts to Camporee (Ramona Sentinel)

### 2019

* **Cub Scouts re-enact famed Mormon Battalion Hike** - On Saturday, 30 North County boys retraced a few miles of unit’s historic 2,000-mile trek from Iowa to San Diego.
* **Troop 4076 Continues Tradition** - Over 40 years celebrating Memorial Day.

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### Special Interest Groups : Imperial County

* **Imperial County Catholic Committee on Scouting** - Delivering Catholic Youth Ministry Through Scouting Programs, Imperial County. Working with our Bishop and Scout Chaplain, we support Boy Scouting in our parishes as an integral part of the Church's youth ministry.
* **Saints & Scouts** - The San Diego-Imperial Council's Service and Transition Team designed to assist Scout units chartered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
* **San Diego Maritime Museum Scout Days** - The new event led by Boy Scouts of America certified instructors, invites scouts age 9-18 to enroll and earn their Oceanography Merit Badge through attendance at one of six classes held on three consecutive Saturday’s at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
* **Scouting for Food Imperial County** - (March 1 – March 31) Help local Boy Scouts collect much-needed food items for the San Diego Food Bank by leaving unopened food donations by your door and/or mailbox during the month of March. Scouts BSA troops & packs will be visiting neighborhoods across San Diego County encouraging residents to donate food to local families in need.

### BSA Council Scout Camps

This scouting program features many resources for organizing exciting outdoor adventure group activities and are available for rental by scout groups, families and other youth groups. Also find great youth discount rates to exciting family events.

* San Diego-Imperial Council BSA - Community Activities

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###  Exploring (ages 14-20)

 **Exploring (ages 14-20)** hold weekly activities for youth ages 14-20. Exploring leaders volunteer their time to provide real-world career experiences for young adults. The priority of Exploring is gaining practical experience in a career field.

* **See Exploring.org** to find Exploring Posts near you.
* **See more Exploring programs in Greater San Diego** -
* **San Diego Sheriff Explorer Program** - Through direct interaction with working field Deputies, detectives and support staff, a young person is motivated to expand their interest in the profession of law enforcement as a career. The purpose of the program is to have responsible young men and women within the County explore all aspects of modern law enforcement. (Ages 16-20)