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Youth Protection and Safety
As a Council, we are honored to be able to serve thousands of youth by providing a program that builds character, facilitates growth, and builds community. To help ensure that this program maintains its success, we will always prioritize the safety and well-being of those we serve. It is of utmost importance that all volunteers, staff, and Scouting affiliates receive Safeguarding Youth Training, and maintain regular renewals of this training, to allow our youth the safest possible environment for development. We want all youth to feel and be safe, their protection is our top priority. Please familiarize yourself with the following preventative measures, programs, and procedures.
Scouting America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth. Three Fires Council requires every registered adult leader to maintain a current Safeguarding Youth Training certificate. It’s online and takes 90 minutes to complete followed by an annual 20 minute refresher course taken annually.
Safeguarding Youth
You do not have to be a registered member of Scouting America to take Youth Protection training.
To take the training, go to My.Scouting.org and create an account. You’ll receive an email notification with your account information, including a member ID/reference number.
From the My.Scouting.org portal, you can launch the Safeguarding Training from the home page. Upon completion, you may print a training certificate to submit with a volunteer application, or wait for an email with your certificate to be sent to your email address. Your training will automatically be updated in our system and associated with the member ID/reference number issued when you created the account.
When your volunteer application is approved, you will receive a Scouting America membership card that includes your member ID number.
Scouting America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. To maintain such an environment, Scouting America developed numerous procedural and leadership selection policies and provides parents and leaders with resources for the Cub Scout, Scouts BSA, and Venturing programs.
Incident Reporting
At Scouting America, the safety and well-being of our members are of paramount importance. We are dedicated to maintaining a secure environment where Scouts, leaders, and volunteers can engage in enriching Scouting experiences with confidence. By reporting an incident In Scouting, you play a crucial role in maintaining the safety and well-being of Scouting America community. Timely, clear, concise, and thorough incident reports enable a fitting response and provide an opportunity for analysis and continuous improvement in our programs!
Your commitment, whether as a parent, leader, volunteer, or Scout, to promptly report incidents is essential in upholding the core values of preparedness, responsibility, and integrity that define Scouting.
Guide To Safe Scouting
All participants in official Scouting activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals, and be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Boy Scouts of America practices, policies, and guidelines. The Guide to Safe Scouting is an overview of Scouting policies and procedures gleaned from a variety of sources. For some items, the policy statements are complete. Unit leaders are expected to review the additional reference material cited prior to conducting such activities.
