BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GULF RIDGE COUNCIL INC
13228 N CENTRAL AVENUE, TAMPA, FL 336123634 www.boyscouting.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE PROVIDE ACTIVITIES TO HELP INSTILL VALUES IN OVER 27,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN EIGHT COUNTIES AND TO PREPARE THEM TO MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES DURING THEIR LIFETIME TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

WE PROVIDE ACTIVITIES TO HELP INSTILL VALUES IN OVER 27,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN EIGHT COUNTIES.

TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS- CUB SCOUTING, BOY SCOUTING AND VENTURING.CUB SCOUTS SERVES BOYS 1ST THROUGH 5TH GRADES- AGE APPROPRIATE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES THAT TEACH TEAMWORK, HELP DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, NEW SKILLS AND STRESS INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT. BOY SCOUTS- BOYS AGE 11- 18 YEARS OF AGE. TEACHES LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, OUTDOOR SKILLS, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FITNESS, PROBLEM SOLVING AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. VENTURING- PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE AGED 14-20. TEACHES LEADERSHIP, ETHICAL DECISION MAKING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PROVIDES HIGH ADVENTURE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FOR LOW INCOME YOUTH FROM AT RISK NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH PROGRAMS WITH THE TAMPA HOUSING AUTHORITY, REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION (RCMA), AND TITLE I SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH AND POLK COUNTIES.

LEARNING FOR LIFE:THIS PROGRAM IS AN IN SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AGE YOUTH AND IS A CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE ALSO SERVE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM. THIS IS ALSO A CO-ED PROGRAM. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WE HAVE EXPLORING AND THIS IS A SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAM WHERE MENTORS FROM BUSINESSES MEET AT LEAST MONTHLY WITH YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AND MENTOR THEM ON A SPECIFIC CAREER. 16,589 OF OUR 27,376 YOUTH ARE INVOLVED IN THESE PROGRAMS.

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