HEART OF AMERICA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
10210 HOLMES ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64131 www.hoac-bsa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE HEART OF AMERICA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA (THE COUNCIL), IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CHARTERED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, NATIONAL COUNCIL, AS A LOCAL COUNCIL. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO SERVE OTHERS BY HELPING INSTILL VALUES IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND PREPARE YOUTH MEMBERS TO MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES DURING THEIR LIFETIME AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE NATIONAL CHARTERS TO USE THE SCOUTING PROGRAM AS PART OF THEIR OWN YOUTH WORK IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA SERVED BY THE HEART OF AMERICA COUNCIL. OVER 700 CHARTERED ORGANIZATIONS HAVE GOALS COMPATIBLE WITH THOSE OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, FRATERNAL, BUSINESS AND LABOR GROUPS, GOVERNMENTS, CORPORATIONS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES AND CITIZENS' GROUPS WITHIN THE 19 KANSAS AND MISSOURI COUNTIES IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA SERVED BY THE COUNCIL.

IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO SERVE OTHERS BY HELPING INSTILL VALUES IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND PREPARE YOUTH MEMBERS TO MAKE ETHICAL CHOICES DURING THEIR LIFETIME AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

TRADITIONAL SCOUTING PROGRAM -INCLUDES TIGER CUBS, A PROGRAM FOR FIRST GRADE BOYS AND ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS. CUB SCOUTS, A FAMILY AND HOME-CENTERED PROGRAM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO ARE IN THE SECOND TO FIFTH GRADES. THE BOY SCOUTS, A PROGRAM FOR BOYS 11 TO 18 DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE BSA OBJECTIVES THROUGH A VIGOROUS OUTDOOR PROGRAM AND PEER GROUP LEADERSHIP WITH ADULT COUNSEL. VENTURING IS A PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN 14 YEARS OF AGE OR 13 YEARS OF AGE AND HAVE COMPLETED THE EIGHT GRADE, BUT ARE NOT YET 18. IT PROVIDES OPTIONS FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE LOOKING FOR RUGGED HIGH ADVENTURE OR CHALLENGING ACTIVITIES.

LEARNING FOR LIFE AND EXPLORING PROGRAM - LEARNING FOR LIFE IS A CORPORATION AFFILIATED WITH THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA THAT OFFERS CAREER AND CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE EXPLORING PROGRAM IS PART OF THE LEARNING FOR LIFE PROGRAM AND IS FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AGES 14-20, WHICH PROVIDES REALISTIC OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE CAREER CHOICES AND OTHER VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL AS LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

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