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A photo of the 2025 Woods Services Awards recipients

Let’s tip our caps to the latest recipients of the Woods Services Award

July 28, 2025 0

A volunteer from the Sam Houston Area Council and a volunteer from the Heart of America Council have been named by the Scouting America National Special Needs and Disabilities Committee as the 2025 recipients of the Woods Services Award.

How Scouting America is making its camps even more accessible to Scouts with special needs

July 2, 2025 0

Scouting America believes that every young person deserves to have a great experience at Scout camp. The Special Needs Prepared Camp program is a new initiative to help Scouting properties make sure that happens.

Photo of Scout volunteers in the special needs area at the National Scout Jamboree

BSA volunteer finds calling helping Scouts with disabilities

October 31, 2023 1

Philips is nearing her fourth decade as a Scout volunteer, almost all of which have been spent assisting youth with disabilities.

How this Scout who is blind made the most of his Scouting experience

August 9, 2023 1

Mason Myhand was born without sight due to Norrie Disease, a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects the eyes. Now, he’s an Eagle Scout.