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Boy Scouts of America: Developing Future Leaders One Child at a Time

Posted by Charity Watcher on Thursday, April 3, 2014, In : Youth 
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the biggest youth organizations in the US, made up of more than a million adult volunteers and nearly three million youth members. Since its inception in 1910, the organization has have had over 110 million members join its fold. Aside from being the biggest organization in the country that caters to the youth, the BSA is also the most prominent user of values-based development programs for children, training the youth to build character, develop pers...

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Boys & Girls Club of America: Building a Strong Foundation Among the Youth

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, March 28, 2014, In : Youth 
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America was founded in 1860 by Elizabeth Hammersley, Alice Goodwin, and Mary Goodwin with the belief that boys have better things to do than roaming the streets. Because of this, the first ever Club was organized, giving birth to a cause that persists today. In the past, the organization was known as Boys Club Federation of America, which became the Boys Clubs of America. It was in 1990 that its name was changed to what it goes by today in recognition of the fact tha...

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