New Fees Effective May 1st, 2024 Effective April 1st: $25 New Member Fee Removed Youth Members: National fee = $85 Local Council fee = $80 Total $165 Adult Members: National fee = $65 Local Council fee = $45 Total $110 Exploring Members (Youth & Adults): National fee = $50 Local council fee = $15 Total […]
Recruiting New Board Members
Nominations Open for New Council Board Members The Greater Hudson Valley Council, BSA Nominating Committee is actively looking for New Board Members. The Council has now completed the full Merger Process and is looking to move to the next phase of operations. We are looking for community minded individuals that will be able to bring […]
Netflix Documentary Q&A
1. Why didn’t the BSA investigate a particular report of abuse? The BSA requires that all employees and volunteers promptly report any allegation or suspicion of abuse to law enforcement so that allegations can be investigated by the proper authorities. We believe survivors. We remove individuals from Scouting based on suspicion alone — we have […]
2023-2024 Membership Fee Update
Dear Unit Leader: The Boy Scouts of America – National Council recently released the 2023/2024 National Membership Fees that will go into effect August 1, 2023. In keeping with Council policy, the Council Board of the Greater Hudson Valley Council met on June 11, 2023 and voted to approve the following fees for the 2023/2024 program […]
National Bankruptcy Update
Scouting Families, Community Organizations & Interested Parties: I am reaching out today to share some news. The national organization of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) exited bankruptcy today. The BSA’s financial restructuring process comes to an end with the overwhelming support of more than 85% of abuse survivors involved in the case and is […]
Sept. 2023 Adult Leadership Change
Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse – Revision The Boy Scouts of America have revised and updated the Adult Supervision Requirements effective September 1, 2023. Units need to start planning now for how they will comply with these new requirements. The Greater Hudson Valley Council will be working on policies & procedures at our Camps and Events […]
