Secular Alternatives to Boy Scouts

What are Some Secular Alternatives to The Boy Scouts? As the Boy Scouts of America add religious requirements to many merit badges and local Troops emphasize the importance of a religious faith to be a good citizen, many parents are looking for a secular alternative. Atheists, agnostics and other “nones” (people who don’t affiliate with […]

What is the importance of Scouting?

What is the importance of Scouting? Exploring the Value of Scouting: What it Can Do for You Scouting has always encouraged physical, social, emotional, and intellectual youth development. The ultimate goal is to create individuals that will play a constructive part in creating a stable and safe society. This is a huge responsibility. Character development, […]

Alternative to Boy Scouts

Alternative to Boy Scouts Scouting at its Best Scouting is a fundamental part of American life. Fostering a love of the outdoors along with a strong sense of community, at its best scouting can be a great force for good in the world. However, at its worst, scouting can become a gatekeeper to community and […]

UUFP Navigator Video

UUFP Navigator Video https://vimeo.com/534961282 Chapter Leader 1 (00:00): Having the scouts, navigators, um, in the church has been a very good way for our church to not be so insulated to. It has brought people from outside our little group of people who all know each other. It’s brought new people into the church and […]

The Family Scouting Model

The Family Scouting Model https://vimeo.com/363596901 Chapter Leader 1 (00:03): That’s another thing that I love about navigators. It is very family. Our chapter is very family oriented, so we get the moms and the dads, or the family members and we all come together and, you know, do different activities. And I specifically say that […]

Navigator Leaders Speak

Navigator Leaders Speak https://vimeo.com/286627434 Chapter Leader 1 (00:02): We have a son and a daughter. So we were looking for something that we could do as a family altogether that was more in line with our family’s values. Chapter Leader 2 (00:10): We liked that it was inclusive, that there were boys and girls, um, […]

Navigator Appeal

Navigator Appeal https://vimeo.com/479970558 Chapter Leader 1 (00:02):If everybody only stays connected because they all think alike, then we’re gonna just keep dividing up. Dividing into smaller, smaller, and smaller groups and scouting gives you an opportunity to bond or really make bonds with people who don’t think just like we do. Chapter Leader 2 (00:17):I […]

Michael Morales SUBTITLED

Michael Morales SUBTITLED https://vimeo.com/324738957 Michael Morales (00:03): The navigators, I mean, actually molding me to what I am today. You know, following the moral compass and becoming better as a person and getting away from all the negativity that I was living around. You know, we come from a hundred 10th of Madison, it was […]

DeLand, Florida

DeLand, Florida https://vimeo.com/338084238 Chapter Leader 1 (00:00): We have 18 kids, aged four to eight. We are homeschoolers, so I wanted to do something during the day rather than at night. As a lot of scouting organizations, um, have their meetings late after school gets out. Chapter Leader 2 (00:16): It’s been a lot of […]

ChurchGrowth Testimony

ChurchGrowth Testimony https://vimeo.com/291744605 Chapter Leader 1 (00:00): Having the scouts, navigators, um, in the church has been a very good way for our church to not be so insulated to. It has brought people from outside our little group of people who all know each other is brought new people into the church. Chapter Leader […]