The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion.
A bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the Boy Scouts’ reorganization plan that will enable it to pay more than $2.4 billion to sexual abuse survivors.
The official committee representing child sex-abuse victims in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is seeking permission to file its own reorganization plan. The committee says the BSA’s plan does not fairly compensate victims while shielding local Boy Scouts councils and sponsoring organizations from liability.
A dream has come true for a teen in California, who became an Eagle Scout this week, but this Boy Scout is actually a girl.
A Boy Scout for eight years, Aiden Carter, wants to make sure the animals at the Kershaw County Humane Society have a warm place to sleep this holiday season, and needs your help to make it happen.
