Adults

Volunteering and safety

Pack 13 is run by parents. Every adult who works with our Scouts follows Scouting America’s youth protection rules.

Lend a hand

Ways to help

You do not need to have been a Scout. A den, the committee, or one event is enough to start.

Den leader

Plan meetings for one grade, with an assistant beside you. Dens are where most of the adventures happen.

Pack committee

Keep the pack going: membership, money, the calendar, and advancement. Meetings are usually one evening a month.

Event help

Show up for a campout, the Pinewood Derby, Blue & Gold, or a service project. One evening still matters.

Lion or Tiger partner

Kindergarten and first-grade Scouts bring a parent to den meetings. That partner role is not the same as being one of the two registered leaders at an activity.

Getting started

How to start

  1. 1

    Tell the pack

    Email info@cubscoutpack13.com and say how you’d like to help. We’ll match you with a role.

  2. 2

    Apply as an adult

    Registered leaders complete an adult application. The chartered organization approves unit leaders. Scouting America runs a criminal background check and checks its Volunteer Screening Database.

  3. 3

    Take Safeguarding Youth training

    This training is required before you work with youth, and it has to stay current. Take it at my.scouting.org. You can create an account and start before you are registered. Training for your specific role comes after that.

Youth protection

How we keep Scouts safe

These are the rules families should expect at Pack 13. The full policy is Scouting America’s Youth Protection and Adult Leadership page and its Barriers to Abuse (both open in a new tab).

  • Two registered adult leaders, 21 or older, are present at every Scouting activity, including meetings.
  • When female youth are present, a registered female adult leader who is 21 or older is there too.
  • Adult leaders are never alone with a Scout who is not their own child, in person, online, on the phone, or by text.
  • Scouts use the buddy system. A private conversation with a leader happens where other adults or Scouts can see it.
  • Registered volunteers complete Safeguarding Youth training and a background check. Leaders also follow the Scouter Code of Conduct.

Questions about a role, or about visiting as a new family, go to the pack email form.