ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

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A small group of Cub Scouts who are the same gender and in the same grade.  The ideal size is 6 to 8 Cub Scouts. 

An adult, usually a parent, serves as a Den Leader. They carry out the activities related to adventures as they are presented in the Cub Scout’s handbook and the Den Leader Guide.

The pack is made up of several dens.  The make up and size of the pack varies based on local interest and resources. Each pack is identified by a number.

The leader of the pack meeting is the Cubmaster.  In addition to serving as the master of ceremonies the Cubmaster provides support to Den Leaders.

Made up of parents, leaders, and other caring adults the pack committee works to support den leaders and the cubmaster.  

The top volunteer in the pack is the Pack Committee Chair.  They are responsible for ensuring enough qualified adult volunteers are in place to provide the program.  They lead the pack committee meetings.

This is the organization that partners with the Boy Scouts of America to deliver a Scouting program.  They adopt Scouting to serve the youth in the community.

Pack 369 is chartered with St. Ann's church here in Manlius.

To effectively support local Scouting programs the national Boy Scouts of America provides a charter to a community board of volunteers to be responsible for providing the Scouting program to a defined geographical area.  These geographical areas are called councils.  Councils have a volunteer board which employs a Scout Executive to serve as the CEO and give leadership to the day to day operation.  The Scout Executive hires staff to provide direct and indirect support to local Scouting programs.  In each council there are many more volunteers than staff as the organization is volunteer lead and professionally guided. 

The Longhouse Council is one of more than 270 local councils. Longhouse serves youth in Central and Northern New York State

Onondaga, Cayuga, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Jefferson, and Lewis Counties. 

To provide more localized support to scouting, councils create districts.  Districts are geographical areas of service.  Districts have a volunteer District Committee that provides support to local programs in the areas of membership, finance, and program.  Another group of volunteers called commissioners provide direct service to Scouting programs. 

The Crossroads District, covering eastern Onondaga County and southeastern Oswego County, serves over 700 youth in 43 units.