How Do We Get Started on These Programs?

	Available to Members of the Boy Scouts of America

How Do We Get Started on These Programs?

1. Youth members must obtain the specific booklet for their religion.
   • Check with your council store or contact the religious organization directly (see the chart on this site).
   • Each youth member needs his or her own booklet to document progress.
   • Some religions offer adult manuals for counselors and mentors.
2. Parents must review the program guidelines.
   • Some programs require participants to be official "members" of the religious institution.
   • Age/grade requirements vary from program to program.
   • Each program sets its own guidelines as to who may serve as counselor. Some programs require clergy to serve as counselors; other programs allow parents or other family members to serve as counselors.
3. Families should talk to their religious leaders and show them the booklet before beginning any program.
   • Most programs require that they be completed under the auspices of that religious organization.
   • Many programs require the signature of the local religious leader.
4. The youth member needs to complete the requirements, obtain the proper signatures, and follow the instructions to order the emblem.
   • These emblems are not available from your local council store (follow the instructions in your booklet).
   • The emblem should be presented in a meaningful ceremony, preferably in the member's religious institution.