New families
Family resources
The best official resources for families, all in one place. Troop-specific details (sign-ups, forms, payments) are on our member site.
Getting started
- Apply to Troop 75 on BeAScout: our troop's page on Scouting America's official site, where you can apply online
- About the program for ages 11–17 (officially called Scouts BSA): what Scouts do and why
- Program FAQs: ages, patrols, meetings and the parent's role
- A parent's guide to the first 90 days (PDF): a checklist for new families
- Moving up from Cub Scouts: for Arrow of Light families
- Annual Health and Medical Record: required for every Scout and adult before camping
- Uniform guide and the Scout Shop (ask us first; good used uniforms often go around the troop)
Costs and financial help
- Twin Rivers Council membership fees (PDF): the current national and council fees
- Council fee assistance application (PDF) and campership request form: help with registration and summer camp
- Military Family Fee Waiver: the national fee is waived for children of active-duty, Reserve and Guard families
- See also what Scouting costs in Troop 75
The program
- Ranks and advancement: how Scouts move from Scout to Eagle
- Every merit badge, A to Z and the badges required for Eagle
- Scoutbook: where advancement is tracked online
- Scout Life magazine: stories, skills and gear for Scouts
- Order of the Arrow: Scouting's national honor society; our local lodge is Kittan Lodge
- National Youth Leadership Training: a week of leadership training for Scouts 13 and older
- Scouts with disabilities and special needs and Twin Rivers Council's special needs resources
Safety
- Youth safety in Scouting America: how Scouting protects young people
- Safeguarding Youth training: required of every adult leader
- Guide to Safe Scouting: the rules for every activity
- How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide (PDF) and other parents' guides
- Personal safety videos for Scouts
- Scouts First Helpline: 1-844-SCOUTS1 (1-844-726-8871), Scouting America's line for reporting any concern about a Scout's safety
Adventures
- Scouting America's national high adventure bases: Philmont (New Mexico), Northern Tier (Minnesota and Canada), Florida Sea Base and the Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia)
- Rotary Scout Reservation and Camp Wakpominee: our council's summer camps
- Camp Tri-Mount in the northern Catskills: shooting sports and a COPE course
Scholarships and beyond
- Scholarships for Scouts: Scouting America's scholarship finder
- National Eagle Scout Association scholarships: for Eagle Scouts heading to college
- Scouting alumni: stay connected after Scouting
Our council
- Twin Rivers Council: our local council, and its Family Troop page
- Council calendar: camporees, training and events
- Council forms and advancement resources
Questions we didn't answer?
Ask us anything. A troop volunteer will get back to you.
