What makes them stay with Scouting?
I've thought about this since I was old enough to realize that not all packs/troops are the same when it comes to kids wanting to stick with the scouting. Or what makes a unit capeable of keeping their numbers up and staying "in business." More recently I've been realizing that I really have no idea what makes the difference. I've seen troops that I thought were incredible (great leadership, great group of scouts, great program and activities, active parents and committee, etc) end up folding, w
I've written a books worth of stuff on this forum for this very subject. I will try and be brief to keep it short (yah right!).
At the Cub Level we must understand that while the program is for the boys, success depends on keeping the adults interested. If the adults (parents and leaders) are having fun and enjoying the program, there is a 99% likelihood of the boys reaching Webelos and crossing over to the Troops.
In my research, the primary reason for the membership drop at the cub lev
