Upcoming Events

Sep
NESA Post Eagle Journey - Sept 2019
Please gather with the San Francisco Bay Area Council National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) Chapter to share your Post...
Sep
Wente Work Weekend
Click here to join us or email Ranger Mike for more...
Sep
Cub Scout Shooting Sports Day - 2019
Cub Scout Shooting Sports Day        Come on up the hill to show us your marksmanship! Cub Scouts register NOW and...
Sep
Scouts BSA Leader-Specific Training - Saturday, September 21st
Boy Scout Leader Specific Training is being offered to all Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, Committee Members, 2nd-year Webelos Leaders,...
Sep
Swimming Merit Badge Day - Fall 2019
The SFBAC Aquatics Committee, in partnership with the East Bay Lifeguard Service is proud to present: Swimming Merit Badge Day When: September...
Sep
IOLS - Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills - Session 1 of 2
This valuable Scouts BSA training is being offered to all Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, Committee Members, 2nd-year Webelos Leaders,...
Oct
Scouts BSA Shooting Sports Weekend 2019
Scouts BSA Shooting Sports Weekend This camp is NOW FULL! Take a look at Fall Shooting Sports day on Oct 19 @ Camp Royaneh! Another awesome...
Oct
2019 Construction Industry Lunch-O-Ree
42nd Annual Construction Industry Lunch-O-Ree Friday, October 4, 2019 Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333 O’Farrell Street, San...
Oct
IOLS - Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills - Session 2 of 2
Please register for this wknd training together with the IOLS evening session 1 on Thursday, September...

Latest News

  • Support Family Charitable Giving Effort (Friends of Scouting)
    New for 2019! The Family Charitable Giving Effort is a newer version of Friends of Scouting (FOS). This giving effort and the Program, Activities and Insurance Assessment (PAIA) are the primary outreach to units where we solicit direct support from every family. Click here for more information!
  • To the San Francisco Bay Area Council Family
    On Wednesday December 12th, the Wall Street Journal published an article stating that the National BSA has hired a bankruptcy attorney in apparent reaction to the high costs of defending sexual abuse lawsuits. Before the "spin" and rumor in reaction to the story becomes too great, we wanted to share some information to help you with any questions you may have. In communications released yesterday and again today, National BSA reaffirmed its focus on keeping children safe and delivering our nation's foremost program of character development and values-based leadership training. BSA went on to restate its commitment to the social and moral responsibility to fairly compensate victims who suffered abuse during their time in Scouting. And finally, BSA reiterated its deep care and concern for all victims of child sex abuse and its proactive steps to help victims heal and prevent future abuse. BSA stresses that at no time in its history has the organization knowingly allowed a sexual predator to work with youth; it will always seek to act swiftly when alerted to abuse allegations. BSA is committed to communicate transparently and clearly stated that there are no imminent actions or immediate decisions expected by BSA, in light of the WSJ news story. BSA is in an exploratory phase of a possible financial restructure. What is the effect of potential BSA decisions on the health of SFBAC? Here are a few points to consider: . The strength of Scouting for over 108 years has been its "local" presence. Each unit is owned by its chartering partner; typically, a place of worship, a service club or educational institution. Just as with units, each council is locally incorporated in the state where it operates. . The San Francisco Bay Area Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in California. Our award-winning camps, our service center-YLTC, our bank accounts and investments are owned and controlled by SFBAC. We have our own governing board, file our own tax returns and we develop and manage our own budget and finances. . The relationship between a local council and the National BSA is similar to a franchise operation. The BSA has granted SFBAC a charter to operate and we do so according to a nationally written but locally approved set of Bylaws and Rules and Regulations. Our charter from BSA allows us to independently operate within Alameda and San Francisco counties. . SFABC receives no funding from the BSA; we pay fees to BSA as a part of our charter agreement with them. These fees provide for a modest return value from BSA, but our day-to-day operations are more than 99% funded from dollars locally earned and raised. . All local donations to our Council stay local to support the nearly 10,000 youth we serve. . We partner with BSA, for business purposes in several areas such as insurance, IT, Youth Protection programs and so forth. Our employee benefits programs are purchased from BSA and BSA manages the retirement programs for our employees. In summary, it is important to understand that while SFBAC is affiliated with National BSA in many respects, instances where BSA decides to restructure or adjust its organization will have little to no impact.on the Council.
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  • 100th Anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Area Council!
    Click here to learn more about the Council 100th Anniversary celebration, 100th Anniversary Commemorative Patch Set and 100th Anniversary Endowment Pin Program.
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COUNCIL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

1001 Davis Street
San Leandro, CA 94577-1514
phone: (510) 577-9000

Hours of Operation:
9:00am - 5:00pm (Mon - Fri) 
 

 
 
 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COUNCIL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

1001 Davis Street
San Leandro, CA 94577-1514
phone: (510) 577-9000

Hours of Operation:
9:00am - 5:00pm (Mon - Fri)