Boy Scouts of America

Our Commitment to be Part of a Broader Solution​

For years, the BSA has offered to fund in-person counseling for any current or former Scout or member of their family by a provider of their choice. The BSA recognized, however, that not all victims are ready to seek this type of support, so we began a dialog with one survivor to learn how the BSA could better support victims.

That discussion led to a new, landmark five-year partnership with 1in6, a leading organization for male survivors of sexual abuse.

Through this partnership, 1in6 has greatly expanded its 24/7 web-based helpline chat service that enables victims to connect instantly with a trained advocate. 1in6 has also more than doubled the number of weekly online support groups offered for men who were sexually abused.

The 1in6 services are independent of BSA, anonymous and free to the user. Information shared through these services will be kept strictly confidential by 1in6. 

To learn more or access these services, visit https://1in6.org/.

Our Commitment to be Part of the Broader Solution

The BSA strongly supports the following efforts to help keep children safe nationwide, including:

National Volunteer Screening Database for All Youth-Serving Organizations

The BSA advocates for holistic measures to help keep children safe, including the development and utilization of a national database, under the auspices of a federal entity, that all youth-serving organizations contribute to and utilize to screen volunteers. Our goal is for schools, athletic clubs, faith-based youth groups, Scouting and other organizations to use a common database, so that people removed from any one institution cannot join another one down the street, in a different state, or across the country.

Individuals who should not work with youth don’t always have a criminal background and therefore could pass a criminal background check. A shared volunteer screening database would enable organizations to add individuals to the database who have been removed from their program for alleged inappropriate conduct – even if the individuals have not been arrested or convicted – to prevent potential abusers from joining a different organization.

CDC Guidelines for All Youth-Serving Organizations

We advocated for funding of the CDC’s proposed study to update guidelines that organizations should consider when determining how to keep children safe in their programs.

Strengthening Mandatory Reporting Laws

We support legislation that will strengthen mandatory reporting requirements for organizations and other trusted adults that serve youth.

Requiring that Sex Offenders Serve Full Sentences

We support efforts to ensure that anyone who commits sexual abuse is held accountable. Accordingly, we support the elimination of criminal statutes of limitations for sexual abuse. We also believe it is imperative that convicted abusers serve their full criminal sentences and comply with any post-release requirements to protect children and reduce recidivism.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.