Agency Details:

Jayhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

Mission Statement
The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Vision Statement
The Boy Scouts of America is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.

In the future scouting will continue to:
-offer young people responsible fun and adventure;
-instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law;
-train young people in citizenship, service and leadership;
-serve America's communities and families with its quality, values-based program.

Description:
The Jayhawk Area Council program is a national youth program dedicated to delivering a values based program to youth.

Our programs are delivered through both tradition and non-traditional systems. Traditional Scouting includes Cub Scout ages 7-10, Boy Scouts 11-18 and Venturing ages 14-20 (coed).

History:
Scouting in Topeka started in 1911. The first troop meeting was held May 11, 1911. From 1911 to 1913 various troops had no coordinated leadership or program. In 1913 Rev. John H. Fazel was selected Scout Commissioner and made an effort to coordinate the program.

In 1928 the Topeka Council took over thirty-nine counties across northern Kansas and became the Jayhawk Area Council. These counties remained a part of the Council until December 31, 1937 when Scouting had grown to a point where the Coronado Council was formed with 32 counties. In 1944 three counties, Lyon, Coffey, Osage and a part of Greenwood became part of the Jayhawk Area Council.

In 1946 Camp Jayhawk was established in a wooded section of Jefferson County. This camp property has maintained continuous service since opening.

Currently the Jayhawk Area Council serves more than 6,200 youth in eleven counties of northeast Kansas

Contact people:

David Nolle, Assistant Scout Executive, (phone), (email) Jeff Moe, Scout Executive, (phone), (email) Rob Richey, District Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: 785-354-8722

Address:

1020 SE Monroe St Topeka, KS 66612-1110 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.jayhawkcouncil.org

Directions:

The Jayhawk Area Council service center is located in downtown Topeka at the corner of 10th and Monroe, 1020 SE Monroe Street.

Last updated on March 10, 2009