Boy Scouts Reach Out to Latinos

Soccer, Spanish lighting the spark for a new class of scouts

By Heather McPherson, Newser User

Posted Aug 13, 2007 12:03 PM CDT

(Newser) – With enrollment down almost 10% in the last 10 years, the Boy Scouts are reaching out to Latinos to fill their ranks. Handbooks, advertisements and bumper stickers are now available in Spanish, and the “be prepared” group has even had permission from ministers to... Read full story »

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