ABOUT US OVERVIEW...AND A WELCOME!

Developing character in the lives of young people is not an exact science by any stretch of the imagination. This is particularly true when you strive to "deliver the promise" while ensuring that the program is safe, fun, and dynamic. However, for over 100 years, thanks to volunteers, parents, and staff, the BSA has been able to do just that.  It is our sincere desire that through this totally rebuilt NCAC Web site, the National Capital Area Council we will continue to better serve and assist you in your critical work with our future generations.

Browse through the site and become familiar with this updated resource. Many features will help you in your role as leaders. Some of the new features include:

• Faster loading pages
• Content Management – this major addition allows NCAC staff members and dozens of trained Webmasters to manage their pages of this Website from anywhere at anytime with only an Internet connection.
• Online registration AND payment for programs and activities.  This feature will grow to include nearly all functions.  Check out Items for sale at the ONLINE STORE.

NCAC: Growing Strong
The National Capital Area Council, BSA is currently one of the 300 plus local councils chartered by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America. It is a class 200 council, (one of the largest) and is geographically comprised of ten counties in Northern Virginia, six counties in Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Our council number is 82.

Districts assist with the implementation of Scouting and the NCAC's Strategic Long-Range Plan. Support is provided to twenty districts serving the metropolitan National Capital area. This includes the District of Columbia; Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in Maryland, and in Virginia: Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Stafford, and Culpeper counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Fredericksburg.

2010-2011 Key Council Leadership
Click to read bios here.

Left to right: Council Commissioner Ed Yarbrough, Scout Executive Les Baron and Council President J. Dan McCarthy pose with a stunning wax likeness of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Scouting's founding father (courtesy of Madame Tussauds Washington, D.C.).