Volunteering at Scouts is changing to help us reach more young people
Volunteering is changing to help us reach more young people
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Thinking about the way we further reach in our own communities
Furthering reach is supporting your local Scout group to be open and inclusive to the community that feeds into it. It's about the attitudes and behaviours that make everyone feel welcome.
It's not about ticking a box in relation to inclusion, or trying to find a percentage of a certain demographic. It's thinking about the make-up of the community and letting them know that they're welcome. Remember, you can only directly reflect/recruit the diversity in your own area, but you can still find out more about a community.
Reaching out into the community can be overwhelming. Where do you start? Who makes up your community? How can we engage with underrepresented communities? The toolkit is here to help guide you step by step on how to further your reach in your community. It provides practical tips and ideas for things you can do as volunteers as well as with your Scouts.
The toolkit is informed directly from the membership and shares advice, stories and tips on how to support your Scouting to be open and welcoming to all communities.
We also worked alongside several organisations which include:
Scouting has a rich history of engaging positively with the community and furthering reach is very much an extension of this.
Benefits to furthering reach include: