Boy Scouts of America, Cascade Pacific Council provides youth education and outdoor adventure programs for over 40,000 youth in 18 counties of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. For nearly a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun.