Boy Scouts of America, as it has been known for 115 years, is now officially Scouting America. The name change went into effect on Saturday.
The organization announced the name change last spring, almost exactly one year after emerging from a three-year bankruptcy tied to the largest child sex abuse case involving a national organization in U.S. history.
The name change coincides with the organization’s aim to be more inclusive − a little more than five years after girls were permitted to join Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
