The Pennsylvania Dutch Council, Scouting America, was chartered in 1971 and serves Lancaster and Lebanon counties in south central Pennsylvania. Over 100 community-based organizations throughout Lancaster and Lebanon Counties in south-central Pennsylvania receive national charters to use the Scouting program as part of their youth work. These organizations, which operate over 150 local Scouting Packs, Troops, and Crews, share goals comparable to those of Scouting America and include religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, and labor organizations, corporations, professional associations, and citizens’ groups.