Scout Service Projects

Join Scouts Nationwide to help all corners of our communities!

As we have throughout our history, Scouting families have answered the call to work together in service of the greater good. From public health drives, to caring for the environment, to assisting neighbors in need, Scouts have always been a force for positivity and goodness in our communities.

Follow along with SVMBC as we announce local partnerships and ways you or your unit can participate. Opportunities will be listed on this page, on our Facebook page, and in Scouter Weekly.

Take a moment and report what service project you completed.
This information is used to communicate the broad impact of Scouting service in our community.

Great Scout Trash Out 2026

April 25-26- Locations TBD

The Great Scout Trash Out is a new project that is more than just cleaning our planet; it is a day to show the world what Scouting is about!

A Scout is Clean, so help us make an impact in our local community by picking up trash to celebrate Earth Day.

At all pre-arranged locations, all bags will be provided and picked up on site. Gloves and pickers are available, but bring your own if you have a favorite pair or pair of gloves! This service project is good for families, dens, packs, troops, patrols, ships, posts, or crews! Everyone can participate. 

Logistics
9:00 AM – 11 AM 
Sign in when you arrive to receive your equipment and receive your safety briefing.
A safety checklist will be sent out via email beforehand.
All youth/units need adequate supervision, so make sure that adults accompany youth.
Trash will be left on site to be weighed and disposed of. 
Dates: April 25-26, 2026.  Locations TBD

Coastal Clean Up 2026 

September 19  Locations TBD

A Scout is Clean! Let’s make an impact on our waterways by joining all of California for a cleanup day.

This service project is good for families, dens, packs, troops, patrols, ships, posts, or crews!
Everyone can participate!

Logistics
9:00 AM – 12 PM
All youth/units need adequate supervision, so make sure that the youth are accompanied by adults. Please fill out the form with the adult responsible for arranging unit participation.
Please indicate on the form which area you plan to clean up. It doesn’t have to be the beach- lakes, streams, and ponds work great. Visit: https://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html for ideas.
Gather reusable cleanup supplies from home. A bucket and gardening gloves work well.
Patches are available for purchase at $3 a patch for your unit. Please indicate where you would like to pick up the patches. Patches are available 4-6 weeks after the event.
Thank you for keeping California clean and beautiful!

Scouting for Food 2025

November 15th: Collection Day

Scouting for Food is an annual food-collection drive, and one of the many service projects Scouting America has conducted since 1910. 

870,000 Bay Area residents and a quarter million residents in our council geography lack adequate access to food. Scouts can help make an impact by participating in the annual Scouting for Food drive.

This annual effort for Scouting in the Greater Bay Area is coordinated in November. Door hangers (design here) are provided in early October for Scouts to distribute to neighbors and businesses during the weeks of October 25 to Nov 14, requesting donations to be picked up on November 15th after 9:00 am.

The plan is simple:

  1. Print off and read the 2025 Scouting for Food flier.
  2. Scouting for Food Door Hangers (design here) can be picked up from both Scout Service Centers (San Jose and Monterey). You can participate as an individual, family, or unit.
  3. Please contact your District’s Scouting for Food Chair to select the area where your unit will distribute door hangers the week of October 25th to November 14th.
  4. 2025 Scouting for Food Google Map
  5. Pick up the food left outside of the homes on November 15th after 9:00 am, and deliver it to a local food bank or pantry.
  6. Log your efforts on the Service Hours Report form
  7. Please report your service before December 1st.

Food collected during this drive stays in neighborhood that it was collected.  

Anytime Service Projects

A group of scouts and an adult are collecting and organizing bags of groceries outdoors.

To share a service opportunity or to ask any questions – contact Ian McFadyen, Council Service Chair or Alex Parks, Staff Advisor.

Is your unit doing a service activity? Share with a post on social media and include hashtags #summerofservice #svmbc. 

We also have Yard Signs for Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA that units can use while working. Please contact us at 408-638-8300 to get yours today!

We would love to showcase your activity! Send your photos to marketing@svmbc.org

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