{"id":11,"date":"2016-07-23T16:23:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T16:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.17thblackbears.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2022-08-09T14:25:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:25:35","slug":"about-bpsa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.17thblackbears.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"About Outdoor Service Guides!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Outdoor Service Guides (OSG) is an inclusive, co-ed, outdoor, and service-focused scouting organization in the United States. The organization was founded in the early 2000s and has served as a safe space for all scouts to grow, learn, and be of service to their communities in the years since.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We strive to be radically inclusive and have from the beginning. We want to bring the magic of scouting to everyone and make the game of scouting something everyone can enjoy.<\/li>\n<li>We are closely based on the original vision of scouting. 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We have appropriate space for every member of a family who wants to scout.<\/li>\n<li>We empower youth, building confidence through outdoor skills and encouraging teamwork and leadership.<\/li>\n<li>We also foster a devotion to service where these skills are used to better our communities and develop a sense of belonging and citizenship in our communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Outdoor Service Guides is a member of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS). 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