Join Us!

Thank you for your interest in join Cub Scout Pack 374!

If you are interested in joining Cub Pack 374, please contact us at membership@cubpack374.org or contact any of our Pack Leaders, especially the Den Leaders for your Scout's grade level. Guests are always welcome at our monthly Pack Meetings, so come by and meet us.

• Contact us through my.scouting.org to request more information

• Learn more about our Pack

New Youth Members

Ready to join? Here's what to do:

1. Register with the BSA Online: Go to my.souting.org to apply now

2. Contact membership@cubpack374.org for information about your den and Pack dues

• • • Dues are $54 for the 2025-26 school year, (See the breakdown below), plus fundraising goal (see fundraising breakdown below).

3. See the Getting Started section below

Parents

We require ALL our parents to be involved with our Pack!

We are a volunteer-run organization, and we can only provide a good program when we have active parents. Furthermore, every year we lose leaders as scouts age out of the Pack. We are always in need of Den Leaders and Committee Members, but if leadership isn't your thing, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities at Pack and Den events throughout the year.

Most parents do not need to register with the BSA, but all our Den Leaders and Committee Members do. If you are joining in one of these official roles, follow the steps below.

• 1. State Mandated Reporter Training (AB506)
  This is required by the State of California. It takes about 2 hours and is a one-time course.
  https://mandatedreporterca.com/training/volunteers
  Note: This is separate from the Scouting Safeguarding Youth Training. Adults must complete both.

• 2. Upload Certificate
  Upload the AB506 certificate here so it can be verified:
  https://californiascouting.org/svmbc/

• 3. Live Scan Fingerprinting & Background Check
  All volunteers must complete a Live Scan.
  • San Jose area appointments: https://verifygroup.com/
  • Outside San Jose: use any Live Scan location
  Note: Even if you have been fingerprinted for another organization, you must do it again for Scouting.

• 4. Safeguarding Youth Training
  Login or create an account at My.Scouting.org.
  Training is found under “Home,” then “My Dashboard.”
  This training must be completed before registration is processed.

• 5. Then Submit Adult Application
  After the steps above are done, the applicant may submit their adult application online or by paper.

Getting Started

New to the Pack? Welcome!

Joining a Cub Scout Pack for the first time can be overwhelming, especially for the parents. Let's try to make this easy for you.

If you have questions at any time, please email membership@cubpack374.org or contact your Pack Leaders.

Where your annual dues go

We try to keep our Pack dues reasonable. Our annual dues are not enough to cover the cost of running our program and we rely on fundraising to help fund our scout activities and awards throughout the year.

We collect dues in the Fall (or when a new scout joins) "for the school year." Technically you are paying to register your scout with the BSA for the following calendar year.  We formalize our roster for the next year and "recharter" our Pack with our local BSA council beginning in October. 

Here is a breakdown:

• $24 - Den dues (Used to pay for material for den meetings)

• $20 - Pack Dues (Awards, PWD Cars, Food for events, Rental Fee's, Decorations, etc)

• $10 - Scout - O - Rama card (Coupon card that is also your admission ticket in to Scout - O - Rama)

Fundraising

Every Scout is required to fundraise or buyout, these are the options, you must complete 3 to fulfill the fundraising requirements:

• Show and Sell Shift (2 hours each)

• Sell $250 of Popcorn on your own (Wagon Sales, Online, etc)

• Buyout at $100

• You can mix/match! Here are some examples:

  • 3 S&S = Complete

  • Sell $750 of Popcorn on your own = Complete

  • Buyout at $300 = Complete

  • 1 S&S + $250 Sales on own + $100 Buyout = Complete

  • 2 S&S + $250 Sales on own = Complete

Handbooks and Uniforms

You will need to make a trip to the Scout Shop, or head over to scoutstuff.org to pick up your Class A uniform and handbook. You will need:

• • The Handbook for your current rank

  • Uniform Shirt and Pants *

    • Kinders wear the Lion shirt.

    • 1st - 3rd graders wear the blue shirts and pants. Buy a shirt large enough to last until 4th grade.

    • 4th - 5th graders transition to Boy Scout beige shirts and olive pants.

  • A hat for your current rank

  • A neckerchief and slide for your current rank

  • A Cub Scout Belt

  • (recommended) Uniform socks

*Official uniform pants tend to run large and long; it is okay to substitute similar dark blue or olive pants.

The Pack will provide all the patches you need. No need to buy them.

You can find guides for placing patches and looking your best in uniform here:

• • Tiger, Wolf, and Bear Cub Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet

  • Webelos Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet

The Scout Shop

The Scout Shop is in San Jose right off of 880 on The Alemeda.

South Bay Scout Shop

1900 The Alameda #100, San Jose, CA 95126 

408-279-2086

Monday-Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm and Saturday 10:30am – 3:00pm

Online Resources

We rely heavily on our online resources for pack and den communications, and for tracking Scout advancement. You should become familiar with:

• • Scoutbook

    • Our Advancement tracking tool, calendaring tool, and our primary means of announcement communications for the pack. Make sure your profile is up to date!

  • cubscouts.org

    • The official BSA site about Cub Scouting is a great resource.