Alameda Council

The Alameda Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America located in the state of California. It consists of the territory of the city of Alameda, and the council itself is a membership of 20 chartered organizations along with council members-at-large. Chartered in January 1917 and incorporated in April 1926, Alameda Council BSA is the largest youth-serving non-profit organization in the city of Alameda, serving over 1,000 youth in traditional programs, plus over 500 youth in Exploring posts and Learning for Life groups.

Council History

Alameda Council was organized in December 1916, and chartered by BSA in January 1917, with 7 Boy Scout troops organized in the first few months. Since then, we have added Sea Scout ships in the 1920's, Cub Scout packs in the 1930's, Explorer posts in the 1940's, Varsity Scout teams in the 1980's, and Venturing crews and Learning for Life groups in the 1990's. Because most Venturing crews, Sea Scout ships, Explorer posts, and Learning for Life groups are co-educational, we are pleased to include over 300 girls among more than 1,000 youth we serve annually.

Scout Units

All Scout units are located in the city of Alameda unless otherwise noted.

Cub Scout Packs

• Pack 2 - First Presbyterian Church of Alameda
• Pack 8 - Saint Joseph Basilica
• Pack 14 - TDH Engineers
• Pack 78 - Saint Philip Neri - Saint Albert Catholic Church
• Pack 97 - Bay Area Chinese Bible Church
• Pack 1015 - Alameda Elks Lodge BPOE #1015
• Pack 1076 - Harbor Bay Realty

Scout Troops

• Troop 2 - First Presbyterian Church of Alameda
• Troop 3 - Buena Vista United Methodist Church
• Troop 6 - Immanuel Lutheran Church
• Troop 9 - Island Yacht Club
• Troop 11 - Rotary Club of Alameda
• Troop 73 - First Baptist Church of Alameda
• Troop 78 - Saint Philip Neri - Saint Albert Catholic Church
• Troop 89 - Oakland Machine Works
• Troop 1015 - Alameda Elks Lodge BPOE #1015

Venturing Crews

• Crew 2 - First Presbyterian Church of Alameda
• Crew 11 - Rotary Club of Alameda
• Crew 122 - White Stag Leadership Development Academy
• Crew 379 - FF Marketing/Order of the Arrow
• Crew 512 - First Baptist Church of Alameda
• Crew 601 - Community Service Venturing - Encinal HS
• Crew 602 - Community Service Venturing - Alameda HS
• Crew 603 - Community Service Venturing - ACLC & Nea HS
• Crew 604 - Community Service Venturing - ASTI

Exploring Posts

• Post 76 - Encinal High School Band & Orchestra

Sea Scouts

• Ship 9 (SSS Sea Fox) - Island Yacht Club -
• Ship 700 (SSS Makai) - Falconer Inc.

Lodge

The council is served by the Order of the Arrow Lodge