Special Partner: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Our council and the Boy Scouts of America overall takes the safety and well-being of our youth members very seriously. We are proud to partner with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to promote its nationally-recognized NetSmartz Workshop program. NetSmartz's goal is to teach young people of all ages how to stay safer online. CLICK HERE for a special message to Scout leaders.

  • A Scout leader or Scout parent or NCMEC staff member administers the program to Scouts through a 30-45 PowerPoint presentation (length of presentation depends on age of audience)
  • CLICK HERE to download the presentation for your Scouts' age group for you to present
          -OR-
  • CLICK HERE to email NCMEC's Texas Regional Office and schedule a staff member to deliver the presentation (please provide name, contact information and preferred date for program)
  • Once you've completed the presentation, your Scouts have completed the NetSmartz workshop for their age group
Scouts who complete the program earn the NetSmartz patch (available only in our council)!

How to get the patch

1) Complete the NetSmartz presentation with your Scouts. Then, fill out this form:

netsmartz patch order

* Leader's First Name:
* Leader's Last Name:
* Leader's Email Address:
* Leader's Phone:
* Unit Type:
* Unit Number (ex: 123 is the number for Pack 123):
* Number Of Patches?:
* Please type the characters below into the box underneath them:
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2) A representative from the Texas Regional Office of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children will contact you to get feedback on the program

3) The NCMEC representative may ask to schedule a visit to your meeting to see how much material your Scouts have retained from the presentation. This feedback is key in improving the program going forward to make it more effective - and ultimately, help protect more kids.