| Greater New York Councils (#640) | |||
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 CSP of Greater New York | |||
| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Location | 155 East 56th Street, Second Floor New York, NY 10022 | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Council President | Richard G. Mason | ||
| Council Commissioner | James Delorey | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez | ||
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The Greater New York Councils (GNYC) is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the New York City area. GNYC has a unique organization in that it is sub-divided into borough councils, each of which is led by a borough executive. The borough councils are then divided into districts. Over five million young people have experienced Scouting through GNYC, since the council's inception in the 1920s.[1]
The programs of the Boy Scouts of America aim to serve young people by encouraging healthy habits and a lifelong appreciation of physical and personal fitness, replacing bullying with kindness, instilling a sense of environmental stewardship and sustainability, and providing leadership development opportunities and STEM Education, preparing young people for the workforce. The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.