National Capital Area Council

The Scouting America National Capital Area Council (NCAC) is a local council of Scouting America within the Northeast Region that serves the Washington metropolitan area, including Washington, D.C., portions of Maryland and Virginia. The council offers extensive training, and administrative support to units. Scouting America National Capital Area Council -- Number 082 -- is one of the largest of over 200 local councils chartered by Scouting America. Chartered in 1911, it is also one of the oldest. NCAC serves members from 18 districts -- a geographical area within a local council that organizes and supports local Scouting units -- spread across northern Virginia, Maryland, and the entirety of the District of Columbia. The Maryland counties NCAC serves include: Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s; the Virginia counties include: Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Loudoun, Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Caroline, King George, Stafford, Culpeper, as well as the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, Manassas Park and Fredericksburg. NCAC has 2 youth to 1 adult volunteer ratio, which is among the highest of all the councils. The youth retention rate is currently 68.5%.