The Piedmont Community Service Crew (or “PCSC”) is one of the coed Venturing Crews (Crew 22) of the Piedmont Council of BSA. Members must be at least 14 years old (or be at least 13 years old and have completed the 8th grade) and can participate until they turn 21. We are based in Piedmont, CA but open to all youth in the Bay Area.

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Venturing Crews are formed around a common interest area; the program’s intent is to allow flexibility of interests associated with any given crew, and to apply the Venturing program values in the context of that interest area to encourage youth leadership development, independence, a social environment that promotes teamwork, learning, teaching others, giving back to the community, learning to make ethical choices, physical fitness, etc.

 

The crew was founded in the fall of 2004 by Ken Li with the help of Barbara Caruso, both parents of PHS students at that time. The crew has steadily grown in membership numbers, frequency and diversity of activities, depth of program, the extent of youth leadership, and has 150 members.

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Interest and enthusiasm by parents to have students engage in community service earlier resulted in the formation of Piedmont Service Club (PSC) for middle school students.