Suffolk County Council, BSA provides a comprehensive values-based program that develops character, teaches citizenship, and encourages personal fitness to more than 12,000 youth each year. The Council was chartered on April 6, 1919 to instill values and expand the Scouting movement in Suffolk County. The Council Service Center is located at 7 Scouting Boulevard in Medford just one-half mile south of Exit 65 of the Long Island Expressway and is open weekdays from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.