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Merit Badge Counselors

Celebrating more than 80 Years of Scouting at St. Vincent de Paul

Scouting in Houston

Merit Badge Courses in Houston: Click here to find local merit badge opportunities.. Scroll down on that page to find a list of the merit badge counselors affiliated with our troop.

SHAC: Click for updated info from the Sam Houston Area Council of Scouting America. You can find info here about merit badge fairs, council camps, etc.

Service opportunities: Find links to Houston-area volunteering opportunities here.

Adult Leader Training

Click here for a link to streamlined access to BSA training for adult leaders.

Eagle Court of Honor

Click here to download the program for our December 2025 Eagle Court of Honor.

See our full Troop 505 Eagle Flight here.

Friends of Scouting 2026

Troop 505 families and alumni support Friends of Scouting. Friends of Scouting helps us to bring Scouting to families around the Houston area and helps us to maintain our world-class camps: Bovay Scout Ranch, Tellepsen Scout Camp, Camp Brosig, and Camp Strake.

Click here to go to our fundraising page.

Merit Badge Counselor List NOW ONLINE

NEW! The list of merit badge counselors affiliated with Troop 505 is now online! Click here to go to the Merit Badge page and scroll down to see the list, sorted by merit badge and by counselor.