The troop formed in 2014 deals with challenges and problems unique to the refugee population.
A Denver-area Boy Scout troop made up almost entirely of refugees provides a safe haven where its members can be themselves, troop leaders say.- Boy Scouts play soccer at Mango House, a center for refugees in Aurora, Colo., before leaving on a troop camping trip to the mountains.
- Nepalese refugees Umesh Rai, 16, left, and Abishek Khadka, 14, explore a craggy area on Mount Evans in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, near Idaho Springs.
- It's unclear how many of the nation's 2.3 million scouts are refugees, but \"few programs are as equipped to help children learn and embrace American culture,\" Effie Delimarkos, a Boy Scouts of America spokeswoman, said.
- In addition, the group provides a blueprint for other Boy Scout troops to attract some of the tens of thousands of refugees who could make the United States home in the coming years.
- The troop formed in 2014 deals with challenges and problems unique to the refugee population, but it also helps kids adjust to American culture, its leaders say.
- At campouts, the scouts dine on foods from their native countries, such as fish head stew, fire-roasted corn and Chatpate, a popular Nepalese street snack.
A Denver-area Boy Scout troop made up almost entirely of refugees provides a safe haven where its members can be themselves, troop leaders say.
The troop formed in 2014 deals with challenges and problems unique to the refugee population.
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