Join Troop 8
New to Scouting or looking for a troop with history, purpose, adventure, and brotherhood? Come meet us.
Start by visiting a meeting.
Troop 8 is a Scouts BSA troop for boys. Families interested in joining are invited to visit, meet the leaders and Scouts, and learn how the program works.
- Outdoor adventure and camping
- Rank advancement and merit badges
- Leadership opportunities
- Community service
- Life skills, fitness, and preparedness
- Brotherhood and mentorship

Arrange a visit through an adult leader.
Troop 8 holds regular meetings in East Orange during the program year. In keeping with current Scouting America safeguarding guidance, the public website does not publish a recurring youth meeting location and exact time. A registered adult leader can confirm current visit details directly with a parent or guardian.
Regular troop meetings
Weekly program meetings during the active Scouting season.
East Orange, New Jersey
Exact current visit details are shared directly with parents and guardians.
Contact an adult leader
Use the form below so the troop can confirm an appropriate meeting or recruiting event to visit.
Interested in Troop 8?
Send a message as a parent, guardian, or adult. Please do not include a youth's full name, phone number, email address, school, or other identifying information in this form.
Privacy notice: The information you submit is used only so designated adult Troop 8 volunteers can respond to this inquiry. Please do not enter a youth's full name, school, phone number, email address, home address, travel details, or other identifying information. Online communication involving youth must follow Scouting America safeguarding rules, including no one-to-one adult/youth communication.