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In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Justin Mbelechi, 13, and Bidesh Magar, 14, roast corn at their campsite in Evergreen, Colo. The two belong to a Colorado Boy Scout troop that is made up almost entirely of refugees. At campouts, traditional American food like hot dogs and trail burgers is replaced by fish head stew, fire-roasted corn and Chatpate, a popular Nepalese street snack.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Micro Win, a 17-year-old refugee from Southeast Asia, hikes near the Summit of Mount Evans, near Idaho Springs, in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. The Boy Scout troop he belongs to, which caters to refugees, was formed in 2014 and helps kids adjust to American culture while providing an additional refuge.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Bhim Adhikari, 16, left, and Madhav Khadka, 15, both Nepalese refugees, warm themselves around a campfire in Evergreen, Colo. The two are part of Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. The troop's leaders say it allows the scouts to be themselves, even as the outside world seems stacked against refugees.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Justin Mbelechi, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, center, watches as his fellow Boy Scouts gut fish that were caught at a pond near Idaho Springs, Colo. The troop he joined is not like many others in the United States. It's made up almost entirely of refugees. The catch would later be used to make fish head stew.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Micro Win, a 17-year-old refugee from Southeast Asia, sits at an overlook on Mount Evans in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. His Boy Scout troop, which caters to refugees, was formed in 2014 and helps kids adjust to American culture while providing an additional refuge.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, a group of Nepalese refugees prepare dinner at their campsite in Evergreen, Colo. They belong to Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. At campouts, traditional American food like hot dogs and trail burgers is replaced by fish head stew, fire-roasted corn and Chatpate, a popular Nepalese street snack. S'mores are still a staple.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Tapas Khanal, a 13-year-old refugee from south Asia, whittles a stick at his campsite in Evergreen, Colo. He belongs to a Boy Scout troop in Aurora, Colo., that is made up almost entirely of refugees who hail from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal.

In this Sept. 9, 2016, photo, Boy Scouts Justin Mbelechi, left, and Gideon Muhigirwa, both 13 and refugees from Africa, gather gear in Aurora, Colo., before leaving on a troop camping trip to the mountains. Troop 1532 is made up almost entirely of refugees, a characteristic their leaders say allows the kids to adjust to American culture while allowing them to be themselves.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Gideon Muhigirwa, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, stands next to a fishing pond near Idaho Springs, Colo. He is a member of Colorado Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. Many of the kids' parents moved to the U.S. with very little money and work long, odd hours, which makes it hard to plan meetings. Troop founder Dr. P.J. Parmar, who recruits kids through his clinic, says many of the scouts have no reliable way to get to the meetings, so he decided to gather only for camping trips.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Gideon Muhigirwa, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, center, listens during a photography lesson at Echo Lake near Idaho Springs, Colo. He belongs to Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. The troop's leaders say they try to teach the kids skills, even though maintaining youth membership makes it hard to focus on earning merit badges and rank advancement.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Justin Mbelechi, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, jumps through the frigid water of Echo Lake near Idaho Springs, Colo. He is a member of Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees. 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 an email to The Associated Press.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Chitsan Win, a 13-year-old refugee from Southeast Asia, fishes at a pond near Idaho Springs, Colo. He is a member of Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Justin Mbelechi, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, peers out of a van that is headed up Mount Evans near Idaho Springs, Colo. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Micro Win, 17, Moise Tuyikunde, 12, and Chitsan Win, 13, from left to right, evaluate their catch after fishing at a pond near Idaho Springs, Colo. The three are members of Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532, which is made up almost entirely of refugees from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, 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. The two belong to Boy Scout Troop 1532, which was formed in 2014 by Dr. P.J. Parmar in conjunction with a refugee clinic he runs in the Denver area. The troop is made up almost entirely of refugees from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal.

In this Sept. 9, 2016, photo, Boy Scouts play soccer at Mango House, a center for refugees in Aurora, Colo., before leaving on a troop camping trip to the mountains. Colorado Troop 1532, made up almost entirely of refugees, provides a blueprint for other Boy Scout groups to attract some of the thousands of refugees who may make the United States home in the coming years.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Gideon Muhigirwa, a 13-year-old refugee from Africa, sits near a lake on Mount Evans near Idaho Springs, Colo. He belongs to Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532, which was formed in 2014 and caters to refugees from around the world.

In this Sept. 10, 2016, photo, Bhim Adhikari, a 16-year-old Nepalese refugee, explores Mount Evans, near Idaho Springs, in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. He belongs to Boy Scout Troop 1532, which was formed in 2014 by Dr. P.J. Parmar in conjunction with a refugee clinic he runs in the Denver area. The troop is made up almost entirely of refugees.

In this Sept. 9, 2016, photo, Boy Scout Jean Tuyishime, 15, a refugee from Africa, left, sits in a van in Aurora, Colo., preparing to leave on a troop camping trip to the mountains. Jean was born in a refugee camp in Rwanda after his parents fled violence in 1996 in what was then known as Zaire. His Boy Scout troop in Colorado is made up almost entirely of refugees.

In this Sept. 11, 2016, photo, scouts and leaders from Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532 pose for a group shot after a camping trip in Evergreen, Colo. Colorado Boy Scout Troop 1532 is not like many others in the country. It's made up almost entirely of refugees who hail from far-flung places like Burma, Rwanda and Nepal. The troop was formed in 2014, and its leaders say it helps refugee kids adjust to American culture while providing a safe haven where they can be themselves.