The mission of the Scouting America Mississippi Valley Council is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

We offer youth lessons in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. 

For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.

The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for children in grades K-5, Scouts BSA for youth ages 11 to 17 and Venturing and Sea Scouting for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and having completed the 8th grade) to 20.

Mississippi Valley Council consists of 2 Districts:

 Shoquoquon District in the northern part of the council. Serving Des Moines, Henry, Louisa and parts of Washington County in Iowa and Henderson County in Illinois.

 Eagle Valley District in the southern part of the council. Serving Adams, Hancock, Schuyler, Brown and Pike County in Illinois and Clark in Missouri and , Lee, and part of Van Buren County in Iowa