The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the biggest youth organizations in the US, made up of more than a million adult volunteers and nearly three million youth members. Since its inception in 1910, the organization has have had over 110 million members join its fold. Aside from being the biggest organization in the country that caters to the youth, the BSA is also the most prominent user of values-based development programs for children, training the youth to build character, develop personal fitness, and gain an understanding of the responsibilities of a citizen. To achieve its goals, the BSA integrates lifelong values into fun and educational activities. The organization has been doing this for more than a century now to help create future leaders for the country.

A member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, the BSA is split into divisions to cater to different age groups. First, there's Cub Scouting for ages 7 to 10 and a half years old, and then Boy Scouting for ages 10 and a half to 18 years old. Lastly, there's Venturing for ages 14 to 21 years old. The organization operates traditionally by chartering local organizations like schools, civic associations, clubs, and churches to apply scouting programs for children in their communities. The scouting programs are implemented by volunteers from chartering organizations with the support of local councils. 

The BSA was established after drawing inspiration from Britain's Boy Scout Association. W.D. Boyce was lost in London when a boy helped him out, introducing himself as a Boy Scout. Boyce met with Robert Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, and he founded the BSA when he got back to the US. There were many issues along the way that challenged the organization's foundations but the BSA pulled through. The National Council is in charge of corporate membership while the National Executive Board is responsible for governing the entire organization.