About Boys Town
Saving Children and Healing Families Since 1917
About Boys Town
Boys Town has been a national leader in the care of children and families since its founding more than 100 years ago by Father Edward Flanagan.
Boys Town is one of the largest nonprofit, nonsectarian child and family care organizations in the country. We offer a broad spectrum of child and family services, community programs, and crisis services. We also provide health and medical care through Boys Town National Research Hospital and other resources; conduct cutting-edge research on child behavior issues; and provide services for children with severe behavioral problems through our Outpatient Behavioral Health programs and residential care programs.
In addition to the Village of Boys Town, Nebraska, our national headquarters, we have a network of nationwide locations that offer life-changing services to children and families. Each year, Boys Town youth, family, community and health care programs touch the lives of more than 3 million people across the country.
Unmatched Care, Life-Changing Results
While ministering to the homeless on the streets of Omaha, Nebraska, Father Edward Joseph Flanagan developed a lifelong interest in young people and their struggle to grow into responsible, productive members of society. Today, with your help, we continue Father Flanagan's mission of saving children and healing families.
Our Locations
Each of our locations offers a unique set of research-based services to help children and families in the communities we serve. In addition to our physical locations, Boys Town reaches more than three million people annually through our national hotline, books and online resources.
Get to Know Boys Town
Sure, you’re aware of Boys Town, but do you know Boys Town and the great work we’re doing? We’re a lot more than what you saw in the 1938 Academy Award-winning movie. To show you, we’ve put together a 5-day video series to describe our history, what we’re currently doing and our plans to continue our mission to save children, heal families, and strengthen communities long into the future.
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Visit the Village of Boys Town
When Father Edward J. Flanagan purchased the Overlook Farm in 1921, it became the new, permanent site of Boys Town. Over the decades that followed, schools, churches and homes were built, and tens of thousands of young lives have been transformed. When you visit the Village of Boys Town, you'll get an unforgettable glimpse into the history of an organization that has given new hope to so many at-risk children over the past 100 years.
