Our Mission - More Than a Century of Service
Changing the Way America Cares for Children & Families
Since 1917, Boys Town has been committed to the vision and legacy of our founder, Father Edward J. Flanagan, who wisely said, “When you help a child today, you write the history of tomorrow.”
As long as there are children and families in need, our life-changing work will continue.
Our Mission
Boys Town provides a wide range of research-based services to help every child and family be healthy in body, mind and spirit by delivering the right care at the right time in the right way.
- We provide parents with tips, tools and advice through our websites.
- We have answered more than 10.5 million calls to our crisis and suicide prevention hotline, helping to stop more than 10,000 suicides in progress.
- We work with families in their homes, teaching caregivers parenting skills and how to access resources to best provide for their families.
- We are in school in almost every state, helping teachers prevent behavioral issues so they can focus more classroom time on teaching.
- When boys and girls need a higher level of care, we offer family-style residential homes and medically-managed treatment centers.
There are Thousands
What would happen if you could improve circumstances for those who are suffering from abuse, addiction, or abandonment, so they could reach their potential? We believe that every child deserves a future, every family deserves to stay together and every community deserves to thrive.
So, for the young man dodging gunfire on the streets just to get to school, the family torn apart by substance abuse, and the community crumbling from neglect and social disorder, Boys Town offers hope…to the thousands in need.
