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	Welcome to Girls and Boys Town - Help and Healing for America's At-Risk Children and Families
		Girls and Boys Town is America’s largest privately funded organization serving severely at-risk, abused, abandoned and neglected children.
		Now 90 years strong, Girls and Boys Town continues to carry on Father Flanagan’s mission to bring help, healing and hope to America’s children.
		It was a night of hope and celebration of youth at Girls and Boys Town of San Antonio’s Spirit of Youth Gala Oct. 9.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /home.asp (149 words)

	Boys Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boys Town, Nebraska — a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and the headquarters of the Boys Town organization
		Girls and Boys Town (previously known as Boys Town) — an organization dedicated to the housing and education of at-risk children, founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan.
		Boys Town (juvenile detention centre) - a juvenile detention centre in Engadine, New South Wales, Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boys_Town (209 words)

	Boys Town Jerusalem FAQ
		Boys Town is one of very few high level educational institutions in Israel which accepts students solely on the basis of their potential and without regard to ethnic, religious or political affiliation, or ability to pay.
		Boys Town teaches its students to be proud and aware of their Jewish heritage, and to be devoted and responsible citizens of the Jewish state.
		Boys Town also recognizes its own responsibility to continue serving the needs of our graduates while they are in the military, and has established an active program of seminars and lectures for them both on campus and at major military bases around the country.
	www.boystownjerusalem.com /faq.htm (1851 words)

	Girls and Boys Town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Girls and Boys Town, formerly Boys Town, is a non-profit organization of the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to the ministry and care of at-risk children.
		Its national headquarters is in the Village of Boys Town in Nebraska.
		The original Boys Town was founded as a boys orphanage in 1917 by Edward J. Flanagan, a diocesan parish priest working in Omaha.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Girls_and_Boys_Town (143 words)

	BOYS TOWN -- DOUGLAS COUNTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Today Boys Town, occupying 1,300 acres in west-central Omaha, is the only incorporated village in the nation created exclusively for children in need of a fresh start in life.
		Approximately 175 of the 550 residents of Boys Town are girls.
		The Boys Town National Research Hospital located in downtown Omaha, is a national diagnostic, treatment, and research center for hearing, speech, and language disorders.
	www.casde.unl.edu /history/counties/douglas/boystown/boystown.htm (720 words)

	Home of The Tractor Boys - Ipswich Town FC
		Town did not react well to going a goal behind, and the rest of the half was the opposite of what had gone before.
		Town had been on top of a lively Norwich side for the first 15 minutes of the match which led up to the incident, and the prospect of a cracking game looked good.
		Town had never given up the fight, and arguably bossed the second half of the match, but only after Norwich had scored what turned out to be the winning goal.
	www.tractorboys.com (2975 words)

	Encyclopedia: Boys Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Organisations Boys Town is a 1938 film based on Father Flanagans work with a group of disadvantaged and dilinquent boys in a home that he founded and named Boys Town.
		School Girls and Boys Town (previously known as Boys Town) is the name of an organization dedicated to the housing and education of at-risk children.
		Edward J. Flanagan was the founder of the Girls and Boys Town in Nebraska.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boys-Town (553 words)

	Father Flanagan and the history of Boys Town
		Many of the boys were sent to him by a court order, or other citizens and some boys just came in off the streets.
		The boys rode in a wagon pulled by a horse to get them to school only after Father Flanagan guaranteed the conduct of the boys would be appropriate.
		Boys Town organization operates the Boys Town National Research Hospital that was started in 1977.
	azaz.essortment.com /boystown_raun.htm (912 words)

	Has boys town lost its purpose?
		Girls and Boys Town received a $ 7.1 million earmark in the 1999 federal budget for "expansion of its services in D.C.," so we assume taxpayer funds fueled a willingness to buy 1.6 acres for a price believed to be double or triple its actual worth.
		Girls and Boys Town's proposals for Pennsylvania Avenue are for 24 youths in four homes, plus another 16 in an emergency shelter -- 40 kids, or 1.3 percent of the District's foster care caseload.
		Girls and Boys Town appears to believe it is always right and everyone else is wrong -- and it sues those who raise questions.
	www.cir-usa.org /articles/8.html (560 words)

	AllRefer.com - Boys Town, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Boys Town, village, Douglas co., E Nebr.; inc. 1936.
		The noted community was founded in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886–1948) for homeless or abandoned boys.
		The village is governed by the boys themselves and maintained by voluntary contributions.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/BoysTown.html (163 words)

	About Girls and Boys Town – Child-Care Facilities around the U.S. - Girls and Boys Town
		Girls and Boys Town, the original Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected girls and boys.
		Girls and Boys Town alumni have gone on to become successful in all facets of life.
		Girls and Boys Town's National Headquarters and largest child-care facility are located at the world-famous, historic Village of Boys Town in Nebraska.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /aboutus (280 words)

	Boys Town
		Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, the original Boys Town, is a leader in the treatment and care of "at-risk" boys and girls and in the research and development of programs to meet the changing needs of the children and their families.
		A distinctive feature of Boys Town is its tradition of self-government, reflective of the democratic ideals of its founder.
		Boys Town is documented in text, 15 photographs, and a videotape of two election campaigns.
	www.loc.gov /bicentennial/propage/NE/ne-2_h_terry1.html (149 words)

	Father Flanagan's Boy's Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Today, Father Flanagan's legacy endures at Boys Town where young men and (yes) women acquire vocational skills and develop strong moral and spiritual character through programs he inspired.
		Of a large and rugged Flanagan family, Eddie was the least robust; a fragile prospect for manhood when he was born on Tuesday, July 13, 1886.
		Because he was small and thin, the boy from four years on was kept by his father's side in the fields of the rolling farm called Leabeg.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/views/boytown.html (346 words)

	BOYS TOWN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Boys Town has been a legendary human success story; what few knew until last week, however, is that it has been financially successful beyond Father Flanagan's wildest dreams.
		Boys Town has about $186,000 in endowment for each boy; the university with the highest endowment/student ratio is Cal Tech, at a mere $96,000.
		Roughly 34 million letters go out each year explaining that Boys Town is a "City of Little Men" and that a small contribution "can help bring happiness to other homeless and unwanted boys." It is a simple poverty pitch appeal, hardly consonant with Boys Town's present wealth.
	www.cba.uri.edu /scholl/Cases/Boystown_Case.htm (959 words)

	Boys Town
		Boys Town continues to help homeless and troubled kids and now has a farm, churches, and a campus where children attend classes.
		One little boy was upset that he couldn't go because he had a brace on his leg and couldn't walk easily.
		Father Flanagan encouraged the other boys to help, but Jim said to the priest, "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother." Father Flanagan was very moved by what Jim said and told all the boys about it.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/ne/boys_1 (238 words)

	Father Flanagan's Boys Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Clinical experiences at Girls and Boys Town are focused on direct services to resident youth (e.g., individual therapy), consultation with professional staff, assessments, and direct services provided via an outpatient pediatric and family services clinic.
		Girls and Boys Town is not a research institution, but projects that have the potential of improving services to youth are supported by administration.
		Optimal candidates for the internship at Girls and Boys Town would be highly interested in several of the areas of emphasis.
	www.unl.edu /schpsych/consortium/boystown2003.htm (1496 words)

	Salon \| Boys town
		The boys, all high school seniors, lured the girl into the basement of one of their homes with the promise that if she joined them, she would be able to go out on a date with their friend, a boy she idolized.
		The next day, a group of 30 boys tried to convince her to return to the basement for a repeat performance, but she refused.
		On the day after the rape, some 30 boys gathered in front of the house where the rape had taken place and passed around the bat and broomstick that had been used to violate this retarded young woman as if they were trophies after a sporting game.
	www.salon.com /aug97/mothers/guys970813.html (1353 words)

	CNN.com - Boys Town now is Girls and Boys Town - August 24, 2000
		BOYS TOWN, Nebraska (AP) -- In a shower of confetti and balloons, Boys Town officials announced Thursday that residents had approved a name change for the home for troubled youth -- to Girls and Boys Town.
		When the Rev. Edward Flanagan started the home for wayward boys in 1917, girls were not included in the original charter because of the common belief at the time that girls could be adopted more quickly than troublesome boys.
		The first girls were admitted to Boys Town in 1979, when five were enrolled.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/US/08/24/boystowns.name.ap (436 words)

	Music Dies at Boys Town
		Arriving at Boys Town I was an angry, scared, lonely, and terribly insecure young boy.
		One memory I have was a scheduled concert in a New England town that was poorly attended because of severe weather conditions.
		I could not attend his funeral, but I understand a significant number of Boys Town alumni "came home" to Boys Town to pay final tribute to this unique priest who was a giant among boys, and whose spirit lives on like the music he shared with all us.
	www.populist.com /7.96.Observations.html (1427 words)

	Godfather’s Delivers Pizza andPotentialfor Girls and Boys Town Kids and Families - News Releases - News - Girls ...
		Girls and Boys Town is a nonprofit, nonsectarian leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected children.
		Founded by Father Flanagan and made famous by the 1938 Oscar-winning film “Boys Town,” the organization provides direct care and treatment to more than 40,000 girls and boys each year through programs at 19 sites in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
		In addition to the organization’s national hotline (1-800-448-3000), Girls and Boys Town indirectly assists an additional one million children and families through outreach, training and education programs.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /news/releases/Godfathers.asp (376 words)

	ABC News: New Director Named for Girls and Boys Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Archbishop Elden Curtiss of Omaha resigned as chairman of the Girls and Boys Town's board in September 2003 because of a clash with the home's leaders over when Peter should retire and how to select his successor.
		Boys Town was founded in 1917 as a home for wayward boys by the Rev. Edward Flanagan.
		The home began admitting girls in the 1970s, and the name was changed to "Girls and Boys Town" in 2000.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=671869 (302 words)

	Girls and Boys Town
		Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home, known as the original Boys Town, is a leader in the treatment and care of "at-risk" boys and girls and in the research and development of programs to meet the ever-changing needs of these children and their families.
		The Boys Town National Hotline at 1-800-448-3000, was established in 1989.
		The Girls and Boys Town National Hotline is an available resource for children and parents experiencing stress and anxiety because of the war.
	www.charitywire.com /charity195 (990 words)

	Boys Town (1938) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Against all odds Father Flanagan starts "Boys' Town" after hearing a convict's story.
		The "true story" of Father Flanagan, an Catholic Priest in early 1900's Nebraska, whose motto "There is no such thing as a bad boy" lead him to open a large orphanage for boys nobody wanted.
		The movie "Boys Town" was a major boost to the real-life orphanage, eventually catapulting it to a successful multi-million dollar organization, helping boys (and girls) throughout the US!
	us.imdb.com /Title?0029942 (395 words)

	ZipUSA: Boystown, Nebraska @ National Geographic Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The first girls enrolled in 1979 and now make up half the population of what is still called Boys Town, though Girls and Boys Town has become the name of its far-reaching national organization.
		But Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan was the first to see the potential value of the phrase and later song title, "He ain't heavy, he's my brother."
		Boys Town, Nebraska, is just one of seventeen residential centers run by the national organization of Girls and Boys Town.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0211/feature5/index.html (524 words)

	Captains Courageous (1937)
		A spoiled, rich 12-year old boy, Harvey Cheyne (first-billed child actor Freddie Bartholomew), the only child of a widowed millionaire business tycoon, leans too far over the rail of a luxury ocean liner (the Queen Anne) to Europe with his father Mr.
		The captain's obliging son, Dan (Mickey Rooney) attempts to be friendly, and lends the boy clothes, but is put off by the bratty, obnoxious kid who complains: "These are the worst clothes I ever saw.
		Because Manuel rescued him, Manuel is given the duty of looking after his "leetle fish," and though he is reluctant and at first calls his catch "bad luck," Manuel takes a paternalistic interest in the boy and wins his confidence.
	www.filmsite.org /capt.html (834 words)

	KETV.com - News - Third Lawsuit Alleges Sex Abuse At Boys Town
		Boys Town officials said the claims are unfounded.
		Lance Rivers, of Phoenix, a former Boys Town resident, claims in the latest lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court that he was abused multiple times by a counselor from 1981 to 1983.
		It is the third lawsuit claiming abuse by the late Michael Wolf, a counselor at Boys Town from 1969 to 1983.
	www.theomahachannel.com /news/2159405/detail.html (226 words)

	Artcom Museums Tour: Boys Town Hall of History & Father Flanagan Home Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		To verify, collect, preserve, interpret and exhibit the history of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (Boys Town), its programs and entities; we present this history to the children of Boys Town, alumni, employee and general public.
		The museum documents through artifacts and interactive audiovisual displayes, the dramatic story of Boys Town's mission to care for at-risk and troubled children.
		The Father Flanagan Home is the original residence of Boys Town Founder Father Edward J. Flanagan from 1927 to 1940.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/vs/af/68010.htm (280 words)

	Boys Town - 1938 movie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The film is a true classic and had a sequel, Men Of Boys Town.
		When the youngest one is adopted with the other still remaining as an orphan, the brothers do what they have to to become brothers again.
		Mickey Rooney returns this time in the role of Father Flanagan, 57 years after the first Boys Town film was made.
	www.geocities.com /alcus2/boystown.html (177 words)

	An era ends at Girls and Boys Town - Nation/Politics - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		While in the public imagination, Girls and Boys Town is primarily thought of as an orphanage, most of the troubled young people living on its campus have been referred by families or social service agencies.
		Father Peter teaches and preaches moral absolutes and the famed "Boys Town model," which comes from university research into "behavior-shaping models," stressing self-discipline and respect.
		Father Peter will remain for a year as pastor to the boys, girls and adults who attend services at Dowd Memorial Chapel at Boys Town Village, as the Omaha campus is known.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20050702-123921-5213r.htm (490 words)

	Privacy Policy - Girls and Boys Town
		This policy is applicable to all web sites owned and operated by Girls and Boys Town, including but not limited to www.girlsandboystown.org, www.boystownusa.org, www.boystown.org, www.babyhearing.org and www.parenting.org.
		To do so, please contact Girls and Boys Town Donor Services at 1-800-217-3700; by e-mail at helpkids@girlsandboystown.org; or write to us at Donor Services, Girls and Boys Town, Boys Town, NE 68010.
		Girls and Boys Town uses "cookie" technology to obtain information from its online visitors in order to improve visitors' online experience and facilitate their visit within our site.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /privacy.asp (520 words)

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