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	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 the village of Boys Town, 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 (147 words)

	East Bay Newspapers •
		Girls and Boys Town of New England — which has an 85-year history as a leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected girls and boys — requested the lights along a road only in an area that services the facility homes.
		Girls and Boys Town is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization which has provided children with a safe and caring environment where they gain confidence to get better and learn skills to become productive citizens.
		At the town council meeting on Nov. 24, a pair of representatives from Girls and Boys Town of New England, which is still under construction along West Main Road, asked permission to install some street lighting on Flanagan Road.
	www.eastbayri.com /print/370735687633839.php (455 words)

	Boys Town - RecipeFacts
		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, Nebraska — a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and the headquarters of the Boys Town organization
		Boys Town (juvenile detention centre) - a juvenile detention centre in Engadine, New South Wales, Australia.
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Boys_Town (173 words)

	Boys and Girls Town NICPP UNL
		Girls and Boys Town is not a research institution, but projects that have the potential of improving services to youth are supported by administration.
		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.
		The Girls and Boys Town internship involves a collegial atmosphere with a spirit of mutual cooperation, social support and team play.
	www.unl.edu /schpsych/nicpp/internships/boystown2004.shtml (1540 words)

	CNNfyi.com - Girls and Boys Town today, adults tomorrow - September 3, 2000
		Most Girls and Boys Town residents are between the ages of 9 and 19, although there are exceptions.
		Understanding the mission at Girls and Boys Town involves learning about the history of the home, knowing its founder and his goals and exploring the campus.
		Those involved in Girls and Boys Town over the years said it has had a major impact on many lives -- both the young residents and the employees themselves.
	edition.cnn.com /2000/fyi/student.bureau/09/03/boys.town (1200 words)

	Speaker of the U.S. House J. Dennis Hastert Receives National Girls and Boys Town Award - Headlines - News - 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.
		The award was presented to Hastert by Girls and Boys Town’s National Executive Director Father Val J. Peter, Mayor Ashleigh Anikputa, 17, of Wayne, Neb., and Vice Mayor Benjamin Sims, 16, of Chicago on behalf of the more than 500 children present at the event.
		More than 500 children at Girls and Boys Town thanked Speaker of the U.S. House J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) August 7 for his support of children, families and education by presenting him with the Girls and Boys Town Service to America Award.
	www.boystown.org /news/headlines/Speaker.asp (534 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 Girls and Boys Town National Hotline is an available resource for children and parents experiencing stress and anxiety because of the war.
		There is a significant number of teenage runaways in Central Nebraska," says Dave Reed, Emergency Shelter Site Director at Girls and Boys Town of Grand Island.
	www.charitywire.com /charity195 (990 words)

	ipedia.com: Girls and Boys Town Article
		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.
		Girls and Boys Town is the name of an organization dedicated to the housing and education of at-risk children.
		The organization is now located at Girls and Boys Town's national headquarters, located in the Village of Boys Town, Nebraska, a National Historic Landmark west of Omaha.
	www.ipedia.com /girls_and_boys_town.html (214 words)

	ABC News: New Director Named for Girls and Boys Town
		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.
		The home began admitting girls in the 1970s, and the name was changed to "Girls and Boys Town" in 2000.
		Boys Town was founded in 1917 as a home for wayward boys by the Rev. Edward Flanagan.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=671869 (292 words)

	Girls and Boys Town :: 'Ziggy' Comes to Life at Girls and Boys Town
		Girls and Boys Town is a national leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected children, providing them with a safe, caring, loving environment where they gain confidence to get better and learn skills to become productive citizens.
		Nationally, Girls and Boys Town provides, through youth care and health care programs, direct care and treatment to more than 43,000 children at 19 sites in 15 states and the District of Columbia and extends outreach and training services to nearly 1 million children, families and professionals.
		BOYS TOWN, Neb., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at Girls and Boys Town's Wegner School received an out-of-the-ordinary art lesson from Tom Wilson II, the current illustrator of the carton strip ZIGGY.
	sev.prnewswire.com /education/20050803/LAW12403082005-1.html (345 words)

	Boys Town
		In fact, they recently voted to change the village's name to Boys and Girls Town, because girls also attend.
		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.
		In 1991, they elected their first female mayor, 12 years after the first girls arrived.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/ne/boys_1 (238 words)

	National Hotline - Girls and Boys Town
		In 2004 alone, more than 510,000 children and families were helped through the Girls and Boys Town national hotline, and over the past decade, more than 6 million callers have found help at the end of the line.
		The company is a proud national sponsor of Girls and Boys Town.
		Information about the Girls and Boys Town national hotline is printed on more than 20 million pizza boxes each year, thanks to Godfather’s Pizza.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /hotline/index.asp (190 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Girls and Boys Town National Hotline Fields..."
		It is an outreach service of Father Flanagan's Girls and Boys Town, a leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected girls and boys.
		BOYS TOWN, Neb., Dec. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Girls and Boys Town National Hotline fielded its 500,000th call of the year at 12:07 p.m.
		The Girls and Boys Town National Hotline is a 24-hour, daily, toll-free crisis and referral service, and is the only national hotline that is a resource for children and parents and handles multiple problems.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=41005 (302 words)

	The Performer - Girls & Boys Town - fondinsamelingsfunksie met die groep EDEN
		Girls and Boys Town is dikwels hul heel laaste kans. Baie moet egter weggewys word omdat daar net nie genoeg behuising, fondse of borgskappe is nie.
		Girls and Boys Town bied op Saterdag 11 Junie 'n fondsinsamelingsfunksie by the Performer Teater in Menlo Park, Pretoria aan met mnr Aroujo as gasheer.
		Meer belangrik, is Girls and Boys Town 'n veilige hawe vir vroue en mans wat 'n nuwe kans kry.
	www.cozalist.co.za /per001/050523a.shtm (556 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.
		Residents of Boy Town have elected their own mayor and other officials since 1926.
	www.loc.gov /bicentennial/propage/NE/ne-2_h_terry1.html (149 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: Girls and Boys Town Renews Contract with SalesLogic to Continue Improvement in Sales and Marketing; Sales Outsourcing Firm will Help Reduce Cycle Times and Enhance the Customer Experience
		Girls and Boys Town, based in Omaha, Neb., is one the nation's oldest and respected nonprofit, nonsectarian organizations and is a leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected girls and boys.
		Based in Omaha, Neb., Girls and Boys Town (www.girlsandboystown.org) 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 is one of the most renowned brands and is passionate about serving and transforming the community that positively affects family and children and we are honored to continue being a part of it."
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/ArticleNews/story/BWIRE/20050426/20050426006229 (641 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Fifth Anniversary of Girls and Boys Town..."
		Girls and Boys Town of Central Florida is an affiliate of the legendary Girls and Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917.
		Boys Town achieved worldwide recognition when it became the subject of a major motion picture by MGM Studios starring Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy.
		Since opening in 1986, Girls and Boys Town of Central Florida has helped more than 14,000 children and families in crisis at its campus in Oviedo Florida.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=41605 (430 words)

	RELIGION-Girls-Boys-Town, Bgt
		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.
		Peter has loved his work at Girls and Boys Town, which was renamed from Boys Town in 2000 by the vote of its residents.
		In one of what the Boys Town website calls Father's Letters, Peter mixes his counsel with a little frank street talk: "If you look like a ho, act like a ho, talk like a ho, you will be treated like a ho.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/family/050709/U070910AU.html (774 words)

	AFA Journal Girls and Boys Town
		The early years of GBT are depicted in the 1938 Boys Town movie starring Spencer Tracey as Father Flanagan and Mickey Rooney as one of the boys.
		Boys Town was founded in 1917 by Father Edward Flanagan, a Catholic priest.
		After the military, he has spent his adult life as an executive in various non-profit organizations including a number of years with the Red Cross and four years at AFA.
	www.afajournal.org /2005/june/605boys_town.asp (1350 words)

	Girls and Boys Town to open campus in Portsmouth
		Girls and Boys Town residents will live an otherwise typical childhood, attend Portsmouth public schools and be encouraged to partake in any activities, hobbies or sports of their choosing.
		Girls and Boys Town New England opened in 1991 with offices at King's Grant on West Main Road in Portsmouth and had to rely on providing external foster care services to children.
		The role calls for a married couple to live in a residency with six girls or boys and mentor their spiritual and behavioral development — a sometimes trying experience.
	www.eastbayri.com /story/299855623121131.php (717 words)

	About Us - parenting.org
		Girls and Boys Town is officially known as Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, the original Boys Town, 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.
		Girls and Boys Town's national headquarters and its largest child-care facility are located in the Village of Boys Town, Nebraska a National Historic Landmark west of Omaha.
		In 1996, Girls and Boys Town, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization, directly cared for more than 29,000 children, directly assisted nearly 380,000 children and families through the Boys Town National Hotline and indirectly assisted more than 750,000 children and families through other outreach and training programs.
	www.parenting.org /about/index.asp (211 words)

	The Beaufort Gazette: Girls and Boys Town kids among evacuees
		One shelter is at a 200-year-old Creole town home in the French Quarter, which escaped the worst of the flooding but was being attacked by looters.
		Girls and Boys Town, based in Omaha, is a national organization that cares for troubled children and families.
		Girls and Boys Town also was developing a property near a levy on Lake Pontchartrain, which has been loosed by levy breaches.
	www.beaufortgazette.com /24hour/nation/story/2676988p-11203922c.html (369 words)

	Girls and Boys Town in Nebraska (NE) < FINDER < Caring 4 Youth < 24/7 - 1-866-YOUTH-09
		In general, the type of child who qualifies for placement at Girls and Boys Town is between the ages of 10 and 17, needs long-term placement (12 months or more), has not responded to local remedies like individual or family therapy, and can live safely in a family-style environment.
		Girls and Boys Town offers a wide range of opportunities for students outside the classroom.
		Each youth who comes to Girls and Boys Town has their own set of strengths as well as serious problems.
	www.savemyteen.com /949.html (911 words)

	Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne - Home
		The Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne is part of a national movement, The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, that serves over 3 million children and teens.
		Boys and Girls Club of Hawthorne adopts "Greening the Cleaning Program." Click here to go to The Deidre Imus Environmental Center website for more information...or see the photo...
		The Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne's programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.
	www.bgchawthorne.org (640 words)

	Welcome to Girls and Boys Town
		Kyle and Jodi Skartvedt were asked to be references for a couple applying to be Family-Teachers at Girls and Boys Town.
		In an American culture where all aspects of society were segregated by race or religion, in 1917, Father Flanagan created a community where all the children were encouraged to follow their dreams.
		A new exhibit at the Hall of History is a tribute to their accomplishments and a message to children everywhere that dreams can come true.
	www.girlsandboystown.org /home.asp (162 words)

	Boys & Girls Town of Missouri splits into four regions - 2005-03-30
		Boys and Girls Town of Missouri will split into four geographic regions of service to better meet the needs of children and adapt to changes in children's service funding, the agency said Wednesday.
		Boys and Girls Town will be the umbrella organization for the Central Missouri, Eastern Missouri, South Central Missouri and Southwest Missouri regions, each with a regional vice president.
		Boys and Girls Town of Missouri provides residential treatment and family programs for youth with a history of abuse, neglect, severe behavior and psychological problems.
	www.bizjournals.com /stlouis/stories/2005/03/28/daily45.html (597 words)

	Southern California C.P.A. and Retired Attorney Paul Litz Elected to Girls and Boys Town National Board of Trustees
		BOYS TOWN, Neb., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Father Flanagan's Girls and Boys Town National Board of Trustees announced today that Paul Litz of Malibu, Calif., was elected to the Board at its September 3 meeting.
		He also is a member of Girls and Boys Town of Southern California's local Board of Trustees, serving on that board for two years.
		Southern California C.P.A. and Retired Attorney Paul Litz Elected to Girls and Boys Town National Board of Trustees
	www.forrelease.com /D20040908/law147.P2.09082004164757.08207.html (131 words)

	Boys & Girls Village, Inc.
		At Boys and Girls Village, we understand that children and families are the cornerstone of our society.
		Please click on any of the links, at left, to learn more about Boys and Girls Village, its programs and services, employment opportunities, history, current events, management and more.
		As a leader in services for troubled youth and their families in Connecticut, we continually strive to develop better systems of care.
	www.boysvillage.org (118 words)

	Hurricanes Visit Girls And Boys Town :: Baseball team takes time out of busy CWS schedule to give message of hope, encouragement.
		Boys and Girls Town, established in 1917, offers help, hope and healing to abused, abandoned, neglected and otherwise at-risk children.
		Hurricanes Visit Girls And Boys Town :: Baseball team takes time out of busy CWS schedule to give message of hope, encouragement.
		Boys Town is a great place and the kids there know it.
	www.fansonly.com /schools/mifl/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061301aaa.html (339 words)

	Boys and Girls Club of Your Location
		The Boys & Girls Club of Bay County, INC., are part of a nationwide affiliation of local,autonomous organizations and Boys & Girls Clubs of America working to help youth of all backgrounds, with special concern for those from disadvantaged circumstances, develop the qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.
		For 40 years the Boys & Girls of Bay County has been in the forefront of youth development, working with young people from disadvantaged economic, social, and family circumstances.
		Last year, over 4900 boys & girls at risk and in need, took advantage of the programs, activities, and services provided by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County.
	www.bgcbay.org (412 words)

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