BOYS TOWN
Who We Are
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.
Boys Town is also home to parenting and child behavior experts who have developed a wealth of original content over the years that is available for free in our For Parents section. From toddlers to teens, if you have a question you need addressed, chances are we've got an article, video or Q&A on the subject.
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Why Work Here
Whether you’ll be working directly with children and families or providing vital support, your contribution helps kids get better and families stay together. Being a Boys Town employee is a mindset, where caring for those in need is the number one priority.
Boys Town is steeped in a tradition that began with a dream in 1917 by Father Edward J. Flanagan. That dream, carried on today, is to change the way America cares for children and families. Each Boys Town employee, in no matter what capacity, must be committed to making that dream a reality.
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We offer support and healing to struggling children and hurting families. Each of our sites offers its own set of child and family services, which can include group homes, in-home family services, foster care, parenting classes and behavioral health services. In addition to our physical locations, Boys Town reaches more than 2 million people each year, right where they live through our national hotline, books, online resources, and national research hospital. When you support Boys Town, you help provide healing and hope to children and families across America.
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Family-Teaching Couple Jobs at Boys Town are highly rewarding opportunities to make a profound difference in the lives of at-risk children. Living and working in a Boys Town family home, married couples provide youth with moral, spiritual, and educational development in a welcoming and stable family environment. This encompasses all aspects of daily family living while also teaching youth valuable life skills, proper social skills, and appropriate behaviors, all of which are essential for children to be successful today and in the future. Are you and your spouse ready to take on this life-changing mission of providing a safe, nurturing family environment to children who have known only hardship? If so, then learn more about the Boys Town Family-Teaching Couple opportunity now!
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