“There is no such thing as a bad boy.” — Servant of God Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boys Town By 1937, the success of Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, founded by Servant of God Father Edward ...

When Boys Town for troubled kids closed its doors high up on the ridge of Trabuco Canyon in the summer of 2017, a buzz ran through the charity community. What would become of the 80-acre compound?

A rendering of plans to expand Boys Town National Research Hospital in Nebraska, a project to be funded by a municipal bond sale this month. Boys Town, Nebraska, has a polished legend, having inspired ...

Father Flanagan talking with children in his hometown of Ballymoe, Ireland, in 1946. (photo: Boys Town Hall of History Archives) The 1938 film Boys Town dramatizes the real-life work of Father Edward ...

Part of a series supported by the Pulitzer Center. BOYS TOWN, Neb. – The Rev. Steven Boes told another heart-tugger just before he announced his retirement this summer, aimed at all the supporters and ...

Dec 12, 2019 Dec 12, 2019 Updated Nov 4, 2023 0 This run-down Victorian Mansion at 25th and Dodge Streets in Omaha was the first home of Boys Town when it was founded in 1917. The mansion no longer ...

BOYS TOWN, Neb. — In a large Tudor-style house on a quiet, well-kept cul-de-sac, Daniel Ocanto, 17, proudly shows a visitor his bedroom. Shy yet articulate, he talks about his love of classic rock — ...