What is Boys Town?
'''Boys Town''' is an [[United States|American]] [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Boys Town, Nebraska]]. It used to be called '''Girls and Boys Town''' and '''Father Flanagan's Home for Boys'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Boys Town|publisher=The Boys Town Organization|url=http://boystown.org|access-date=Jan 10, 2014}}</ref> The original Boys Town organization was an [[orphanage]] that was established in December 1917 by [[Edward J. Flanagan]]. It has since expanded into twelve regions across the United States, including [[Louisiana]], [[Nevada]] and the [[Northeastern United States]]. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Non-profit organizations of the United States]] [[Category:1917 establishments in the United States]] {{US-stub}}