 Boys Town is a beacon of hope for America’s children and families through its life-changing youth care and health care programs across the United States. Now 90 years strong, Boys Town is embarking a new mission to affect change in a puzzling system of youth care by building a continuum of family services to provide the right services at the right time based on a child’s or family’s needs. Partnering with families, the nonprofit, nonsectarian organization provides abused, abandoned and neglected children with a safe, caring, loving environment where they gain confidence to get better and learn skills to become productive citizens. Boys Town works with communities and schools in order to meet the growing and more diverse needs of today’s children and families.
In 2007, 599 children and 114 families in the greater New Orleans area received help from Boys Town Louisiana, primarily through Treatment Family Services and Intervention and Assessment Services. Another 5,643 children and families in the state of Louisiana were assisted through Child and Family Support Services, including the Boys Town National Hotline (800.448.3000). Since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in August of 2005, Boys Town Louisiana has been working to rebuild operations damaged by the storm. Please contact Dr. Dennis Dillon for updates on Louisiana programs.
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