Boys Town Community Support Services℠

Children and parents can tap in to a wide variety of resources to learn how to help themselves through advice from our experts, or receive direct care through specialized services. Most resources focus on prevention rather than intervention.  

• Common Sense Parenting^® is a strong and growing program at Boys Town Washington D.C., providing parents and other caregivers with proven techniques that can help them build good family relationships, prevent and correct misbehavior and improve positive behavior. These informative classes, which are also offered in Spanish, are usually presented in the community and at schools.
• The Boys Town National Hotline^SM (800-448-3000) is a free resource and counseling service that assists youth and parents 24/7, year round, nationwide. The Hotline received nearly 3,000 calls from the Washington, D.C., area in 2009.
• Boys Town Press^SM produces books, audio products, DVDs, display materials and other resources to assist children, parents, caregivers, educators and other professionals. Materials purchased from the Press touched the lives of more than 5,000 people in the Washington, D.C., area in 2009.
• YourLifeYourVoice.org is a special website that enables and encourages teens to share their problems and concerns in positive ways and provides access to immediate help in a crisis.
• Parenting.org^SM is a free online resource that provides practical, easy-to-use materials and information for parents and caregivers of children of all ages.